Switzerland struck first against Qatar last time out and should have really come away with all three points.

They are likely to be the dominant side again here given that they are up against a Bosnia side that will sit deep and look to soak up pressure.

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Bosnia and fouls have gone hand in hand in recent matches. In their opening World Cup fixture against Qatar, they committed 20 fouls, which is not an unusual figure for Sergej Barbarez’s side.

Indeed, it was the 5th time in 11 games that they have hit the 20-foul mark. Over the course of their 10-match qualifying run, they committed at least 14 fouls on nine of 10 occasions and were the most prolific criminals in UEFA in this regard.

Even accounting for extra time against Wales and Italy, they averaged 16.5 fouls per 90 – the highest figure in Europe. The Swiss, meanwhile, won 12.5 fouls per 90 on average but have not faced a team so prolific in this regard as Bosnia.

Both matches in Group B finished 1-1 in the opening matchday, keeping alive a strong trend of both these teams being involved in games with 2+ goals.

For Switzerland, six of their last seven have seen at least a couple of strikes, while nine of Bosnia’s last 10 games have all seen at least a couple of goals (5 of their last 6 have finished 1-1).

Switzerland, in particular, will feel unfortunate that they did not score more against Qatar, given they generated a massive 3.2xG.

Bosnia fashioned 0.98xG against Canada, but their coach lamented their defensive mindset in the game and will set his team out more offensively.

It came as a sizeable shock that Manzambi was left out of the starting XI for the Qatar clash, but the Freiburg midfielder is expected to come back into the team for this game, having offered two shots off the bench in a 25-minute cameo in the opening fixture.

That aligned with his shoot-on-sight reputation from the qualifiers, when he had 3.28 shots per 90 – a figure no Swiss player with more than 45 minutes of action could eclipse. He also had 2.96 shots per 90 in the Bundesliga last season, despite playing a more defensive role than he does with the Swiss.

Manzambi is a player who is willing to shoot from range, and again, a Bosnia team likely to sit back and defend, that attribute will allow him to get plenty of efforts away.

Demirovic’s job will be to act as a battering ram at the forefront of the Bosnia attack.

He will be their out ball and will be physical and combative throughout this game, both to relieve pressure on the defence and to win set-piece opportunities his side can profit from. His foul numbers are enormous as he has committed at least two fouls in each of his last six starts for club and country.

During the qualifying campaign, he committed 17 fouls in seven games at a rate of 2.19 per 90. In the opening match against Canada, he gave away four free kicks.

Sead Kolasinac was the standout performer for Bosnia in their 1-1 draw with Canada in the opening group game, as he provided the assist for the first goal, before then completing a spectacular goalline clearance. The former Arsenal defender was left frustrated at full-time as Canada eventually found the equaliser, making this a big game for Bosnia in the context of the group.

Kolasinac finished the match with three fouls - he was lucky to be let off without a booking by a lenient Facundo Tello. The 32-year-old will have another tough test on the defensive front here, coming up against the Swiss wide players.

The Swiss drew 12 fouls against Qatar last time out, and their wingers Ruben Vargas and Dan Ndoye combined to account for eight of those infringements. They sometimes look to interchange on the flanks, which will make life difficult for Kolasinac, who likes to be strong in his challenges.