Sweden vs Czech Republic: Best odds, team news, H2H and betting tips

Our betting experts preview the World Cup match between Sweden and Czech Republic and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Czech Republic will visit Friends Arena on Thursday for a World Cup qualification playoff fixture against Sweden. Despite being the outsiders of the match, the visitors will want to keep their momentum as they have been unbeaten in the World Cup for a while.

Current form and previous World Cup encounters between Sweden and Czech Republic

Results have been on par for Sweden in their past games, as they have performed more or less according to expectations. The Blue and Yellow have been a bit bleak in their last 3 matches, although it opened with a 2-0 victory against Greece. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Georgia, before handing over all 3 points in a 1-0 defeat against Spain.

Czech Republic, in contrast, are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last 3 matches on the bounce. Belarus got left behind in a 0-2 win, before Kuwait got hammered in a 7-0 victory. Estonia was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Jaroslav Šilhavý’s side.

Fixture history: Sweden vs Czech Republic

Neither Sweden nor Czech Republic managed a breakthrough when they last faced each other in a friendly in March 2016. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw at Friends Arena. Depending on your betting strategy, another draw will no doubt spice up your next accumulator.

Highlights from the last match between Sweden and Czech Republic:

Betting stats and facts for Sweden and Czech Republic

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sweden and Czech Republic. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players to watch in Sweden vs Czech Republic

Alexander Isak is one of the Sweden players, who is expected to score on a regular basis. His current season total is 2 goals. Czech Republic have their eyes fixed on Jan Sykora, who is on 3 goals so far this campaign. No doubt more will follow soon, when he hits his stride.

Match predictions: Sweden vs Czech Republic

To summarise, the upcoming match between Sweden and Czech Republic appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher-risk alternatives.