Sweden and Italy face off on Saturday in a FIFA Women’s World Cup Group G Soccer showdown at Wellington Regional Stadium. 

Sweden vs Italy Odds

Sweden is the favorite sitting at -135 while Italy is the underdog sitting at +425. The total sits at 2.5 goals with the over paying out at +120. 

Sweden Betting Preview

Sweden comes into this game sitting tied for first place in the group having picked up three points. On Sunday Sweden faced off against South Africa and they were able to secure the 2-1 victory. They actually gave up the goal in the 48th minute in that game and they looked to be in trouble. Fridolina Rolfo scored in the 65th minute to tie the game, and it was Amanda Ilestedt in the 90th minute that scored the game winner. Sweden had 69 percent of the possession and six shots on target. In this game the Sweden defense is going to need to be good, and that is going to start with the play of Ilestedt who is a very good defender. 

Italy Betting Preview

On the other side of this matchup is Italy who also sit tied for first place in the group having picked up three points. On Monday Italy faced off against Argentina and they were able to secure the 1-0 victory. Christiana Girelli scored in the 87th minute to secure the victory. Italy had 53 percent of the possession and four shots on target. Girelli looked good off the bench in the first game and it looks like she could move into the starting lineup in this game. Giulia Dragoni is only 16 years old, but she’s expected to start again here, and she’s also going to be an x-factor here. 

Shane’s Free Pick

Italy might be a tempting bet here, but the good play is with Sweden. I’m not sold on this Italy offense, and they are going to struggle to score here. Sweden is going to score two or three goals here, and that isn’t going to allow Italy to have a whole lot of success. Back Sweden on the money line to cash here.