Sweden take on the visitors Albania in a Friendly International match. The match will be played on Monday, March 25th at Friends Arena (Solna).
Sweden was considered a mid-level team, albeit quite strong and capable of surprises. But their previous coach, Janne Andersson, definitely left his mark on the national team. He achieved the best results with them in decades at the 2018 World Cup. Initially, the Scandinavians eliminated Italy on their way to the tournament playoffs. Then they reached the quarterfinals. It seemed that they would at least repeat this performance at the Euros, especially since they confidently won their group, leaving Spain behind. However, in the round of 16, the team lost to another yellow-blue team, Ukraine, in extra time. And their luck didn't improve from there. There were failures in the Nations League, where they finished last in their groups twice in a row and now have to play in Division C, and they failed to qualify for the World Cup due to a loss in the playoffs. The final straw was the Euro qualifiers, with only 10 points after 8 rounds - 9 less than Austria, and Belgium scored twice as many. This marked the end of this coach's era. Jon Dahl Tomasson, a Dane who had shown himself best as a coach at Malmö club, was invited to replace him. In his new role, the specialist made his debut in Portugal and suffered a crushing 2-5 defeat.
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Albania became one of the revelations of last year's qualifiers. The Eagles already have experience in the Euros. And not a bad one: debutants in 2016 won, albeit in just one match. But neither the author of that success, Gianni De Biasi, nor his successors could repeat it. And it seemed that the national team would remain at best a thorny mid-level team. The choice of Silvinho, a former player but with little coaching experience and no clear successes, was surprising. But it worked, even though qualification for the Euros was largely secured by the failure of the group favorite, Poland. This was seized upon by the red and blacks, who, along with the Czech Republic, scored 15 points each (4 more than the squad). As a result, preparations are already underway for a return to the big tournament, even though there weren't many options in terms of squad depth, given the country's small size, even considering the potential of the diaspora. That's why Chile unexpectedly lost 0-3 in this training camp.
There were a total of 5 matches, and there is an interesting pattern: in 4 official matches, the Tre Kronor earned 10 out of 12 points. But the only friendly match brought success to the Eagles. It's time for the Scandinavians to win. We bet that they will be able to win at home against this opponent.
Prediction for the match: Sweden to win.
