RUS vs SWE match preview
Two countries who have had adverse conditions when it comes to weather will be competing against each other as Russia travel to Sweden to play a game in the UEFA Nation’s League.
Russia were the hosts of the recently concluded FIFA World Cup. The team progressed to the Quarter-Finals of the tournament. They showcased that they aren’t the minnows that the team used to be at one point. Some of their main players are injured and this could be a real problem for the team. But, the bench strength gets a chance to prove itself and it will be something that Stanislav Cherhesov will be looking to see a player who will rise up.
The RUS vs SWE match preview –
Two countries who have had adverse conditions when it comes to weather will be competing against each other as Russia travel to Sweden to play a game in the UEFA Nation’s League.Russia were the hosts of the recently concluded FIFA World Cup. The team progressed to the Quarter-Finals of the tournament. They showcased that they aren’t the minnows that the team used to be at one point. Some of their main players are injured and this could be a real problem for the team. But, the bench strength gets a chance to prove itself and it will be something that Stanislav Cherhesov will be looking to see a player who will rise up.
Meanwhile, Sweden have picked up where they left off at
the same event. The team who was defensively sound is also scoring
crucial goals. They are a real problem to play against and this is the
kind of narrative that the team would be pushing in order to get some
kind of intimidation. Sweden is on the verge of being considered one of
the better teams in the world, and a strong performance in the UEFA
Nation’s League will assert that claim.
When and where?
Venue: Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ground Capacity: 57,520.
Stats and Facts for Sweden vs Russia:
RUS vs SWE recent form (Last six matches)
Russia – L W D W W D
Sweden– W D D L L L
RUS vs SWE Head to head
Russia Won – 2
Sweden Won – 3
Drawn – 4
RUS vs SWE Team News:
Russia:
- Aleksei Miranchuk will be coming into the starting lineup to sit just behind striker Artem Zyuba.
- Mario Fernandes, Alexandr Golovin, Fedor Kudryashov and Igor Akinfeev are some of the absentees for the team.
- Guilherme will be the goalkeeper for Russia.
- No changes in the starting XI are expected from the team.
- Emil Forsberg and Pontus Jansson sidelined for Sweden.
- Robin Olsen will be the safety net for the backline.
Sweden –
Olsen (GK), Lustig, Lindelof, Granqvist, Augustinsson, Larsson, Johansson, Ekdal, Olsson, Claesson, Berg
Russia –
Guilherme (GK), Nababkin, Neustadter, Dzhikiya, Rausch, Ionov, Gazinsky, Kuzyayev, Yerokhin, Miranchuk, Dzyuba
Players to look out for-
- Marcus Berg
- Artem Dzyuba
