Switzerland vs Italy Prediction | UEFA EURO 2024 | Round of 16
Jun 28, 2024 published
KICK-OFF: Saturday 29th June, 2024 - Nigeria – 5:00pm / UK – 5:00pm
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PREDICTED LINE-UPS
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Sommer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Stergiou, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas; Embolo
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE: Zuber (Injured)
ITALY
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Darmian, Bastoni, Dimarco; Frattesi, Jorginho, Barella; Chiesa, Zaccagni, Pellegrini
UNAVAILABLE: Calafiori (Suspended)
QUESTIONABLE: Fagioli (Injured)
MATCH PREDICTION
Switzerland were just a couple of minutes away from winning Group A and heading into a tie with Denmark this weekend but, instead, Niclas Fullkrug’s late equaliser for Germany in a 1-1 draw last week means the Swiss have fallen onto what is the ‘easier’ side of the draw. Their first test is against the defending champions Italy, who equalised with pretty much the last kick of the game against Croatia on Monday with Mattia Zaccagni’s strike actually sending them through as it turns out they would have been eliminated with the results that followed. Switzerland have been efficient and relatively impressive but were held to a 1-1 draw with arguably the weakest team in the competition in Scotland. Italy have been unconvincing but do have quality peppered throughout their squad. This should be quite an even contest with Switzerland perhaps the better side of the two in terms of performances thus far and a double chance bet in favour of the Swiss looks a good bet.