3:00 pm
June 20

Women’s World Cup 2019: United States v. Sweden

What will be the match result?

United States: Win By 2+ Goals

Sweden: Win, Draw or Lose By 1

 

Current odds:

United States (-1.5): (-111)

Sweden (+1.5): (-111)

 

• The 2011 WC was the first and only time Sweden (FIFA rank: #9) won all three of their group stage matches, and curiously, USA were their final group stage opponents that year. A 2-1 win was followed by a 0-0 draw four years later, making Sweden unbeaten in the last two WC H2Hs but winners of just one WC H2H overall (W1, D1, L3). More topically, Sweden have lost three times across all games played in 2019 (W5, D1, L3), but two of those losses came against nations ranked in the top-ten by FIFA.

• Relevantly, USA are top-seeded in this tournament, and unbeaten in nine WC matches (W8, D1). This sequence includes seven consecutive wins (preceded by a 0-0 with Sweden at the 2015 WC), which marks the second-longest winning streak in the tournament’s history.

• The Swedes will certainly have their work cut out here, as the USA haven’t conceded a goal in any match across their last 549 minutes of play.

• USA have scored at least twice in nine (75%) of their 12 matches in 2019 (3.75 per match average).

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United States: Win By 2+ Goals
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