FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)---Sweden VS Kosovo Prediction

Sweden VS Kosovo    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:14-10-2025 02:45 Tuesday
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Match Preview:
Sweden’s hopes of booking their ticket to North America next summer are hanging by a thread following a woeful start to their qualifying group.

The Swedes kicked off their campaign with a 2-2 draw away in Slovenia, though they have since backed it up with defeats to Kosovo and, most recently, Switzerland.

The pressure on manager Jon Dahl Tomasson is at an all-time high, with fans unveiling a couple of controversial banners during Friday’s defeat to the Swiss – one of which called on the coach to resign, while the other simply said "Danish b*****d".

One of the leading sports publications in Sweden, Sportbladet, asked readers whether Tomasson deserved to be sacked over his poor start to the qualifiers, and unsurprisingly a total of 90% of the 40,000 respondents called for his head.

Speaking of Kosovo, the Dardanians proved that their win over Sweden was no fluke, as they backed up the famous victory with an encouraging goalless draw against Slovenia.

Realistically speaking, Kosovo are unlikely to catch group leaders Switzerland, who have won all three of their group games to nil.

Instead, Franco Foda’s men are focused on keeping their noses ahead of Slovenia and Sweden – something that could earn them progression into the qualifying playoffs should they finish second in the group.

Considering Kosovo were ranked as low as 177th just eight years ago, their sole inclusion in the playoff conversation marks a huge step in their development.

The Dardanians are in the midst of an incredible run, losing just one of their last eight matches and winning six of them. On top of that, Kosovo have kept successive clean sheets and head to Gothenburg with serious momentum.

Match Prediction:
This is a must-win game for the Swedes, and we are backing the hosts to get the job done in front of their home fans. Despite their poor form, the gulf in quality between both squads is huge, and it is a matter of time before the Swedes find some rhythm. A tight game is in prospect, but we are siding with the home team.