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Switzerland v Serbia
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Kick Off: Friday 15th November at 19:45
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Competition: UEFA Nations League
This UEFA Nations League battle in League A, Group 4 encounter carries certain permutations that will effect both Switzerland and Serbia no matter the outcome on Friday night.
It is much simpler in the case of Switzerland, who know they cannot be promoted out of the group but suffering defeat in this contest would confirm relegation out of it. They are yet to win any of their previous four in this competition.
Serbia know three points would take their promotion hopes into their next and final group fixture. Defeat to The Swiss would only rule them out if Denmark then avoided defeat when they play at home to Spain. A draw and a Danish triumph also means their top-two prospects are officially over.
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Although yet to get off the mark in this UEFA Nations League group, it is hard to ignore Switzerland’s rather amazing home record. They’ve only lost twice on home soil since November 2020; both coming against current European Champions Spain!
Defeat for them here would confirm relegation out of their UEFA Nations League group, so they have the added motivation. They are also too good to go through a group such as this without winning and circumstances could help them here. Serbia really need the win themselves, not for definite but realistically they do. This should lead to an open match that should likely suit the home side.
It is also worth mentioning that the Serbs have won only two of their last eight (not including Euro 2024) on their travels, with those victories coming in friendlies. Six ended in defeat, four of which without scoring in reply.
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👕 Switzerland v Serbia Predicted XI
🔍 Switzerland v Serbia Players To Watch
🔴 Breel Embolo
The Monaco striker is pretty much a nailed-on first choice in attack for Switzerland and has been for a while. That is despite not necessarily being a free-flowing goalscorer. However, he does offer something that clearly keeps him in the side. One reason could be for his work rate in and out of possession. Certainly off the ball he does a job for the team, which is firmly a part of his footballing characteristic.
It is hard to ignore the fact Embolo is averaging 1.55 fouls per game this season in all of his combined appearances for club and country. Only in five displays has he failed to make at least one foul.
In addition to this, across this UEFA Nations League group the centre forward is joint-top in the squad for fouls committed. Given this is something of a high stakes game, tensions will be felt all across the pitch.
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💻 Switzerland v Serbia Form and Tactics
Switzerland’s run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 is now very much a thing of the past as they’ve seemingly suffered a headache following this. Since then, they are winless in UEFA Nations League action, losing three and drawing once. However, more worryingly is the fact they’ve conceded two or more goals in each of those. In fact, they’ve kept only one shutout in their previous 10 international fixtures.
Although claiming only one point from their last two, Switzerland should take some comfort from the fact they won the xG battle each time, including when losing 2-0 away in Serbia. That setback in Dubočica saw Murat Yakin’s men earn an xG of 1.60 against 0.66 from the opposition, but did not even score.
They would also throw away the lead on two occasions when drawing 2-2 at home to Denmark, despite their xG of 2.13 outweighing the 1.15 claimed by the Danes.
Performances have been stronger on home soil compared to on their travels. In their two home group games they would average 17 shots per match, yet did not win either. Earning an average of 7.50 corners in them as well reflects they can build up periods of pressure. However, Spain remain the only team to have beaten Switzerland in a home international match since October 2020.
Serbia realistically need to play for the win here, but this is a nation with only three victories across their last 13 games. However, one of those was against Switzerland as recently as last month. Within this period, all three wins came alongside a clean sheet as well, plus on every occasion they were leading at half-time, too.
Goals have not been a major part of Serbian contests of late. Only one of their previous seven would feature three or more goals, which was the 3-0 loss to Spain last time out. Another major worry for Dragan Stojković’s side is failing to score in five of their last seven encounters, including three of their four in UEFA Nations League action.
This team has recorded an average xG of 0.63 across their four UEFA Nations League contests in this group. It that continues, they’ll have to be very precise in front of goal and super focussed defensively. Increasing their average shot count above the 6.50 they’re currently at would be one way of boosting their offensive output.
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🏁 Switzerland v Serbia Ref Watch
- Referee: Clément Turpin
- The 42-year-old Frenchman has awarded two red cards over his previous six matches. Nevertheless, he is a much-respected referee on the European scene given he has officiated at the last three European Championships and two World Cups.
- Last Sunday, he issued out a penalty to both Lens and Nantes in their Ligue 1 fixture. In fact, Turpin has awarded nine penalties across the 12 fixtures he has officiated this season; an average of 0.75 per game. This is well up from his average last season, which stood at 0.29 per match.
- The FIFA listed referee can be expected to lay down the law at international level just as much as he does on the club scene. Over the previous five international encounters he has officiated, he has awarded an average of 20.2 fouls per clash.When Turpin has watched over Switzerland and Serbia games across his career he has penalised them on average 11.00 and 13.00 times respectively.
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