Switzerland vs Spain Prediction & Tips
The Stadium of Saint Petersburg, in Russia, opens its doors again to host a Euro 2020 match and this time, on the pitch where Zenit players usually play, it will be Vladimir Petkovic’s Switzerland and Luis Enrique’s Spain to compete for a seat in the semifinals in the maximum continental competition for nations. The two teams have returned from as many spectacular round of 16 matches played on Monday 28 June that did not skimp on emotions and that give the measure of what could also be the match in Russia.
In the afternoon it was Spain who first took the field against the vice world champions Croatia. A match full of twists and turns that was resolved only in extra time. Spain seemed to have closed in the 77th minute when Manchester City’s Ferran Torres goal brought the Red Furies 3-1 after PSG’s Pablo Sarabia first and Chelsea’s Azpilicueta then reversed the Croatian opening lead. Spain, however, settled down too soon, conceding two Croatian goals between 85 ‘and 92’ and were forced into extra time where Juventus Alvaro Morata and Miel Oyarzabal of Real Sociedad thought about re-establishing the double advantage. For Morata, in particular, a nice revenge after in recent days he had denounced the death threats received against him and against his family for the opaque previous performances.
In the evening, then, came the sensational surprise with the elimination of the world champions of France. The Swiss of Vladimir Petkovic, a team that Italy had mistreated in the group stage by winning 3-0, threw out the “cockerels” from the European Championship. A bitter farewell to the national team, therefore, for Didier Deschamps who pays for the last penalty missed by the star Kylian Mbappé. And to think that for Switzerland there seemed to be little to do fifteen minutes from the end: after the initial advantage of Haris Seferovic of Benfica, France had gone 3-1 before conceding Seferovic’s second goal and then the final equalizer of Mario Gavranovic of Dinamo Zagreb. No Rossocrociato made a mistake on penalties and Yann Sommer’s save against the aforementioned Mbappé was decisive. The only drawback of a perfect evening for Switzerland was the warning to Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka, already in warning and therefore disqualified for the quarter-final against Spain.
For Switzerland this is the best result ever obtained in the final phase of a European that is paired with the three quarters obtained in the past at the World Cup. The precedents with Spain are not exactly a good omen for the Swiss since out of 22 matches they have won 1 against 5 draws and 16 defeats. The last two matches are less than a year ago in the UEFA Nations League with Spain who won 1-0 in Madrid with a goal from the aforementioned Oyarzabal and a 1-1 draw in Basel with goals from Remo Freuler and Gerard Moreno.
Spain have won 16 of the previous 21 against Switzerland.
Spain are unbeaten in 12 consecutive games in all competitions.
Switzerland has so far conceded at least 1 goal in all matches played in this European Championship.
There have been 4 consecutive Under 2.5s in the last 4 head to head.
Switzerland will have a major absence in their starting lineup, midfielder Granit Xhaka suspended for one round.
Switzerland achieved a half miracle by recovering two goals in the round of 16 and Spain instead had the Croatians recover two goals but we think that Luis Enrique’s eleven will not be caught by surprise again for anything else against a national team that on paper it is much weaker than Croatia. Let’s say Spain in the 90 minutes for the transition to the semifinal.
Switzerland – Spain FREE TIPS
Spain – Win @ 1.65
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
