Switzerland vs Italy: Euro 2024 Group Stage Prediction Match Details
Switzerland and Italy are set to compete in the opening round of 16 of the Euro 2024 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday. Both teams will be aiming for a victory to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.
Switzerland Preview & Form
Switzerland comes into this game having qualified for the knockout stage as runners-up in Group A behind hosts Germany. The Swiss have had a challenging journey in the Euro 2024 campaign. In their first game, they secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Hungary. However, in the second and third rounds, they played to 1-1 draws against Scotland and Germany, respectively. Murat Yakin’s team has proven to be a tough team to beat, having gone undefeated in seven matches across all competitions. They have also been consistent in scoring, finding the back of the net in each of their last six matches.
Italy Preview & Form
Italy will begin their knockout rounds against Switzerland after finishing in second place in Group B with a mixed-form campaign in the group stage. The Azzurri will hope to continue defending their European Championship title after securing a 2-1 victory against Albania, but in the second match of Euro 2024, they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Spain. They then had a dramatic game against Croatia in their final group-stage match, where they played a 1-1 draw to advance. Luciano Spalletti’s team has looked solid defensively, with Gianluigi Donnarumma being impressive in goal, but they have struggled to score goals in the tournament, managing to score just three so far. The Azzurri have looked decent, having only suffered one defeat in their last nine games.
Switzerland vs Italy: Predicted Lineups
Switzerland Predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Sommer (GK); Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Stergiou, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas; Embolo
Italy Predicted lineup (3-5-2): Donnarumma (GK); Darmian, Mancini, Bastoni; Di Lorenzo, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Dimarco; Chiesa, Scamacca
Switzerland vs Italy Team News
Switzerland Euro 2024 Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Yann Sommer (Inter).
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle), Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart), Silvan Widmer (Mainz), Cedric Zesiger (Wolfsburg).
Midfielders: Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Ardon Jashari (Lucerne), Fabian Rieder (Stade Rennes), Vincent Sierro (Toulouse), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
Forwards: Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Breel Embolo (Monaco), Kwadwo Duah (Ludogorets), Dan Ndoye (Bologna), Noah Okafor (AC Milan), Renato Steffen (FC Lugano), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Steven Zuber (AEK Athens).
Italy Euro 2024 Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Meret (Napoli), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham).
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Matteo Darmian (Inter), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Federico Gatti (Juventus).
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella (Inter), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Michael Folorunsho (Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter), Jorginho (Arsenal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (AS Roma), Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus).
Forwards: Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
Switzerland vs Italy H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Italy 1-1 Switzerland
- Switzerland 0-1 Italy
- Italy 3-0 Switzerland
- Switzerland 1-1 Italy
- Switzerland 0-0 Italy
Switzerland vs Italy: Prediction Betting Tips
Both teams have performed impressively in the group stage of the tournament, but they will aim to outperform each other to advance to the quarterfinals. In their group-stage matches, both teams struggled to keep clean sheets but managed to score at least one goal in each game. As a result, we predict that both teams will score and the match will end in a draw.
