Euro 2020: Sweden vs Ukraine match preview- team news, lineups

The football world was filled with consternation as Sweden exceeded from

and Poland in Group E and it seems that they are firmly determined to persevere that red-hot form in the knockout stages as well.

But Ukraine is assumed to take the underdog role in the knockout stages while they are snuck in with the final third-place spot. Here is the full account of everything you need to know Sweden vs Ukraine prediction, preview and lineups.

Sweden vs Ukraine match preview

Sweden has showcased an outstanding feat in the tournament following their outperformance in a competitive group E. Their goalless draw with Spain and 1-0 victory over

underscored their defensive solidity, whereas their thriving on the front foot resonates with their 3-2 victory over Poland.

But on the other side of the coin, the Blågult have failed to ever win a knockout tie at the finals and this provides them with the best opportunity yet to break that duck.

In fact they have been the Jekyll and Hyde side of the tournament. They were outperformed by the Netherlands however nearly snatched a point, turned out to be in control against North Macedonia yet came close to letting slip a two-goal lead, and afterwards became the second-best in their defeat by Austria.

Nonetheless, they are blessed with Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk who might turn the tide once again as their goal threats.

Form analysis

With a quick gist of both sides performance in previous matches of

Euro 2020

in the earlier section, in what follows a further insight into the records of their previous games in different tournaments is given to you.

Sweden

Sweden is participating in their sixth consecutive EURO finals and their seventh in total. They have made it through the group stage for the first time from the time they reached the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2004.

In 2016, they finished bottom of Group E with one point from their three games. Although they opened with a 1-1 draw against the Republic of Ireland, they were defeated 1-0 by both

and Belgium.

Reaching and hosting the 1958 World Cup final is assumed to be their greatest feat until now even though they were beaten 5-2 by Brazil. In their best EURO squad, they advanced through the last four of the 1992 edition, again as hosts, before they were beaten 3-2 by

.

They also got assured of their place at

UEFA EURO 2020

as runners-up to Spain in qualifying Group F, while they picked up 21 points from their ten games.

Ukraine 

As they failed to ever feature in a UEFA European Championship prior to being the host of the 2012 edition with Poland, this is Ukraine's third consecutive presence in the final competition and their first qualification for the knockout phase.

Four years ago they finished bottom of Group C at UEFA EURO 2016, as they were beaten 0-2 by Germany, Northern Ireland and (0-1) by

.

Shevchenko's side ended up to the top of Group B in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2020, as they picked up 20 points from their eight matches which were three more than holders Portugal.

It is for the first time Ukraine has qualified for a EURO directly; since co-hosting in 2012, while they defeat

in the play-offs to reach the 2016 event.

Sweden vs. Ukraine - head to head in all competitions

Much to your consternation, Sweden holds a poor record in their encounters against Ukraine. They have managed to win just one out of four matches played between the two sides.

Ukraine has grabbed three triumphs over Sweden but this does not mean that they would have an easy run in today's fixture, in so far as they have achieved remarkable improvement in these recent years and they head into this fixture firmly determined to improve their records.

The previous encounter of the two sides, which was so much memorable for all Ukrainian fans, occurred in Kyiv on Matchday 1 of UEFA EURO 2012 and resulted in a 2-1 victory for

.

Line-ups and formation

Here is everything there is to know about the probable lineups and formations of both the

and Ukraine campaigns on today's fixture in due regards.

Sweden

Sweden squad is fully focused and prepared for today's match after taking benefit of one of their most important national holidays of Midsummer's Eve so that they can fully rise to the rare status of favourites.

With their solid defence, today they would fight for every metre of the pitch while they possess some great individual players like Alexander Isak, Victor Lindelöf, Dejan Kulusevski and

who is apparently fit and ready to take a role in this match.

Probable line-up (4-4-2)

: Olsen; Lustig, Lindelöf, Danielson, Augustinsson; S. Larsson, Ekdal, Olsson, Forsberg; Isak, Quaison

Ukraine

Shevchenko might line up Ukraine in a 3-5-2 formation, owing to their drawing 1-1 against

in March with deploying this formation.

However, with a 4-3-3 formation, they would have plenty of options as well. Currently, they often play with asymmetric wingers, both left-footed, to the end of creating width with the player on the left while the player on the right cuts inside. It is presumable that they might still play in a counterattacking style too.

But for this match Zubkov is doubtful and Tsygankov is still returning to full fitness after a calf injury, so the left side of Ukraine's attack is the biggest concern of the coach. He might have a number of options in mind, but none of them seems to fit for such a big game.

Probable line-up (3-5-2)

: Bushchan; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Malinovskyi, Sydorchuk, Zinchenko; Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Tsygankov

Prediction

In all probability, the Sweden would open the scoring in this match on the ground of their making fewer mistakes than the Ukrainians and the better management of their own chances. Besides, they would likely bring the ball to the goal more often than the Ukrainians.

While at the same time, Ukraine boasts of sufficient attacking to break down a resolute Sweden so that they can snatch the win and progress to the next stage.

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