Argentina vs Sweden Prediction: Sweden won’t relax.

Sweden faces Argentina in the last round of the Group G. Sweden’s fate looks sealed as they sit at the top of the group with 6 points, while Second place Italy are in second place with 3 points. South Africa and Argentina are 3rd and 4th with 1 point. A win here for Sweden will only further strengthen their grip at the top spot, but Argentina will need a win here and hope Italy fail to win, so they can end in second spot with 4 points.

Argentina did not have the tournament they had hoped after earning only 1 point from the opening 2 games in the group stages. They started their tournament with a 1-0 defeat against Italy and then in the second round they played a 2-2 draw with South Africa. They sit at the very bottom of the group with little hope of qualification, on the condition that they can pull off a win here and hope Italy fail to win against South Africa.

Argentina’s game against South Africa in the second round ended in a draw despite the heroics of the Argentine team. South Africa went ahead in the game through Linda Motlhalo’s opener in the 30th minute and then in the 66th minute Thembi Kgatlana doubled the lead of the South Africans. The Argentines found a way to get back in the game, scoring 2 goals in the 74th and 79th minutes to earn a draw. Sophia Braun and Romina Nunez were the goal scorers for Argentina. Argentina were the better side according to the statistics of the game as they had 61% possession, 5 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.

Team streak: less than 4.5 cards (7/9), less than 10.5 corners (6/6).

Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

Vanina Correa, Sophia Braun, Miriam Mayorga, Aldana Cometti, Eliana Stabile, Delana Falfan, Lorena Benitez, Mariana Larroquette, Estefiana Banini, Florencia Bosegundo, Paulina Gramaglia.

Sweden are group leaders and deservedly so after their brilliant performance in the opening 2 games in the group stages. They started their campaign with a 2-1 win over South Africa and then defeated Italy 5-0 in the second round of games. They sit at the top of the table with 6 points and a goal ratio of +6. With their knockout place already settled, Sweden will be looking to preserve their winning record in the tournament with another win against Argentina here.

In the 5-0 win over Italy, the Swedes dominated the game, scoring 3 goals in the first half. Amanda Ilestdt, Fridolina Rolfo and Stina Balckstenius were the goalscorers in the 39th, 44th and 46th minutes. Then in the second half, Amanda Ilestedt and Rebecka Blomqvist scored both goals to end the game 5-0 at full time. According to match statistics, Sweden had 47% possession, 7 shots on target and 7 corner kicks in that game.

Team streak: no losses (3), more than 2.5 goals (6/8), less than 4.5 cards (10/10).

Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

Francesca Durante, Lisa Boattin, Cecilia Salvai, Elena Linari, Lucia Di Guglielmo, Arianna Caruso, Manuela Giuliano, Barbara Bonansea, Giulia Dragoni, Sofia Cantone, Chiara Beccari.

Argentina and Sweden have met only once in the past and that game ended in a win for Sweden.

Sweden are obviously the favorite team in this clash and they will be playing to maintain their 100% win rate in the group stages. So I don’t expect them to relax against Argentina in this game. Overall, both sides should have a go at each other but I think Sweden will pull off another win against Argentina here.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.86 Odds
• Sweden Over 1.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Correct Score 1-2 at 8.50 Odds