Football prediction Switzerland vs Spain: Home team in a storm
The match between Switzerland and Spain in the Nations League takes place at 1:45 a.m. on September 9. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Switzerland vs Spain team information
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin will have to make at least two changes for the game, with Elvedi and Xhaka suspended following red cards against Denmark. Gregory Wuthrich and Denis Zakaria are expected to replace them, with the rest of the squad likely to remain the same. Breel Embolo, who has scored 15 goals for the country, will continue to lead the line-up, with Fabian Rieder and Ruben Vargas in attacking roles.
For Spain, coach Luis de la Fuente could make a few changes after the draw with Serbia, with Pedri and Alejandro Grimaldo likely to come in for Marc Cucurella and Ayoze Perez. Dani Olmo could play as a false nine, with Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams continuing on the wing. Mikel Oyarzabal, who scored the winner in the Euro 2024 final, is also an option. Goalkeeper David Raya is expected to continue in the starting XI due to Unai Simon's injury, while Manchester City's Rodri could come in, although his starting role remains uncertain.
Latest expected lineup for Switzerland vs Spain
Switzerland:
Kobel; Wuthrich, Akanji, Rodriguez; Widmer, Freuler, Zakaria, Aebischer; Rieder, Embolo, Vargas
Spain:
Raya; Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Grimaldo; Pedri, Zubimendi, Ruiz; Yamal, Olmo, N Williams
Latest football commentary Switzerland vs Spain
Switzerland kicked off their 2024 Nations League campaign on Thursday night with a 2-0 defeat to Denmark, following their penalty shootout exit in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals against England. Denmark scored twice in the final 10 minutes, leaving Switzerland bottom of the group after Nico Elvedi and Granit Xhaka were sent off.
Under Murat Yakin, Switzerland finished fourth in the inaugural 2018-19 Nations League campaign and third in the last two. They will be looking to pick up their first points in League A Group 4 next Sunday, before continuing with games against Serbia and Denmark in October.
Switzerland last beat Spain in September 2022, winning 2-1 in the Nations League, but their overall record against Spain is just two in 25 meetings since 1925.
As for Spain, coach Luis de la Fuente described the 0-0 draw with Serbia as a "pre-season game" and was not worried. Despite dominating the game, Spain could not score and are currently third with one point. They have not advanced past the last 16 of the World Cup since 2010, but have won Euro 2024 and Olympic gold in Paris. They are also the reigning Nations League champions after beating Croatia in June 2023.
Spain have not lost a game since March and have not lost a competitive match since March 2023. While this may be a difficult match to predict after a major tournament, Spain are determined to get back to winning ways before facing Denmark in October. Expect Switzerland to struggle, but Spain to take all three points.
Switzerland vs Spain score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Switzerland vs Spainas follows:
- Sportsmole:Switzerland 1-2 Spain
- WhoScore:Switzerland 1-3 Spain
- Our newspaper predicts:Switzerland 1-2 Spain
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