Though Graham Potter will be keen to register a maiden victory in the Swedish dugout following a second-half collapse in the 4-1 loss to Switzerland in his first match in charge, there are factors at play that could backfire on Sweden further down the line if they push for three points tomorrow.
Nine of the current squad have picked up one yellow card so far in the group stage, meaning another against Slovenia (20:45 CET) will rule them out of the playoff semi-final in March. A straight red card - depending on the offence - will earn anything from a one to three-match ban.
To complicate matters further, Anthony Elanga - one of the most public critics of Potter's predecessor, Jon Dahl Tomasson - has left the squad due to personal reasons, while Emil Holm has been ruled out of the match at Strawberry Arena in Solna after picking up a groin injury against Switzerland.
They are the latest players to leave the Swedish camp after Lucas Bergvall and Hugo Larsson last week, while goalkeeper Viktor Johansson did not train today and is being assessed.
"He's recovering today. We'll see how he reacts and then make the decision that's best for us," Potter said of his goalkeeper.
Johansson is one of the nine players on a yellow card, the others being; Emil Krafth, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Isak Hien, Alexander Isak, Alexander Bernhardsson, Emil Forsberg, Yasin Ayari and Jesper Karlstrom.
With so many key men in all positions on a caution, the decision to risk any of them will be tough for the English manager.
"That's really something we have to decide. First I have to figure out which players can play as we recover from the game on Saturday. There are a lot of decisions that have to be made leading up to the game," Potter said, before summing up the juggling act he must perform.
"The match in March is important but we also want to end this on a positive note and win the match (tomorrow)."
Sweden have lost all four matches - two each against the Swiss and Kosovo - since conceding a late equaliser in the reverse fixture with Slovenia to open their campaign in September.
