Sweden won all four of their home group games, keeping three clean sheets and only conceding to Spain.
The visitors will be without key striker Patrik Schick, who averages more than a goal every two games for his country.
Sweden have won each of their last nine home games, including triumphs over Croatia and Spain.
Swedes looking for play-off glory after disappointing finish

For a long period, Sweden looked likely to pip Spain to top spot in Group B of UEFA’s World Cup Qualifying campaign, which would have represented an incredible achievement for Janne Anderson’s men, who have qualified for eight of the last 13 World Cups.

Back-to-back defeats to Georgia and Spain put paid to their chances of automatic qualification, but after avoiding Italy and Portugal in the play-offs draw, Anderson’s team will be confident of reaching Qatar. Home advantage will be key for the Swedes in their semi-final; they have won each of their last nine home games, including competitive wins over Croatia and Spain, and kept three clean sheets in their four home group games.

Opponents Czech Republic, meanwhile, are here by virtue of their Nations League performances after finishing behind both Belgium and Wales in Group E. The Czech’s away record in that group was average, losing without scoring at both of the top two, and they have now won just two of their last seven away games. Their task will be made harder by the absence of star striker Patrik Schick, who has withdrawn through injury after netting 20 Bundesliga goals for Bayer Leverkusen this term.

Solid hosts can edge past weakened Czechs

The loss of Schick, who netted eight goals in 11 international games during 2021, could prove costly to the visitors’ hopes of making the trip to Qatar. Only Jan Voller has a better strike-rate for the country judging by goals per game, with Schick averaging 0.52 international goals per game.

With that in mind, a Sweden team with five clean sheets in their last seven home internationals should be backed to advance to a final cl



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瑞典在主场的四场比赛中全部获胜，三场比赛保持零失球，只输给了西班牙。
客队的主力前锋帕特里克·希克将缺阵，他平均每两场比赛为国家队打进一球以上。
瑞典在过去的九场主场比赛中都取得了胜利，包括战胜克罗地亚和西班牙。
在令人失望的比赛结束后，瑞典人想要赢得附加赛的荣誉

很长一段时间以来，瑞典似乎都有可能在欧足联世界杯预选赛B组的比赛中击败西班牙队，获得第一名。对于詹尼·安德森(jananne Anderson)率领的瑞典男足来说，这是一个不可思议的成就。在过去的13届世界杯中，瑞典男足有8次晋级。

在接连败给格鲁吉亚和西班牙后，他们自动晋级的机会破灭了，但在附加赛抽签中避开意大利和葡萄牙后，安德森的球队将有信心进入卡塔尔。主场优势将是瑞典半决赛的关键;他们在过去的九场主场比赛中都取得了胜利，包括战胜克罗地亚和西班牙，并在四场主场比赛中保持了三场不失球。

对手捷克共和国,与此同时,在这里由于国家联赛表演完后面两个比利时和威尔士在e组捷克的记录组平均,失去不得分最高的两个,他们现在已经过去的7场比赛中只赢得了两个客场比赛。由于明星前锋帕特里克·希克的缺席，他们的任务将变得更加艰巨。希克在本赛季为勒沃库森打进了20粒德甲进球后，因伤退赛。

坚固的宿主可以击败虚弱的捷克人

希克在2021年的11场国际比赛中打进8球，失去他可能会让客队前往卡塔尔的希望付出巨大代价。从场均进球数来看，只有扬·沃勒(Jan Voller)的进球率比他高，希克场均0.52个国际进球。

考虑到这一点，在过去七场主场比赛中五场未失球的瑞典队应该有希望晋级决赛