Ireland vs Sweden Prediction 13 June 2016
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Ireland vs Sweden Prediction 13 June 2016

Tournament: Euro 2016
Location: Stade de France
Match date: 06/13/2016 at 17:00

Ireland and Sweden should show the best from the very beginning as this game will be probably the most crucial one for both teams. After this game they are to play Belgium and Italy so whoever lost this match will surely end their campaign in the group stage.

Ireland made it to the final tournament solely due to their impressive defense. Despite quite unpleasant draw (Germany, Poland and Scotland as competitors) Ireland conceded only 7 goals in 10 matches. Moreover, they even managed to nullify Germany’s strong sides as they beat them at home (1:0) and tied on the road (1:1). So they are more than able to cope with Ibrahimovic. On top of that, Zlatan played against Ireland three times and failed to net a single goal.

However, we should say Ireland aren’t that strong offensively. Apart from games against Gibraltar, Ireland scored 8 goals in 8 games of the qualifiers. They failed to score over 1 goal to Germany, Poland and Scotland. In addition, 3 out of those 8 goals they scored in the additional time.

Sweden tend to play low-scoring football as well. They scored 15 goals in the qualifiers and 8 of them against Liechtenstein and Moldova. In 4 matches against their direct competitors (Russia and Austria) Sweden recorded only 3 goals. So even Zlatan often fails to pull his team through. Moreover, if Martin O'Neill’s side manage to cut Ibra out of the game it will minimize the threat even more. Zlatan netted more goals than all of his teammates combined.

Still Erik Hamren’s side are quite good defensively. Only Austria managed to score over 1 goal against Sweden. Sweden haven’t conceded over 1 goal in 9 of their 10 matches in the Euro 2016 qualifiers.

Considering the fact that odds on under 2.5 goals in the match are too low, we suggest another option – neither side to score over 1 goal.