Finland will be locking horns against fellow European rivals, Sweden in an international friendly at Estadio Do Algarve on Monday.
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Finland and Sweden will be engaging in a friendly encounter with each other in Portugal on Monday evening. It will be a great chance for both the nations to test the depth of their squads with most of the key players unavailable due to their club commitments. Finland and Sweden last faced each other in May of 2021, with Sweden recording a comfortable 2-0 victory. It should be a close match to predict and call.
| Finland vs Sweden | Key Details |
| Date | 10 January, 2023 (India) 9 January, 2023 (Finland and Sweden) |
| Venue | Estadio Do Algarve |
| Kickoff time India | 12:15 am IST (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time Finland | 8:45 pm EEST (Monday) |
| Kickoff time Sweden | 7:45 pm CET (Monday) |
Finland will be greatly disappointed with their form in recent games. In their last six outings, they have managed just a single victory to go with three draws and two narrow defeats. It was not a successful Nations League campaign for Finland who finished second in their group in the second tier. Consequently, they will have to participate in the second division again from the next campaign too. Finland will hope to prepare successfully for that from this fixture onwards.
Sweden, too haven’t endured the best of times in recent fixtures. They have earned just a couple of victories along with three defeats and a draw in their last six matches. Last year hardly brought any positives for Sweden who were eliminated from the World Cup qualification by Poland in March and were relegated to the third tier of UEFA Nations League. Unsurprisingly, coach Janne Anderson has called in for these friendlies to be held to get back on track.
Both the nations will have to deal with the unavailability of several key players due to their domestic commitments. This will give some rotation as well as youth players with the chance to impress the manager.
Finland
| Opponents | Score |
| Norway | 1-1 |
| North Macedonia | 1-1 |
| Montenegro | 0-2 (W) |
| Romania | 1-1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3-2 (L) |
Sweden
| Opponents | Score |
| Algeria | 2-0 (W) |
| Mexico | 1-2 (W) |
| Slovenia | 1-1 |
| Serbia | 4-1 (L) |
| Norway | 3-2 (L) |
| Last 5 Matches | Result |
| Sweden beat Finland | 2-0 |
| Sweden lost to Finland | 0-1 |
| Sweden beat Finland | 3-0 |
| Sweden lost to Finland | 0-1 |
| Sweden beat Finland | 3-0 |
The international friendly between Finland and Sweden will take place at Estadio Do Algarve on Tuesday at 12:15 am IST.
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