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Bet 3 – Bosnia vs Sweden – Friday 2nd October at 19:45
Sweden have made an encouraging attacking start to their Nations League campaign, and their underlying numbers support them finding the net against Bosnia.
The Swedes have scored five goals across their opening two matches, finding the net twice against Romania before scoring three against Poland. While five goals from an average of 1.47 xG per game shows some strong finishing, their wider attacking output suggests the goals have not arrived without chances.
Sweden are averaging five shots on target and three big chances per match. Those numbers are particularly useful when looking at the safer Sweden over 0.5 team goals market rather than asking them to win the game or score multiple times.
Bosnia have defended reasonably well across their opening two fixtures, allowing an average of 0.84 xGA per game. They kept a clean sheet against Poland, but Romania found the net twice against them.
The defensive shot data also gives Sweden opportunities. Bosnia are allowing four shots on target and 1.5 big chances per game, while Sweden have already shown they are capable of turning those opportunities into goals.
There is enough in Bosnia's defensive record to make Sweden over 1.5 team goals less appealing, but the requirement here is much lower.
With Sweden scoring in both Nations League matches and consistently producing shots on target and big chances, Sweden to score at least once is the preferred selection.
- Bet: Bosnia no clean sheet
- Odds: 9/50
- Bank: 11.25 units returns 13.29
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