Sweden and Slovakia are preparing to face off with Group E balanced delicately after one round of fixtures at Euro 2020.
Slovakia got off to the perfect start with a surprise 2-1 win over Poland, and currently sit top of the group after Sweden drew their opener with Spain.
That draw could prove extremely valuable for the Swedes given they have likely faced their toughest test in the group now, and will fancy their chances of qualifying for the knockouts.
With Poland and Spain facing off in the other fixture, this game represents a superb chance for Slovakia to all but seal a place in the last-16 - or for Sweden to steal a march and go top of the group with a win.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Sweden vs Slovakia is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off on Friday, June 18, 2021.
The match will be held at the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg, Russia.
Where to watch Sweden vs Slovakia
TV channel: The match will be televised on BBC One for free.
Live stream: UK viewers will be able to watch the match online via the BBC iPlayer.
Sweden vs Slovakia starting lineups
Sweden: Olsen, Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson, Sebastian Larsson, Olsson, Ekdal, Forsberg, Berg, Isak
Subs: Bengtsson, Johnsson, Svensson, Helander, Sema, Krafth, Claesson, Jansson, Kulusevski, Quaison, Nordfeldt, Cajuste
Slovakia: Dubravka, Pekarik, Satka, Skriniar, Hubocan, Kucka, Hrosovsky, Koscelnik, Hamsik, Mak, Duda
Subs: Valjent, Gregus, Weiss, Bozenik, Benes, Kuciak, Hancko, Haraslin, Duris, Lobotka, Rodak, Hromada
Sweden vs Slovakia squads
Sweden squad
Goalkeepers: Karl-Johan Johnsson, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Robin Olsen
Defenders: Emil Krafth, Victor Lindelof, Marcus Danielson, Martin Olsson, Ludwig Augustinsson, Pontus Jansson, Filip Helander, Mikael Lustig, Andreas Granqvist
Midfielders: Emil Forsberg, Ken Sema, Viktor Claesson, Dejan Kulusevski, Sebastian Larsson, Albin Ekdal, Kristoffer Olsson, Jens-Lys Cajuste, Mattias Svanberg, Gustav Svensson
Forwards: Marcus Berg, Alexander Isak, Robin Quaison, Jordan Larsson
Slovakia squad
Goalkeepers: Martin Dubravka, Marek Rodak, Dusan Kuciak
Defenders: Peter Pekarik, Lubomir Satka, Denis Vavro, Milan Skriniar, Tomas Hubocan, Jakub Holubek
Midfielders: Marek Hamsik, Stanislav Lobotka, Patrik Hrosovsky, Juraj Kucka, Ondrej Duda, Robert Mak, Vladimir Weiss, Laszlo Benes, Lukas Haraslin, Tomas Suslov, Matus Bero, Erik Jirka
Forwards: Michal Duris, Robert Bozenik, David Strelec
Sweden vs Slovakia prediction
Slovakia’s strong start was enough to see off Poland, and Sweden will have to be on their toes. Victor Lindelof shone in an impressive rearguard display against the Spanish, but the Swedes will have to take the game to their opponents this time around - so expect a tight game.
Sweden 1-1 Slovakia
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Sweden wins: 3
Draws: 2
Slovakia wins: 0
Betting odds and tips
Sweden to win: 17/20
Draw: 47/20
Slovakia to win: 9/5
Alexander Isak to score anytime: 31/20
