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Sweden Women - USA Women
Women's World Cup - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
4th Round
In this article, we’ll swiftly go through the key information regarding the USA vs Sweden game on the 6th of August.
USWNT Collide with In-Form Sweden
The round-of-16 battle between USA and Sweden is scheduled to be held on the 6th of August. The game at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is expected to be a clash between two equals. But is any side given a slight advantage before the kick-off? Let’s see what we can expect from this game.
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Starting Lineups
Sweden Women
USA Women
*Starting lineups are usually announced 1hr before the kick-off
USA vs Sweden Expectations
- We should all be fully prepared to see one of the two teams record a clean sheet, as Sweden conceded in only one of their three group-stage games thus far.
- With defensive lines as solid as these two, we can’t anticipate more than one or maybe two goals in regular time.
- A draw is to be expected between the two teams. USA won only one of their three games so far, so they’ll surely have issues getting past the European side.
Essential USA vs Sweden Head-to-Head Statistics
Check out the below-mentioned USA vs Sweden odds, as they hint at who the likely winner is.
Head to Head
21/07/21
Olympics 2021 Soccer - Women Olympics
Sweden Women
USA Women
3
0
10/04/21
Womenu2021s International Womenu2019s
Sweden Women
USA Women
1
1
08/11/19
Womenu2019s International Womenu2019s
USA Women
Sweden Women
3
2
20/06/19
Women's World Cup Women's
Sweden Women
USA Women
0
2
08/06/17
Womenu2017s International Womenu2019s
Sweden Women
USA Women
0
1
Last Five - USA Women
06/08/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Sweden Women
USA Women
0 (5)
0 (4)
L
01/08/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Portugal Women
USA Women
0
0
D
27/07/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Netherlands Women
USA Women
1
1
D
22/07/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Vietnam Women
USA Women
0
3
W
09/07/23
Womenu2019s International Womenu2019s
Wales Women
USA Women
0
2
W
Last Five - Sweden Women
19/08/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Australia Women
Sweden Women
0
2
W
15/08/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Spain Women
Sweden Women
2
1
L
11/08/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Japan Women
Sweden Women
1
2
W
06/08/23
Women's World Cup Women's
USA Women
Sweden Women
0 (4)
0 (5)
W
02/08/23
Women's World Cup Women's
Argentina Women
Sweden Women
0
2
W
USA odds: +120 – 47.0%
Draw odds: +225 – 27.0%
Sweden odds: +250 – 26.0%
As you can see from the odds above, we have the previous World Cup champions USA down as the expected winners with a 47.0% win probability ahead of Sunday’s game. Meanwhile, the EU side keeps a 26.0% win probability at +250, but a draw seems to be the second most plausible outcome of this clash. Under 2.5 Goals is priced at -133, which means there’s a 57.08% chance we’ll see a dull affair at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on the 6th of August.
USA vs Sweden Lineups & Team News
USA
As hard as Alex Morgan tried in USA’s previous World Cup game, she just couldn’t get past Portugal’s watertight defense. The game ended in a goalless draw, and we now have the USWNT going two back-to-back games without securing victory. Sure, USA won the last two editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but we do see cracks in the team’s display. It’ll be difficult for the team to get past Sweden on the 6th of August, let alone win the entire event.
Predicted lineup – Naeher (GK), Dunn, Girma, Ertz, Fox, Lavelle, Sullivan, Horan, Morgan, Smith & Williams
Sweden
Unlike their Sunday rivals, Sweden are actually impressing everyone with their display. With three consecutive World Cup wins, it’s hard to look past this EU side. Should the team maintain momentum and pipe USA, we just might see Sweden go all the way this year. With goalscorer-in-chief Rebecka Blomqvist leading the charge, everything seems possible for the European ladies.
Predicted lineup – Falk (GK), Sandberg, Eriksson, Ilestedt, Lennartsson, Bennison, Seger, Janogy, Jakobsson & Blomqvist
Player to Watch: Amanda Ilestedt
Amanda is the leading goalscorer for Sweden and one of the best ones in this year’s World Cup event. With three goals to her name already, Ilestedt is proving to be one of the top players in this edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Amanda Ilestedt opened her goalscoring record with a crucial 90th-minute winner against South Africa on the 23rd of July. Then a tremendous brace against poor Italy followed. Sure, the 30-year-old defender didn’t get the chance to put her name on the score tab in the clash against Argentina, but she did well to nullify La Albiceleste’s attackers by securing a clean sheet for Sweden.
USA vs Sweden: Where to Watch?
If you wish to watch the round-of-16 clash between USA and Sweden, you should know that you have several good options in front of you. Tune into FOX Sports, FOX Sports app, FOX Sports website, Peacock, or Telemundo for live coverage of this event.
