Stockholm, Sweden – E be like say June 10, 2025 go dey hot as Sweden and Algeria go dey face off for Strawberry Arena, no be small matter o! This friendly match go be the second time these two countries dey meet for football field after Sweden carry 2-0 win for dem first meeting back in 2022.
Sweden don dey jive well, especially after dem deliver one serious 2-0 beating to Hungary last Friday. Dem don win seven matches from dem last nine games (one draw, one loss), so na strong form dem dey carry enter this one. (Paddy, you fit believe say dem no fit run perfect record for June over ten years, but now we dey see dem dey rewrite history.)
With World Cup qualifiers dey hang for neck like monkey for ogbono soup, Sweden need this one to fine-tune everything before dem face Slovakia for September. Na prime opportunity for dem to sharpen their weapons against any challenger wey dey come.
On the other hand, Algeria no dey sleep! Dem don already kick off dem own road to the 2026 World Cup, and nothing fit stop dem as dem dey sit pretty on top Group B. Five wins and just one loss from six games, dem dey three points ahead of Mozambique. Dat dem no fit lose match for twelve games no mean say dem dey slack o! (Make we no forget dem clear 2-0 win over Tanzania in last Thursday friendly.)
Algeria dey prepare for dem next double-header against Botswana and Guinea. So, this friendly na big chance for dem to stretch dem legs and align dem tactics.
Shout-out to two key players: Sweden go miss Isak and Gyokeres. Gyokeres dey sidelined due to fitness wahala, while Isak don take injury do him like say na trophy. E no go be easy, but as dem say, where one door close, another go open. Dem young stars don dey step up. (E be like say football no dey sleep, na here pressure dey show.)
For Algeria, the padi dey fine as dem dey live life without their regular defender for this match, because he don dey work out contract with Manchester City. Munde dey pack solid backline as dem get plans to shock all dis Sweden fans. Captain Mahrez hope to feature for his 102nd time for his country, which dey come like charm wey everybody dey respect.
Sweden and Algeria go align to run 4-4-2 for this match, e go make sense if dem fit complement una queuing, na 90 minutes of pure action wey we dey expect. As Algeria dey buoyant on the road with six away games without wahala, this game fit throw up serious argument be dat the final score fit be draw if fate no change am.
Stats dey predict say Sweden get 61.22% chances to win, but we sabi say na football be dis. Anything fit happen. If we talk say a draw go safe all of us from heart attack, wetin you think?
