Spain vs Switzerland Prediction & Betting Tips (24 September)

Unhappy finalist of the last edition of the League of Nations, Spain is in a favorable position to qualify for Final 4 again this year. La Roja is indeed at the top of group 2 but the 1st place is still far from being acquired 1 point ahead of Portugal. During the first 4 days, all played last June, Luis Enrique's men did not meet defeat. They started with 2 draws, against Portugal 1-1 and in the Czech Republic 2-2 before winning in Switzerland 0-1 and against the Czech Republic 2-0. After difficult years, Spain is reborn with the advent of a new generation. Semi-finalists of Euro 2021, Pedri's teammates ensured their presence for the 2022 World Cup by taking 1st place in group B of the qualifiers in the Europe zone. Switzerland is struggling in this group 2 League of Nations A and occupies the last place of the classification. Barring an improbable rebound, the Nati can no longer hope to take 1st place and therefore focuses on maintaining League A 1 point behind 3rd.

Granit Xhaka's teammates started the competition with 3 defeats conceded in the Czech Republic 2-1, in Portugal 4-0 and against Spain 0-1. They reacted on the last day by overcoming Portugal 1-0 at home. Beaten in the quarter-finals of Euro 2021 by ... Spain, Switzerland has since confirmed its good dispositions. Undefeated in their qualifying group for the World Cup in Qatar with 5 wins and 3 draws, Murat Yakin's men finished in 1st place, notably ahead of the reigning European champions, Italy.

Absent during the last rally due to injury, the prodigy Pedri (Barcelona, ​​12 sel) is back to complete this group stage of the League of Nations. He could form a 100% Blaugrana midfield with Sergio Busquets (137 sels) and Gavi (10 sels). On the other hand, the important Laporte (Manchester City, 15 caps) and Thiago (Liverpool, 46 caps), are forced to withdraw, as is striker Raul de Tomas (Rayo Vallecano, 4 caps) while the young winger Ansu Fati ( Barcelona, ​​1 goal in 4 caps) was not called up. To occupy the forefront of the attack, Luis Enrique trusts Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid, 26 goals in 56 caps) who is often more effective with the selection than in his clubs. Switzerland has been able to count on a talented generation for several years now, including goalkeeper Sommer (Monchengladbach, 74 caps), defenders Schär (Newcastle, 71 caps) and Rodriguez (Torino, 98 caps), midfielder Xhaka (Arsenal, 104 caps) and forwards Shaqiri (Chicago, 26 goals in 106 caps) and Seferovic (Galatasaray, 25 goals in 86 caps).

Other elements have come to strengthen the selection since. We think in particular of Akanji (Manchester City, 41 caps), Sow (Frankfurt, 30 caps) or Embolo (Monaco, 9 goals in 56 caps). For this September gathering, we must point out the injuries to defender Okoh (19, Salzburg, 0 caps), midfielder Bottani (Lugano, 1 cap) and striker Fassnacht (Young Boys, 4 goals in 15 caps) as well as the non-summons of the side Lotomba (Nice, 7 caps) and the winger Zuber (AEK Athens, 10 goals in 51 caps).