Can Switzerland thwart Germany in Nations League?
Switzerland vs Germany - 06/09/2020
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Switzerland welcome Germany to St. Jakob-Park on Sunday, with the two sides clashing in Nations League Group A4.
Switzerland currently sit bottom of the group after losing their opening game, while Germany are third following a draw.
Despite enjoying 56% possession against Ukraine on Thursday, Vladamir Petkovic’s side lost their opening 2020/21 Nations League game 2-1.
Haris Seferovic equalised for Switzerland after Andriy Yarmolenko gave Ukraine the lead, but Oleksandr Zinchenko’s second-half goal secured the win for the home side.
Switzerland racked up an admirable nine shots against Ukraine. However, they only managed to land one attempt on target.
After winning their final three Euro 2020 qualifiers to finish top of Group D, Switzerland’s winning streak has now ended.
Meanwhile, Germany opened their 2020/21 Nations League account by drawing with Spain at Mercedes-Benz Arena on Thursday.
New Chelsea striker Timo Werner put the Germans ahead early in the second half, but a last-gasp injury-time strike from Jose Luis Gaya saw the two nations share the points.
Germany only saw 41% possession as Spain dominated large spells of the game, but Joachim Low’s side managed to get seven of their ten shots on target.
The German’s unbeaten run now stands at six games. Victories over Northern Ireland (2-0 and 6-1), Estonia (3-0) and Belarus (4-0), along with a friendly draw against Argentina all came towards the end of 2019.
Head-to-head: Remarkably, Switzerland claimed a 5-3 victory the last time these two sides met. However, Germany were unbeaten in 18 encounters prior to that – winning 16 and drawing two.
Having said that, Switzerland’s previous meeting with Germany came all the way back in 2012, so you can’t read too much into their overall head-to-head record.
Team news: Despite missing the majority of last season through injury, Niklas Sule and Leroy Sane both started for Germany against Spain.
It is unclear whether or not the Bayern Munich pair will feature from the off on Sunday, but Kai Havertz could feature after finalising his move to Chelsea.
As for Switzerland, goalkeeping coach Patrick Foletti tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, although it seems as though no players have been affected as yet.
Switzerland and Germany have both won four of their previous six outings in all competitions, so this is set to be a tight game between two in-form nations.
Germany clear boast the stronger squad, but Forebet predicts that Switzerland will hold the favourites to a low-scoring draw on Sunday.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UNL
424414
X
1 - 1
3.34
13°
3.76
4.15
3.76
1.83
1
1
-1
1 - 1(0 - 1)
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