Switzerland vs Italy Prediction & Match Preview

Switzerland vs Italy Prediction

Switzerland and Italy will raise the curtain on the knockout phase of the 2024 Euro. They meet each other in the last-16 round on Saturday afternoon at Olympiastadion Berlin.

Italy enter the tie as slight favourites bit Switzerland are yet to suffer a defeat in this tournament. Can La Nati cause an upset?

• Switzerland lost just 1 of the last 17 games across competitions.
• Five of Italy’s previous six outings ended with fewer than three goals scored.
• Three of Switzerland’s last four fixtures finished with fewer than three goals scored.
• Only one of the previous six H2H clashes between Switzerland and Italy provided three or more goals.

Switzerland started the competition with an empathic 3-1 victory over Hungary. They followed it up with successive 1-1 draws to Scotland and Germany.

Head coach Murat Yakin can be particularly pleased with his team’s display in the final game of the group stage.

The Swiss team had the hosts on the ropes but got unlucky to concede a last-gasp equalizer by Niclas Fullkrug.

Italy survived a dramatic end to their third-round clash against Croatia. Azzurri trailed in the game all up until the eighth minute of stoppage time.

Substitute Mattia Zaccagni then bagged a beautiful goal to rescue the Italians and secure them the second-place finish in Group B.

Switzerland vs Italy Predicted Lineups and Team News

The only problem for Murat Yakin ahead of the last-16 round clash is the suspension of his right wing-back Silvan Widmer. Widmer got booked late in the outing against Germany and will be forced to skip this tie.

We also expect Ruben Vargas to return to the starting lineup in place of Fabian Rieder. The rest of the team should remain unchanged.

Italy’s formation with Federico Dimarco as a left winger functioned great against Croatia on Monday.

Azziurri had control throughout most of the game despite conceding first on the occasion. We would not be surprised to see Luciano Spalletti utilizing the same formula against the Swiss outfit.

Switzerland (3-4-2-1): Sommer – Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez – Schar, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer – Ndoye, Vargas – Embolo

Italy (4-5-1): Donnarumma – Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Darmian – Barella, Jorginho, Raspadori, Pellegrini, Dimarco – Retegui

Goalless draw very much a possibility

Both Switzerland and Italy have done very well defensively so far in the tournament. The two outfits were especially impressive at the back in the most recent matches.

Switzerland limited Germany to just three shots on target on the final day in Group A while Italy denied most of Croatia’s attacks without too many issues on Monday.

Three of Switzerland’s previous four outings across competitions ended with fewer than three goals scored.

The same scenario happened in five of Italy’s last six games across competitions. When we add the importance of this affair to the mix, the appeal for the low-scoring contest grows.

Lastly, only one of the previous six head-to-head matches between Switzerland and Italy provided three or more goals. We are happy to take the Under 1.5 goals pick at the odds of 2.62.

Penalties to decide the quarter-finalist

Among many exciting betting markets for this game, we fancy method of victory in particular.

It is very difficult to separate these two rivals at the moment. Switzerland are the underdogs here but they’ve lost just 1 of the last 17 matches in all competitions.

La Nati drew in three of their last four games across competitions. Assuming there is a chance that this game goes to extra-time and possibly penalties, we fancy Italy to advance in these circumstances.

Gianluigi Donnarumma is an excellent penalty-kick stopper. He saved Luka Modric’s penalty on Monday against Croatia. He also helped Azzurri win the previous Euro with sensational saves in the penalty shootout in the final against England and Wembley.

You can back Italy to win on penalties at the sky-high 9.00 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- June 26, 2024

Switzerland vs Italy Betting Tips

Under 1.5 goals (90 mins)

OK

2.62 Odds

Correct FT Score: 0-0

OK

7.80 Odds

Italy to win on Penalties

OK

9.00 Odds