England’s reward for failing to top their European Championship group is a clash with red-hot Sweden in Zurich on Thursday night.
The Scandinavian nation regularly boast some of the best players on the continent but have struggled to put it together in recent tournaments. Their dominant group stage – which consisted of three wins, eight goals scored and only one conceded – has raised hope that they could topple the defending champions.
Yet, Sky Bet still make the Lionesses, who empathically bounced back from their opening game defeat by France, favourites for the quarter-final clash.
England are the favourites to win a tight quarter-final against Sweden in Zurich on Thursday
Odds on Sarina Wiegman’s team win at full time are 1/1, while a Sweden victory is priced at 9/4 and odds on the draw at 21/10.
A 2-1 defeat by France at the start of the competition left England in a precarious position but they responded with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands and a 6-1 demolition of Wales.
It means that England and Sweden are among the competition’s highest scorers, with the chances of a goal-fest at the Stadion Letzigrund likely.
In light of this, Sky Bet have priced both teams to score in the match at 8/11, while the rare scenario of both teams scoring in both halves priced at 12/1.
Sky Bet odds Sweden vs England:
Sweden 9/4
England 1/1
Draw 21/10
Sky Bet odds Sweden vs England Both Teams to Score:
Yes: 8/11
No: 1/1
- All odds are correct at the time of publication