England vs Sweden betting tips: UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Semi-Final preview, predictions & odds

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Blågult have the upper hand in the head-to-head, with four wins to England’s one, from their previous six encounters in the UEFA Women’s European Championships. However, with home advantage, an extra two days rest and after watching Sweden struggle past Belgium, England are the favourites to end Sweden’s long unbeaten run and reach their third Euros final; their first since Finland 2009 where they lost to Germany. Therefore, 101 Great Goals’ prediction for this match is England 2 - 1 Sweden and is available at odds of 17/2.

Alternatively, you can bet on any England win at 5/6 against Sweden on Tuesday.

Or, back any win for Sweden at 7/2 here at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England.

You can find odds of 12/5 for any draw between England and Sweden on Tuesday.

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Match preview

England welcomes Sweden to Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Tuesday for this UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 match.

After eliminating pre-tournament favourites Spain on Wednesday evening, the odds of favourites and hosts England were halved for them to win Euro 2022. Before kick-off, they were 3/1 to win their first major trophy for the women’s national team. However, those odds currently stand at 6/4 to lift the trophy at the end of July at Wembley.

England have had recent success in minor trophies such as winning the 2019 SheBelieves Cup as well as the 2022 Arnold Clark Cup, which was also held in England back in February 2022. This set them up for a strong showing at this tournament which they have been the runaway top goalscorers. They aren’t throwing players forward with reckless abandon either, in fact Spain’s 54th-minute goal to open the scoring on Wednesday was the first they have conceded in the tournament.

Winning when not playing well is essential for every side in a major tournament. You can’t expect to blow every team away, so finding a way to stay in the game and take the one chance that comes your way is crucial to surviving in knockout football. This was the case against Spain, who dominated almost the entire match. England didn’t have a shot until the 40th minute of the match and didn’t create a “big chance” until the 84th minute. Thankfully, when it came, Ella Toone put it away to make Spain’s dominance of the previous 83 minutes count for nothing.

In extra time, Spain had five shots and failed to find the target. England had just one, which Georgia Stanway made count to put her country through to the semis.

Of course, England do not own a monopoly on resilience. This Sweden side are famously tough to beat and are on a ridiculous unbeaten run now of 34 games stretching back to 2020. Which makes their odds of 11/2 to win the tournament a very tempting bet.

All records exist to be broken. We have seen with every great team in the past on huge winning and undefeated runs that it eventually had to come to an end somewhere. England will believe as the form side with home advantage, they will be the team to finally beat the Swedes.

Alessia Russo as England’s Goalscorer Tip

While Bethany Mead is the tournament’s top scorer with five goals so far, Alessia Russo has the better record in terms of minutes per goal with just 55 minutes on the pitch for each of the three goals she has scored compared to Mead’s 60 minutes. After her game-rescuing cameo on Wednesday, she is expected to start here and is the pre-match favourite to get on the scoresheet. The Manchester United forward has seven goals in eleven caps for her country and is 4/1 to score the game’s opener on Tuesday. Or 6/4 to bag a goal at any time during the game against Sweden.

Southampton, UK. 17th September 2021. Sarina Wiegman, Manager of England during the FIFA 2023 Women's World Cup Qualifying match at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Picture credit should read: Paul Terry / Sportimage 2GMAAD8 Southampton, UK. 17th September 2021. Sarina Wiegman, Manager of England during the FIFA 2023 Women's World Cup Qualifying match at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Picture credit should read: Paul Terry / Sportimage

England team news

It was the substitutes who dug England out of a hole against Spain last Wednesday evening. Ella Toone stepped off the bench to score the equaliser six minutes from time.

Alessia Russo was the player who assisted her goal. Russo, having scored three goals in the competition so far, was a surprise exclusion from the starting eleven against the Spaniard. Will Toone or Russo have done enough to force their way into the starting plans?

Three Lionesses Squad in Full

Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (Manchester United), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City)

Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Barcelona), Rachel Daly (Houston Dash), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Millie Bright (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Demi Stokes (Manchester City), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Keira Walsh (Manchester City), Leah Williamson (captain) (Arsenal), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Jill Scott (Free Agent), Ella Toone (Manchester United)

Forwards: Beth Mead (Arsenal), Ellen White (Manchester City), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Nikita Parris (Arsenal), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Bethany England (Chelsea), Alessia Russo (Manchester United)

Team (Sweden Women) during the Uefa Women s Euro England 2022 match between Sweden 2-1 Switzerland at Bramall Lane Stadium on July 13 2022 in Sheffield, England. Credit: Maurizio Borsari/AFLO/Alamy Live News 2JH0564 Team (Sweden Women) during the Uefa Women s Euro England 2022 match between Sweden 2-1 Switzerland at Bramall Lane Stadium on July 13 2022 in Sheffield, England. Credit: Maurizio Borsari/AFLO/Alamy Live News (Alamy Stock Photo)

Sweden team news

Olivia Schough of Rosengård is still waiting for the last cap needed for a century in international football for Sweden. The 31-year-old winger was an unused substitute against Belgium. Teammate Nathalie Björn of Everton did start against Belgium though picking up her landmark half-century in international football. The 25-year-old has started every match so far in the tournament and is expected to do so against England on Tuesday.

Sweden may rotate a little for fresh legs here. Ten of the players who started their quarter-final match played the 90 minutes plus injury time. The only exception was Filippa Angeldahl, who only came off in the 84th minute.

Blågult Squad in Full

Goalkeepers: Hedvig Lindahl (Atlético Madrid), Jennifer Falk (BK Häcken), Zećira Mušović (Chelsea)

Defenders: Jonna Andersson (Hammarby), Linda Sembrant (Juventus), Hanna Glas (Bayern Munich), Amanda Nilden (Juventus), Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea), Emma Kullberg (Brighton & Hove Albion), Amanda Ilestedt (Paris Saint-Germain), Nathalie Björn (Everton)

Midfielders: Kosovare Asllani (AC Milan), Filippa Angeldahl (Manchester City), Caroline Seger (captain) (Rosengård), Hanna Bennison (Everton), Elin Rubensson (BK Häcken)

Forwards: Lina Hurtig (Juventus), Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC), Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Rebecka Blomqvist (VfL Wolfsburg), Fridolina Rolfö (Barcelona), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (BK Häcken), Olivia Schough (Rosengård)