Sweden - Russia

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Soccer - EURO 2008
Sweden - Russia
Pick: 1 unit Draw no bet @ 1,90 SportingBet
18 of June 19:45

A match of nerves is expected, where the beginning of the game would be very cautious from the both parts because no one wants to waste the chance of qualification.
With the time passing it is to wait that Russia takes the control of the match because the russians needs to win, and Sweden only needs a draw due to the difference of golos between both.
In this meeting, the experience and “nerve” of the players will be decisive, and in that aspect i think that the Swedish team will be in advantage because counts in his team with players as Mellberg, Ljungberg or Larsson.
On the Russian side, we have a younger team that couldn´t be able to hang on the pressure of a game where everything will be decided.
Moreover, Sweden demonstrated against Spain that is one team more consistent, that allows little mistakes in the defensive sector, in contrast to a Russia that was beaten in counterattack for the “Spanish fury”, and is important to hold back that Ibrahimovic only played 45 minutes last match, and so he will present himself in conditions for this meeting, and followed by Larsson, Ljungberg and Elmander, could be very dangerous for the Russia, that will have press the adversary and that should open spaces in the defensive sector that could be fatal to the russians.
This conjugation of factors points in the direction of a Swedish victory, through the exploration of the Russian advancing on the pitch, so in my opinion this match should end with a victory of the scandinavian team.