Switzerland will be without talisman Granit Xhaka who will miss the Spain clash after he was suspended.
The Swiss face Spain in an enticing Uefa Euros 2020 quarter-final match on Friday, July 2 at 7 pm. Switzerland stunned World Cup 2018 Champions France by knocking them out of the round of 16 by penalties after a 3-3 draw.
Spain were also forced to gather their grit and knocked out Croatia 5-3 in the round of 16 in a free-scoring match. Spain scored the two winning goals in extra time.
This will be the Red Crosses’ (Switzerland's) fourth quarter-final appearance in a major tournament (World Cup and Euros) and their first in the Euros. The Swiss have lost three of their last quarter-final matches and will play their first quarter-final in the past 67 years.
However, the Granit Xhaka (Arsenal midfielder) captained side are one of the high scoring teams and will also face an attacking Spanish side coached by Luis Enrique. Switzerland have scored two goals in their last three Euro matches.
Spain too were an underrated team prior to Euros as they were criticised for squad selection. Head coach Luis Enrique did not select any Real Madrid player and Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has also been condemned to the bench with Athletic Bilbao’s Unai Simon receiving the nod.
The Sergio Busquets (Barcelona midfielder) captained side became the first team in Euros history to score 5+ goals in consecutive games. They had not registered over 4 goals in their 42 matches in Euros. Spain are predicted to win against Switzerland.
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Betika Odds for Switzerland vs Spain
Switzerland win - 5.20
Draw - 3.75
Spain win - 1.68
Match Facts
This is the first time Switzerland and Spain are meeting at the Uefa Euros. The two met in 1966, 1994 and 2010 World Cups, with Spain W2 D0 L1.
Spain have W16 D5 L1 in 22 matches against Switzerland.
To qualify
Spain have scored 11 goals in 4 games while conceding 4 while Switzerland have scored 7 goals in 4 games while conceding 8 in the Euros 2020.
Both teams have scored in four of the last seven meetings including the 1-1 draw in their last encounter in 2020.
Both teams to score (Gg/ng) Yes: 1.91 No: 1.86
Possible Lineups
Switzerland: Yann Sommer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez, Kevin Mbabu, Remo Freuler, Denis Zakaria, Steven Zuber, Xherdan Shaqiri, Haris Seferovic, Breel Embolo
Spain: Unai Simon, Cesar Azpilicueta, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba, Koke, Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata, Pablo Sarabia
Players to Watch
Switzerland: Haris Seferovic has 3 goals while Xherdan Shaqiri has scored twice in this Euro tourney.
Spain: Alvaro Morata has scored twice in 4 Euro 2020 games and has registered an 83.2% passing accuracy
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