Friday’s football tips: Go for goals as Sweden bid to sink the Swiss

Sweden have made a terrible start to World Cup qualifying and tonight's clash with Switzerland is a must-win game if they're to get their campaign back on track.

The Swedes have a squad packed with Premier League stars but have picked up just a point from their first two Group B games away to Slovenia and Kosovo.

The 2-0 loss in Kosovo last time out was a shocker and they now host a Swiss side who sit top of the pile after comfortable wins over the same two sides Sweden have failed to beat.

Sweden vs Switzerland top betting tips

Sweden need to go for it so this should be a decent watch as Switzerland will look to hit them on the counter attack.

Despite their recent struggles, Sweden's home record has been pretty good, with wins in their last five.

That's probably why BoyleSports make them 13/10 favourites, with the Swiss at 7/4 and the draw paying 9/4.

Over 2.5 goals has come up in Sweden's last six home games so that looks decent value at 20/23. Adding on BTTS boosts the odds to 6/5.

None of the four games in this group have seen over seven corners and that makes under 8.5 corners another decent option at 6/5 with BoyleSports.

Northern Ireland vs Slovakia

Northern Ireland have made a decent start to World Cup qualifying and tonight's clash with Slovenia will be pivotal to how their campaign pans out.

After two games against Luxembourg and Germany, the Irish are where most people expected them to be, sitting on three points.

But Slovakia are the surprise leaders, having followed up their shock opening win over the Germans with a battling 1-0 win in Luxembourg.

This should be a tense game with so much at stake and the half-time draw looks good at 20/23.

There should be a fiery atmosphere and I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a few cards in this one.

I've yet to see prices for total cards but BoyleSports have a player market and Irish midfielder Ali McCann is 11/4 to go into the book.

France vs Azerbaijan

There's a mismatch in Group D tonight as France's star-studded side take on Azerbaijan at the Parc des Princes.

Les Bleus sit top of the pile with two wins while Azerbaijan have lost both their games, including a 5-1 thrashing by Iceland.

If Didier Deschamps' side fancy it, this one could get ugly and you have to back France at -4 in the handicap to get to 23/20 with BoyleSports.

There's not much value in the anytime scorer market with all of the French forwards odds-on. But going for assists is better, with Michael Olises evens with Bet365 and Kylian Mbappe a little bigger at 11/8.

France have only won seven corners across their first two qualifiers so under 9.5 flag kicks could also pay off at 11/10 with BoyleSports.

Super singles

• Over 2.5 goals in Sweden vs Switzerland 20/23 BoyleSports
• Kylian Mbappe assist 11/8 Bet365
• Ali McCann to be carded 11/4 BoyleSports

Upcoming match previews and betting tips

• Fri 12:00 South Korea vs Brazil
• Fri 19:45 France vs Azerbaijan
• Fri 19:45 Northern Ireland vs Slovakia
• Fri 19:45 Germany vs Luxembourg
• Fri 19:45 Sweden vs Switzerland
• Fri 19:45 Belgium vs North Macedonia
• Desmond’s Goals Tips: BTTS, To Score 2+, Over 2.5 Goals and 41/1 Goals Acca Tips
• EFL Betting Tips: Goals at St James’ Park

Racing tips

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