Spain v Sweden Betting Tips [14 June 2021]

The back-to-back European champions from 2008 and 2012 have seen their preparations for this tournament cast into doubt with not one but two positive COVID-19 tests. Manager Luis Enrique has assembled a 17-man squad to train elsewhere in case the breakout continues within his current team but remains to be seen how players have been affected. Nonetheless, Spain begin by hosting Sweden in Sevilla and they will be looking to kick things off for a win in a group they are expected to win. Slovakia and Poland are the other teams involved here but La Roja should be finishing top of the pile.  

Spain arrive at this tournament on an eight-game unbeaten run with impressive performances in the UEFA Nations League last Autumn, including a 6-0 rout over Germany, and two wins out of three in World Cup qualifying back in March. Spain drew 0-0 with Portugal in a warm-up friendly last week before filling their boots in a confidence-increasing 4-0 victory over Lithuania a few days later. They have won three of their last four matches and each of their two games at this venue with the last being that 6-0 thrashing of Germany.  

Sweden, meanwhile, are in scintillating form under the tutelage of Janne Anderson winning each of their last five matches without conceding a single goal. They were last beaten back in November as they lost 4-2 to France but with six wins in seven and in each of their last two competitive matches, their quality can’t be questioned. The Swedes have exited at the group stage in four of their five European Championships appearances but did top their group at the World Cup in 2018.