Sweden Women vs England Women Prediction: Tips & Team News for Quarter-Final Clash

England face Sweden on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Women's European Championship, live on BBC 1 at 8pm, with the winner advancing to the semi-finals where they'll face either Norway or Italy.

The Lionesses overcame a losing start against France to finish second in Group D following comprehensive victories over the Netherlands and Wales.

Meanwhile, Sweden produced a superb display in their 4-1 thrashing of eight-time winners Germany, which sealed top spot in Group C with maximum points on the board.

Read on for the best bets and team news.

Over 2.5 goals has been a common theme at Euro 2025, landing in 17 of the 24 group stage matches, including all three of England’s Group D fixtures.

After a sluggish start in their 2-1 loss to France, the Lionesses have found their attacking rhythm in style, hitting 10 goals across back-to-back wins over the Netherlands (4-0) and Wales (6-1).

Sweden have also grown into the tournament. A cagey 1-0 win over Denmark was followed by a 3-0 victory against Poland, before they produced arguably the performance of the group stage in a 4-1 dismantling of Germany.

These sides last met in the semi-finals of Euro 2022, when England ran out 4-0 winners. A repeat of that scoreline is a long shot at 65/1, but with both teams hitting top gear going forward, over 2.5 goals stands out at 21/20 with bet365 in what should be an exciting display of attacking talent in Zurich.

With attacking talent all over the pitch, including England's Lauren James, Ella Toone, Alessia Russo, and Sweden’s Stina Blackstenius and Lina Hurtig (all on two goals so far), this quarter-final is packed with goal-scoring potential.

One player who stands out is Georgia Stanway, who also has two goals to her name in the tournament. She struck just before half-time to put England ahead against the Netherlands, and calmly converted a penalty to open the scoring in the 6-1 rout of Wales.

Stanway offers great value at 6/1 to score anytime, especially with penalty duties in her locker. Add in her willingness to shoot from distance - evident in her memorable long-range winner against Spain in the Euro 2022 quarter-final and recent group stage game against the Netherlands - and the Bayern Munich midfielder looks a smart outside pick to find the back of the net for a third game running.

Sweden Women vs England Women Team News

After convincing back-to-back wins, England are expected to field the same starting-11 for the third game running. However, the likes of Chloe Kelly and Aggie Beever-Jones will both be pushing for a start.

The full Sweden vs England starting lineups will be shown here approximately one hour before kick-off.