Introduction

Switzerland head to Germany for Euro 2024 with the aim of continuing their improving trend in what will be their fifth European Championship.

In each of their first two finals, they registered just a single point and it was not until they were co-hosts in 2008 with Austria that they claimed their first win. Progress to the knockout stages did not arrive until 2016 while they made their first quarter-final four years ago, knocking World Cup winners France out in the process.

Murat Yakin’s side are well established in the top 20 of the FIFA Rankings, proving that they have enjoyed a sustained run of competing with the major nations. In fact, the last time they were outside of this bracket was 2012.

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🔮 Euro 2024 predictions

Tournament Performance: Quarter-Finals

Switzerland are 2.50 with Paddy Power for Group A Runner Up.

Switzerland look well placed to progress through to the last 16 of the competition, though probably in second behind Germany. Equally, they are risky to back or even oppose in match result markets given their tendency to draw games. 

Recent form suggests that it is worth backing both teams to score in their fixtures, with six of their last eight competitive matches seeing BTTS land.

Against the better teams in the competition, it appears that they will simply concede too many goals to be a serious force, which means that replicating 2020’s run to the quarter-finals looks like the absolute maximum that this group can achieve.

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Switzerland Euro 2024 Qualifying Data

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📖 How they qualified

Switzerland finished second in Group I behind Romania, despite only losing once in their ten group outings.

Their weakness was drawing matches. Yakin’s side drew half of their ten matches, showing an inability to beat even relatively modest opponents. Twice they were held against Kosovo, while they also played out a 3-3 home draw against Belarus and were also held 2-2 by Romania.

In that fixture against the Romanians, which went some way to costing them top spot, Switzerland led 2-0 after 88 minutes.

Renowned as a side stronger at the back than going forward, the number of goals they conceded was alarming. In particular, set pieces were a weak link, conceding three times from them.

But it was in the second half of matches that they were especially weak. Indeed, every goal they conceded in qualifying came after the break and ten of the 11 came after the hour mark. There was a clear trend of being more vulnerable as the match wore on.

Having allowed just 5.53 xGA in qualifying, there is evidence to suggest the Swiss were not as bad as the statistics would suggest, though. Indeed, they gave up fewer than six shots per game.

In terms of their style, they played a patient brand of football that saw them dominate possession but they also recorded a high number of crosses per match with 21.05 per 90 minutes. 

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👕 Players to watch

Burnley forward Zeki Amdouni stepped up impressively in qualifying to lead Group I with six goals at a rate of 1.03 per 90. What was impressive about his displays was his ability to get himself into scoring positions. This is reflected by the fact he accumulated 5.69 xG, suggesting his scoring tally was not a hot streak and could be sustainable if he gets on the end of chances at a similar rate.

With a scoring rate like that, he will be the Swiss player to watch in the anytime goalscorer market. However, it is worth noting that the return of Monaco striker Breel Embolo from a long term injury could see his game-time decreased.

The key creative force of the Swiss team, meanwhile, is still Xherdan Shaqiri, who will be going to his third European Championship. With 3.54 key passes per 90, no one in Group I managed more than the 32-year-old Chicago Fire player. He also posted 4.78 crosses per 90, which was just 0.01 behind compatriot Ricardo Rodriguez.

As a prominent set piece taker, he is likely to generate assists and in qualifying he managed three such actions at 0.46 per 90. 

Goalkeeper Yann Sommer will also have a big role to play. Although Switzerland’s defensive record in qualifying was disappointing, the shot-stopper is coming off a memorable season with Inter, winning Serie A.

He posted the highest save percentage of any regular goalkeeper in Italy’s top-flight and secured the best clean sheet rate. If he can replicate that form again in Germany, Switzerland’s chances of progression will be significantly elevated.

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