Azerbaijan vs Sweden Prediction, Tips & Odds – Nov. 16, 2023

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Azerbaijan vs Sweden Prediction 16.11.2023. In the ninth round of qualification for EURO 2024, Azerbaijan will welcome Sweden. The match is scheduled for Thursday at 18:00 at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.

In the previous round, the home team lost to Austria, while the visitors drew with Belgium.

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Azerbaijan vs Sweden Odds

Azerbaijan Team News

Azerbaijan can finish at best third in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, but Giovanni De Biasi’s side still has a chance of qualifying for their first major competition via the playoffs. However, they are relying on the help of their former rivals from League C to do so. October got off to a positive start for the hosts on Thursday, who followed up a successful 2-1 friendly against Jordan in September with a 2-0 win in the qualifiers against Estonia, the last team in the ranking. In the eighth round, they provided excellent resistance to already qualified Austria.

Despite finishing fourth, this team can qualify for the playoffs as one of the top four teams in League C. Currently, those spots are occupied by Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, and Luxembourg, with Azerbaijan next in line for the trip. With Georgia unable to finish in the top two of their group, De Biasi’s side will need to allow at least one of Greece, Kazakhstan, or Luxembourg direct passage to concede their place in the play-offs. But the first goal of the National Team is to end the streak of nine games without a win at home in the Euro qualifiers.

Thursday’s game should be an ideal opportunity for Azerbaijan striker Musa Qurbanly, who plays in Djurgaden, but the 21-year-old is likely to provide a boost from the bench this week. Instead, 10-goal striker Ramil Sheydayev should form a two-pronged attack with Hatayspor’s Renat Dadashov, most likely with Emin Mahmudov wearing the captain’s armband as Azerbaijan’s main playmaker.

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Sweden Team News

After Viktor Gyokeres scored for Sweden, which was then canceled out by Romelu Lukaku’s penalty, came the chilling news of a terrorist attack in the Belgian capital, where two Swedish fans were killed as they made their way to the King Baudouin Stadium. While the Swedish fans stayed inside the stadium for their safety, both teams agreed to end the game prematurely at half-time, accepting the 1-1 scoreline as final, as there was not much at stake in terms of qualification.

Although football will undoubtedly take a back seat for Janne Andersson in the final two games, Sweden, who sit third in the group with seven points, failed to qualify for the Euros for the first time since 1996. This means that Andersson’s term will end this month.

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak tops Sweden’s absentee list as the Magpies striker battles a groin injury, although he is expected to make a full recovery. Isak withdrew from the Swedish squad anyway before the abandoned meeting with Belgium, so Andersson should employ an identical attacking team of Viktor Gyokeres and Dejan Kulusevski, the former of whom has been a revelation for Lisbon’s Sporting with 12 goals and four assists in 14 games since his move from Coventry City.

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Azerbaijan vs Sweden H2H

27.03.2023. Sweden vs Azerbaijan 5:0

Injuries and suspensions

Azerbaijan: –

Sweden: Alexander Isak

Expected Lineups

Azerbaijan (3-4-1-2): Mahammadaliyev; Mammadov, Kryvotsiuk, Haqverdi; Bayramov, Diniyev, Isayev, Cafarquiliyev; Mahmudov; Sheydayev, Dadashov

Sweden (4-4-2): Olsen; Wahlqvist, Lindelof, Helander, Augustinsson; Svanberg, Ekdal, Cajuste, Forsberg; Kulusevski, Gyokeres