Fortunately for Sweden, morale in the camp is high ahead of the match in Solna, thanks in part to Sweden's 10 points from four matches in Group B4, but also thanks to Dejan Kulusevski returning to the squad after a long injury lay-off.
Kulusevski's last cap came against Azerbaijan almost two years ago, at the end of the previous Nations League cycle, but four appearances for Tottenham was enough for Graham Potter to hand him a recall.
Centre-back Hjalmar Ekdal was happy to see Kulusevski back in the squad and was full of praise for the winger: "It’s the same Dejan! He drives this team forward, even if he is not at his best. But it is really fun to see him here, and I have to say that he looks damn good! He is a leader both on and off the pitch. I think he defines this national team."
Potter has been at the helm for a year now, therefore he has the option of picking Kulusevski for the first time - a good problem to have, thinks Alexander Isak: "You want a squad that gives the coach a bit of a headache. Dejan is a type of player that we don’t have otherwise - he will be unique in the team.
"There is a lot of quality; we have seen it both here in the national team and at Tottenham. So it is great for us that he is back," the Liverpool man added.
After four goals in four matches in the campaign so far, Viktor Gyokeres is expected to start in the centre-forward position, with Isak either partnering him as part of a two-man forward line, or starting out wide.
With the Arsenal man in great form for Blagult, and Kulusevski and Anthony Elanga back in the squad, Isak will have to fight to keep his place in the line-up, though he maintains there is space for all four Premier League attackers in Potter's team.
“There are two strikers and two wingers, slash players who can play as a 'ten', they’re not four players who only play in one position"
As for getting the best out of them: "That is a problem for Graham," Isak added.
One piece of bad news for Sweden, however, was that Patrik Walemark has been forced to withdraw from the squad after picking up an injury in training. The forward, who made his debut in the September-October international window, has returned to his club, Lech Poznan, and so far no replacement has been called up.