Sweden vs Tunisia Prediction: Sweden’s Premier League strike duo to pounce

Early-hours UK-time Group F action from Guadalupe, as Sweden and Tunisia begin their World Cup campaigns (03:00 BST, Monday).

Looks like a good opportunity for the Swedes to take care of business and announce themselves as potential, dangerous nuisances to all - but we shall see ...

Sweden vs Tunisia Odds

Sweden are firm favourites at 19/20 (an implied win probability of 51.28%). The draw can be backed at 12/5, and Tunisia trade at 3/1.

Alexander Isak is well-fancied to find the net first at 4/1 - same price as Viktor Gyökeres. Much rests on their shoulders in terms of Sweden's chances in this huge feast of football.

World Cup Group F

Monday 15 June 2026

Sweden vs Tunisia

5 - 1

Team News

Tunisia coach Sabri Lamouchi has we understand a fit squad from which to choose but could make some changes from the side mauled by Belgium just days ago.

Hannibal Mejbri, familiar to English fans, could start and Rani Khedira, brother of 2014 World Cup winner Sami Khedira, might join him on the team sheet.

Sweden arrive again with close to a full complement , but Leeds United left-back Gabriel Gudmundsson has been unwell.

Either Daniel Svensson or Elliot Stroud remain on standby for that slot, but Victor Lindelof, Anthony Elanga, Benjamin Nygren and Alexander Bernhardsson have all signalled their availabilty.

Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak head first goalscorer lists as I mentioned and have netted on 37 occasions in senior internationals between them.

Sweden to win @ 19/20

Blågult, the Blue & Yellow, look a terrific bet to me at a smidge worse that even-money. Coach Graham Potter is tasked with maintaining a fine record of escaping successfully from the Group stage and has the tools with which to operate.

Several key players are familiar to Premier League devotees - the aforementioned scoring duo, Victor Lindelof, and Anthony Elanga among them. These sides are separated only by around seven places in the world rankings but I'm sensing a difficult evening ahead for the Eagles of Carthage.

Sweden may have qualified via the playoffs through their Nations League exploits but thrilling it certainly was. They tend to concede, but have their own potent weaponry to get them out of trouble.

As for Tunisia, they didn't concede a goal in qualification, but arrive in modest form underlined by that 5-0 reverse to the Belgians the other day.

More dangerous talk - looks like a nice bet to me, and a tough evening in prospect for the Tunisians.

Sweden to win and both teams to score @ 4/1 (Price Boost)

That slightly leaky Swedish defence is the reason I'm going in this direction. I think it's long odds-on that the Swedes will find the net (hope that doesn't come back to bite me on the old posterior), and I'm tipping them up to start their campaign with a win.

Ideal scenario for me would be Tunisia to nick one early, and then Sweden wake up, remember their World Cup heritage, and take the contest by the scruff of the neck. They have the firepower, no question.

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