There is no shortage of world-class attacking power on display at the MetLife Stadium as France and Sweden meet for the 24th time but first at a World Cup.
Four-goal duo Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele have led the French to three wins out of three.
Sweden, meanwhile, are looking to Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak to find the net if they are to believe they can pull off an upset.
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France vs Sweden Tips Summary
Best Bet - France/Over 3.5 Goals @ 6/4
Alternative Bet - Michael Olise to Score @ 7/4
Bet Builder - Mike Maignan Over 2.5 Saves, France to Score in Both Halves, Anthony Elanga 2+ Fouls Won @ 7/1
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France vs Sweden Prediction
Best Bet: France/Over 3.5 Goals @ 6/4
Sweden have conceded 20 goals in Graham Potter's nine games in charge of Sweden, without a single clean sheet, so surely the ex-Brighton and Chelsea boss has to fear the worst here.
Potter has tweaked and changed Sweden's style in his months in charge, basically deciding that attack is the best form of defence because his rearguard is utterly unreliable.
Seven of his nine matches in charge have produced four goals or more and, even allowing for the tension around a World Cup knockout game, his team do not look capable of keeping Mbappe & Co. at bay.
France have a knack of throwing in the odd disappointing game but, fresh from thumping one Scandinavian side - Norway's second string, 4-1 - back them to repeat the dose against the Swedes.
Alternative Bet: Michael Olise to Score @ 7/4
Bayern Munich star Michael Olise is yet to score for France at these finals, but the sublime string-puller can have his day in the sun in East Rutherford.
Olise comes off a season in which he has scored 21 goals for his German club and came into the tournament off the back of a hat-trick in a 3-1 friendly win over Northern Ireland.
He has averaged 2.7 shots per game throughout the group stage, so he'll break his duck soon enough.
France vs Sweden Bet Builder Tip
Mike Maignan Over 2.5 Saves
France to Score in Both Halves
Anthony Elanga 2+ Fouls Won
Pays @ 7/1
Even a Norway side missing Erling Haaland managed to force Mike Maignan into making three saves in the final round of Group I games.
Sweden are no better than Norway's second string but do have forwards who can ruffle France's not always convincing back line.
And that means that Mike Maignan may well be called upon at least three times to make a save.
Make Maignan over 2.5 saves the first leg of the France-Sweden Bet Builder with France to score in both halves the second.
After taking a half against Senegal to get going, France have scored in five successive halves and can notch either side of the break in this tussle.
Anthony Elanga turned in an outstanding effort in Sweden's 1-1 draw against Japan, with the Japanese defenders determined to stop him.
The Newcastle flier was fouled five times, so he can win at least a couple against Les Bleus.
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Key Match Stats
France have won 12 of their last 14 matches and each of the last four, qualifying for round two with maximum points
Sweden have won only three of their last 13 internationals and only one - 5-1 against Tunisia - of their last five
Les Bleus have found the net in each of their last 16 internationals, scoring two or more in 15 of those fixtures
Both teams have scored in each of Sweden's last nine matches and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14
Each of France's last 12 matches have produced over 2.5 goals
Kylian Mbappe has scored 52 goals over the past 12 months including 10 times for France, four at these finals
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