Switzerland vs Spain prediction and betting tips on September 8, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between the national teams of Switzerland and Spain will take place in the 2nd round of the Nations League on September 8, 2024. The trophy holder and winner of the summer Euro has already stumbled, and definitely does not want to repeat the failure.
Switzerland vs Spain: key statistics and trends
- * Switzerland has won only 1 out of 5 previous matches.
- * Spain had won 9 times in a row and beat Germany in extra time at the Euro, but now the team has started with a goalless draw.
- * The most common score between the teams is a 1-1 draw (3 times).
- * Switzerland wins the first half in 53% of matches, Spain wins in 50% of confrontations.
Our prediction for the match Switzerland vs Spain
“The Neutrals” did not look their best a year ago, but still managed to qualify for the next tournament directly. Being already at the Euro, they showed much more meaningful football, having collected 5 points in the group (there happened a win in the game against Hungary and the draws in the struggles with Scotland and Germany), after which they beat Italy with a 2-0 score in the play-offs. Only the English stopped their “march” (that was in a penalty shoot-out). Well, and everyone remembers what “La Furia Roja” showed: they more than deservedly won the title, having encountered problems only with the Germans, but they beat them, not reaching the penalty shoot-out.
De la Fuente also began the title defence in the League of Nations without Nacho, who had stopped his performance. Many other stars, for various reasons, were also missing – Unai Simon, Merino, Llorente, Fermin Lopez, Baena and Morata, (if we compare to the Euro). Still, there was only one debutant – Pepelu. “The Neutrals” lost Schär, Shaqiri and, surprisingly, Sommer, even though he is 35.
“The Nati” started the tournament in Denmark. Being down to 9 men, the team lost to the hosts. The Spanish team had a clear advantage on the away field in the battle against Serbia. Still, what’s the point if the result was a 0-0 draw?
Switzerland vs Spain: possible starting line-ups
Switzerland (possible line-up): Kobel – Rodriguez, Akanji, Wüthrich – Aebischer, Zakaria, Freuler, Widmer – Vargas, Embolo, Rieder.
Spain (possible line-up): Raya – Cucurella, Laporte, Le Normand, Carvajal – Fabian Ruiz, Zubimendi, Williams, Olmo, Yamal – Ayoze Perez.
Previous head-to-head matches: Switzerland vs Spain
Taking into account 7 previous head-to-head matches, both rivals have won twice. They also won away games in the previous Nations League.
Free prediction for the match Switzerland vs Spain
It is hard to believe in the second consecutive failure of the titleholder, especially since the hosts spent a lot of effort. We bet on the success of the guests (odd: 1.727).