You BetSweden and Denmark are 'derby' pick of the Uefa Euro 2016 play-offs
No clear favourites are emerging in the battle of Scandinavian rivals given their close rankings in round of first-leg ties
This week's most competitive internationals are the play-offs for the last four places at the Euro 2016 finals and none more so than the "derby" between Sweden and Denmark, which rounds off the first-leg ties tonight before the return matches start tomorrow.
On paper, this is the closest of the four play-offs, with the oddsmakers barely able to separate the two teams in terms of which one will qualify for next summer's tournament in France.
The dangerman for Sweden is clearly Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was the joint third highest scorer in qualifying with eight goals
That lesson was reiterated in the first play-off on Thursday, when Hungary appeared to upset the odds to win in Norway, but in reality merely confirmed their superior position in the rankings.
Hungary are 33rd, making them the third-best of the countries involved in the play-offs, whereas Norway are 46th, with only Slovenia ranked lower among the eight teams.
The gap between Denmark (ranked 35th) and Sweden (45th) is the smallest in the four play-offs, which explains the difficulty in identifying a clear favourite, but on form and rankings the Danes look hard to beat.
