Sweden vs Switzerland Prediction, 01:45 October 11: Cornered

TPO - Football analysis Sweden vs Switzerland, 2026 World Cup qualifiers - Team information, expected lineup, form, head-to-head history. Sweden is lagging far behind in the race for a ticket to the finals. They know they are in a corner.

Prediction before the match Sweden vs Switzerland

Perhaps Swedish fans did not expect their team to have such a bad start to the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. In the opening round in September, Sweden drew 2-2 with Slovenia in Ljubljana. They could not maintain the advantage despite leading twice. A few days later, Jon Dahl Tomasson's team surprisingly lost 2-0 away to Kosovo despite an expensive squad with top Premier League attackers such as Elanga, Gyokeres and especially Alexander Isak, the world's most expensive player (130 million euros).

Considered to be the favourites, Sweden are currently third in Group B, below Sweden and Kosovo. Now they face a tough home game against the top team Switzerland, one of the most disciplined and organised teams in Europe. If they win, they will still have a chance to compete for the top spot. If they don’t, the Nordic team will be at a huge disadvantage, even facing the clear risk of elimination.

Switzerland won all 2 matches and led the group

Form, history of confrontations between Sweden and Switzerland

On the other side of the field, Switzerland started their World Cup qualifying campaign convincingly, beating Kosovo 4-0 and Slovenia 3-0. Embolo scored twice in the opening match, with Akanji and Widmer scoring. Embolo continued his scoring streak against Slovenia, with Elvedi and Ndojé contributing.

Murat Yakin's team is considered the most promising candidate for the top position in the group and a ticket to the finals. Switzerland is very good at playing pragmatically, controlling the game and ensuring the result even when not dominating the ball possession. The scores of 4-0 against Kosovo and 3-0 against Slovenia further reflect their overwhelming strength in the group. This team is in a difficult group with 2 names of equal strength, Slovenia, Sweden and dark horse Kosovo, but they are showing superiority, winning absolute points, not even conceding a goal.

A win in the Swedish capital would cement their position at the top of Group B and set a positive precedent for their upcoming match against Slovenia. However, the difficulty is that Switzerland have a bad record against Sweden, having failed to win in four encounters with the Nordic side, with two losses and two draws.

Expected lineup Sweden vs Switzerland

Sweden: Johansson; Gudmundsson, Hien, Ekdal; Svensson, Saletros, Ayari, Larsson, Bernhardsson; Gyokeres, Isak.

Switzerland: Kobel; Rodriguez, Akanji, Elvedi, Widmer; Xhaka, Rieder, Freuler; Vargas, Embolo, Ndoye.

Score prediction: Sweden 1-1 Switzerland

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