New Zealand Women vs Sweden Women: prediction, preview, team news / Tokyo Olympics 2020

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 are back in action with another football game this weekend as Sweden Women take on New Zealand Women on Tuesday. Both teams have strong squads this year and have a point to prove in this game.

With their place in the Olympic Games Women’s Football competition quarter-finals already confirmed, Sweden Women will look to finish the group stage with their third victory on Tuesday, as they take on New Zealand Women.

New Zealand Women have lost both their games at the Olympics and were stunned by USA Women’s 6-1 victory last week.

Sweden Women, on the other hand, have been excellent at the Olympics and have won both their games so far.

With their place in the final eight already secure, Sweden Women will now look to confirm their first-placed finish with the aim of earning a more favourable quarter-final draw.

New Zealand Women have never played an official fixture against Sweden Women and will be intent on making their mark in this fixture. The Kiwis have had a few problems in recent months and will need to take it up a notch in this match.

Sweden Women will need to make the most of its training sessions to field an impressive team this week. The Swedes have excelled at the Olympics and are contenders for the gold medal this year.

Sweden Women laid down a marker with their historic performance against USA Women and could potentially be one of the favourites to win the gold medal this year. The Swedes were emphatic against Australia and have scored seven goals in their last two games.

New Zealand Women, on the other hand, have endured a poor campaign and will have to play out of their skins to stand a chance in this fixture.

Sweden Women are the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.

Our prediction: Sweden win @ 1.12