Sweden vs Slovenia data preview

The two teams have met 5 times. Sweden has 2 wins and 3 draws without losing. The last two games have been draws. In the first round of this World Cup qualifying match, Sweden tied Slovenia 2-2 away. Goals from Elanga and Ayali gave the Vikings the lead twice, but Slovenia tied at the last moment. This is the first time the two coaches Porter and Cork have met. Cork has led the team against Sweden four times in the past, with two draws and two losses. Porter just took over as the coach of the Swedish team in October this year. This game is his first home game after leading the team.

This is the final round of Group B in the European preliminaries. This game is a battle of honor for the two teams at the bottom. Although the Swedish team invited England coach Porter to take over as coach, it did not change the team's embarrassing situation in the World Cup preliminaries. Three days ago, they played against Switzerland in an away game. The Swedish team, which once equalized the score, lost three goals in a row in the second half. It suffered the worst defeat in the World Cup preliminaries. With only 1 point, the team is at the bottom of the group. If it can beat Slovenia, it will get rid of the position of deputy squad leader. The biggest problem for the Swedish team in this World Cup preliminaries is scoring, with a total of 1 goal scored in the past 4 games. In the first two home games, Sweden lost to Switzerland and Kosovo 0-2 and 0-1 respectively.

Slovenia's situation is not much better. It has not won in its first five World Cup preliminaries, with 3 draws and 2 losses. Three days ago, it lost 0-2 at home to Kosovo, completely losing the possibility of competing for second place in the group. Slovenia's offensive performance is also disappointing, failing to score the opponent's goal in the last 4 games. In the first two away games, Slovenia lost to Switzerland 0-3 and drew 0-0 with Kosovo.

There are no injuries in the current lineups of the two teams. Sportsmole predicts a 1-1 draw between the two teams.