Switzerland vs Slovenia prediction: teams form analysis, possible lineups on October 3, 2026
UEFA Nations League B
On October 3, 2026, the national teams of Switzerland and Slovenia will face each other in the third round of Division B of the UEFA Nations League. The group leaders should claim another victory.
Switzerland vs Slovenia: team news and expert analysis
At the World Cup, Switzerland began with a squandered victory over Qatar. However, they eventually reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to Argentina only in extra time. They have now opened their campaign in North Macedonia with a 3-0 win. They repeated that scoreline against Scotland, although they played with ten men in that match.
Slovenia finished third in their groups both in the previous Nations League campaign and in World Cup qualifying. They began the current campaign against Scotland and managed to secure a goalless draw. Against neighbouring North Macedonia, they produced a "grandmaster-like" 2-0 home victory.
Embolo and company average 2.1 goals scored per game and 0.8 conceded. The Balkan visitors have a negative goal ratio: 0.8 goals scored and 0.9 conceded on average.
Previous meetings: Switzerland vs Slovenia
There have been eleven head-to-head encounters in total, with the Swiss winning seven and suffering two defeats.
The hosts should have no problems this time either. We are backing them to claim another victory with a "-1 goal" handicap (odds – 1.60).
Switzerland vs Slovenia: key statistics and trends
- Switzerland are unbeaten (in regular time) in eleven consecutive matches
- 60% of Switzerland's matches end with both teams scoring, while the average total goals per match is 2.9
- Slovenia have won just their second match in their last twelve
- 40% of Slovenia's matches end with both teams scoring, while the average total goals per match is 1.7
Switzerland vs Slovenia: possible starting lineups
Switzerland play in a 1-5-4-1 formation (possible lineup): Oblak – Janža, Drkušić, Bijol, Brekalo, Karničnik – Gnezda Čerin, Lovrić, Šturm, Bećir – Vipotnik
Slovenia play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Kobel – Athekame, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez – Freuler, Jashari, Aebischer – Manzambi, Ndoye, Amdouni. Xhaka and Embolo are out of the squad
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