Sweden with Work to Do in Group F as They Host Azerbaijan
Sweden vs Azerbaijan - 27/03/2023
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The second round of fixtures in 2024 European Championship qualifying Group F will be played on the 27th of March, including the meeting between Sweden and Azerbaijan.
The game will be played at the Friends Arena and the hosts are currently bottom of the group on 0 points while the visitors are one place above, also yet to get off the mark.
Sweden come into the game having suffered a disappointing 3-0 loss at home against Belgium in their opening 2024 European Championship qualifying match.
Sweden would have been hoping to at least take a point at home against one of their rivals for qualification but Belgium opened the scoring in the 35th minute. The Red Devils added a second goal shortly after half time and rounded off the game with a third goal in the 82nd minute.
That was the first defeat for Sweden in their last 6 matches. They have played a series of friendlies in recent times and Sweden beat Algeria, Finland, and Iceland at home plus Mexico away. There was also a draw at home against Slovenia in the Nations League.
Sweden have failed to win any of their last 6 competitive fixtures, drawing 1 game and losing the other 5 matches. However, they are undefeated in 7 of their 8 most recent European Championship qualifying games and have lost only 2 of their last 23 European Championship qualifiers at home.
Azerbaijan started their 2024 European Championship qualifying campaign with a 4-1 defeat in Austria. Austria opened the scoring in the 27th minute and added a second goal just two minutes later to take command of the game.
Austria scored their third goal shortly after the interval and having got one back in the 64th minute, Azerbaijan conceded their fourth goal.
The defeat in Austria was the first loss in 6 games for Azerbaijan. They enjoyed a run of 5 games without defeat, including wins over Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Slovakia in the Nations League plus victories over Moldova and North Macedonia away in friendly matches.
Azerbaijan have struggled in European Championship qualification and they have failed to win any of their last 14 fixtures. They have lost each of their last 4 European Championship qualifiers and have failed to win any of their 25 away games in the competition.
Team news and Sweden could make a couple of changes from the defeat to Belgium, with Viktor Gyökeres and Viktor Claesson coming into the team. Zlatan Ibrahimović could feature off the bench, with Alexander Isak starting up-front.
Azerbaijan are without the injured duo of Abbas Huseynov and Mahir Emreli. All but two of the players in their squad play in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
This is a must win game for Sweden following their home defeat to Belgium. Azerbaijan have a poor away record in European Championship qualifying and that is likely to continue, with Sweden winning this match and keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EuQ
602713
1
1 - 0
2.39
-3°
1.17
1.17
7.00
17.00
no
no
no
5 - 0(1 - 0)
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