Free soccer tip – WC 2014 – Austria vs Sweden – 07.06.2013

Friday, beginning with the hours of 24:45 in the C group, Austria will duel Sweden in the preliminary stages of the World Championship that will be held in Brazil in 2014. Four years ago, the two teams have met in a friendly match, won by Sweden with a score of 2-0, played right in Austria. In the last eight direct matches of the two teams there was a maximum of two goals scored. Since 1997, Austria has not managed to win a single match against Sweden. Now, the bookmakers are offering almost even odds for the victory of both teams.

Austria is laying on the second position, with the same points as Sweden and this match is probably the most important one, for both teams. Austria has  a match more played and this victory is the only way of remaining in the race for the second place, after Germany has gained 8 points in advance from the two teams. The Austrians have been defeated only in the first game by the Germans, with the score of 2-1 on their own field. Austria has lost important points when playing away against Kazakhstan and in Ireland, with a score of 2-2 in the last match played. Until now, Austria has managed to score 13 goals and received only 4. In the games played by Austria there is a goal average of 3.4 in every single match. This year, Austria was defeated in a friendly match with a score of 1-2 by Wales. Veli Kavlak has been suspended for this meeting. Even though he did not play in the last matches of Werder Bremen in Bundesliga, Marko Arnautovic will be present for this particular confrontation. He will play in the same line with Harnik and Junuzovic. Hosiner will play as a central striker for this match.

Sweden has a slight advantage in the duel against Austria, because, even though she lays at a tie of points, she has one less match to play. At the beginning of the year, Sweden has won Kings Cup in a final against Finland , after winning against North Korea. Then followed a preparing match with Argentina, lost with the score of 3-2. In March, the Nordics have replayed with a score of 0-0 in Slovakia and now, a few days ago, they have won the friendly match against Macedonia, with the score of 1-0. Sweden stays undefeated in the B group, having two victories after replaying twice. Sweden has made a surprising recovery in the match against Germany, when they scored 4 goals and ended the match at a tie. Erik Hamren can rely in this match upon Tobias Hysen that will return after an accident. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play in a line of three middle fielders alongside with Larsson si Kacaniklic, behind the striker Elmander.