Matildas vs Sweden: When, where, team news, squads, odds and how to watch the Olympics match in Australia

Josh Thomas

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The Matildas will be hoping to claim a statement win when they face off against Sweden at Saitama Stadium in Olympic football action on Saturday night. 

Australia beat New Zealand 2-1 in their opening group match on Wednesday, while the Swedes upset the United States 3-0 on the same day. 

A victory for either side on Saturday will all but guarantee their spot in the knockout stages and make for a less stressful final group game. 

The Matildas played Sweden in a friendly match last month but neither team could find a goal in a 0-0 draw. 

Matildas vs Sweden match details

Game How to watch Date (AEST) Time (AEST)
Australia 2-4 Sweden 7Mate, 7Plus Saturday, July 24 6.30pm

The Matildas come into this match after claiming their first win under new Swedish coach Tony Gustavsson against New Zealand. 

First-half goals from Tameka Yallop and Sam Kerr set up the green and gold for victory, although they did have to hold on in the end after conceding late on.  

Sweden, meanwhile, will be full of confidence after sweeping past the United States 3-0 in their Olympics opener on Wednesday. 

Peter Gerhardsson's side are currently ranked fifth in the world and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. 

How to watch the Matildas vs Sweden in Australia

The Seven Network is the exclusive Australian broadcast rights holder of every event at the Tokyo Olympic Games. 

This match will be broadcast on Seven's second channel 7Mate and via its streaming site 7Plus.

7Plus can be downloaded as an app which works on a variety of Smart TV's, video game consoles and chromecast devices. 

Matildas team news 

Tony Gustavsson appears to have a fully-fit squad to choose from with no players picking up injuries in the win against New Zealand. 

PlayerClubPositionAge
Lydia Williams ArsenalGoalkeeper33
Teagan Micah   IL SandvikenGoalkeeper23
Alanna Kennedy Free AgentDefender26
Steph Catley ArsenalDefender27
Clare Polkinghorne Vittsjö GIKDefender32
Aivi Luik SevillaDefender36
Ellie Carpenter Olympique LyonDefender21
Emily van Egmond West HamMidfielder27
Tameka Yallop West HamMidfielder30
Elise Kellond-Knight HammarbyMidfielder30
Chloe Logarzo Kansas CityMidfielder26
Kyra Cooney-Cross Melbourne VictoryMidfielder19
Sam Kerr ChelseaForward27
Hayley Raso EvertonForward26
Caitlin Foord ArsenalForward26
Emily Gielnik Brisbane RoarForward29
Kyah Simon PSVForward30
Mary Fowler MontepellerForward18
Mackenzie Arnold West HamGoalkeeper27
Laura Brock EA GuingampDefender31
Courtney Nevin Western Sydney WanderersDefender19
Charlotte Grant FC RosengårdDefender19

Sweden squad for the Tokyo Games

Goalkeepers: Jennifer Falk, Hedvig Lindahl, Zecira Musovic.

Defenders: Jonna Andersson, Nathalie Bjorn, Magda Eriksson, Hanna Glas, Amanda Ilestedt, Emma Kullberg, Julia Roddar.

Midfielders: Filippa Angeldahl, Kosovare Asllani, Hanna Bennison, Olivia Schough, Caroline Seger.

Forwards: Stina Blackstenius, Lina Hurtig, Sofia Jakobsson, Madelen Janogy, Fridolina Rolfo, Anna Anvegard, Rebecka Blomqvist.

Betting odds for Matildas vs Sweden

The Matildas go into this match as real outsiders and are fetching odds of 6.50 to claim a win. 

Sweden are strong 1.36 favourites to claim victory, while even the draw is seen as a long shot at 4.33. 

Odds courtesy of Sportsbet and correct at the time of publication.

Josh Thomas