This coming Monday, Estonia will face a tough task in the UEFA Nations League against Sweden. While the hosts are sitting in third place, Sweden are currently at the top of the group and looking likely to advance to the knockout stages.
That said, which betting markets provide the most value for this particular game? Let's take a look.
How the bookies view it: Sweden huge favourites
It's hardly shocking that Sweden has the backing of the bookies for this game. Not only are they far higher in the FIFA rankings, but they destroyed Estonia by a three goal margin just a few weeks ago. As for the respective odds for this game, Sweden is priced at 1/4 while Estonia has odds of 10/1 to win this game.
Head-to-head: Sweden almost flawless
This has been an unhappy matchup for Estonia over the years. In fact, Sweden has managed to beat Estonia on five successive occasions coming into this one. And in three of those five games, they won by a margin of at least two goals without conceding.
However, Estonia has managed to draw a couple of games with Sweden during international friendlies. Regardless, when it’s really mattered, Sweden has always come out on top.
Players to watch: Vlasiy Sinyavskiy and Viktor Gyökeres
Having scored two goals in three matches for Sweden in the UEFA Nations League this season, Viktor Gyökeres is certainly the main man here. He also scored in their 3-0 win over Estonia in the group. And the price for him to score anytime in this game is 13/20 at Betano right now.
For the hosts, Vlasiy Sinyavskiy is the man who could impact the result the most, in our opinion. The winger scored in their 3-1 win over Azerbaijan, and when he plays well, he can make things happen. As for his odds to score, he currently has a price of 11/1 at Betano.
Predicted lineups
Sweden will endure the sustained absence of Alexander Isak following injury woes, and Gustaf Nilsson will also miss the game due to a calf injury. As for Estonia, they are currently enjoying a much better roll of the dice with zero major injuries to report. Subsequently, here’s how we feel the starting lineups will look:
Estonia possible starting lineup:
Hein; Paskotsi, Tamm, Mets, Schjonning-Larsen; Miller, Poom, Kait; Sinyavskiy, Anier, Sorga
Sweden possible starting lineup:
Olsen; Wahlqvist, Lindelöf, Starfelt, Augustinsson; Kulusevski, Svanberg, Larsson, Elanga; Gyökeres, Nilsson
Anything else catch the eye?
In all three of their Nations League games so far, Sweden have managed to score two or more goals. However, they have also conceded in two of those three. For that reason, the BTTS market seems pretty attractive here, and the current odds for this stand at 5/4.
At the same time, those goals have to come from somewhere! And as we mentioned earlier, Gyökeres is one of the most pivotal goal-scorers for Sweden in this competition so far. But he’s also quick off the mark, meaning the market for Gyökeres to score first is also appealing at odds of 12/5.
This UEFA Nations League match between Estonia and Sweden will be played on Oct 14, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Estonia vs Sweden prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
