Azerbaijan vs Sweden Prediction: expect an exchange of goals

Prediction for the UEFA Nations League match which will take place on September 5. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

If the regression of the Swedes, who not so long ago played in the play-offs of the World and European Championships, is surprising, the Azerbaijani national team has never been among the top teams. This is not expected in the coming years either. Thus, in qualifying for Euro 2024 Azerbaijanis were ahead of only the Estonian national team, losing to Austria, Sweden and Belgium, and once again missed a major tournament.

After the failure in qualifying for the Euros, Italian specialist Gianni De Biasi left the team, and now the Azerbaijani national team is headed by 2016 European champion Fernando Santos, who led Portugal. The upcoming game will be the debut for the new coach.

Having failed to qualify for Euro 2024, the Swedish national team missed out on a second consecutive major tournament. It is clear that failure to qualify for the final stages of the World and European Championships does not have the best effect on the development of football, and the Swedes also perform poorly in the Nations League. In the previous draw in League B, the Tre Kronor finished last in a quartet with Serbia, Slovenia and Norway, and now play in the unfamiliar League C.

Like Azerbaijan, Sweden has a new head coach - the legendary former striker Jon-Dal Tomasson. So far under the Danish coach the Swedes have one win and three defeats in friendly matches.

Sweden's national team is currently not that superior in class even to their C League opponents. An indicative moment - the recent match in Baku, in November 2023, Azerbaijan lost 0:3 to the Tre Kronor. Accordingly, let's not bet on the Swedes here, but bet on the goals - more than two goals have been scored in 3 of Sweden's 4 matches under Jon-Dal Tomasson.