Switzerland v Italy Tip & Quotes, 05.09.2021 – 20:45 – World Cup Qualification Europe
The home game on Thursday in the World Cup qualification against Bulgaria was the first appearance for the Italian national team after winning the 2021 European Championship a few months ago. After the international match in Florence, the spectators were disappointed in the face after the draw against the Bulgarians. However, the small damper had little effect on the situation in group C. Squadra Azzurra still leads the group with 10 points after four games.
The first chasers were the Swiss, who, however, lost two qualifying games and scored the full six points. Should the Confederates win the two international games that are still missing, they will be the new league leaders.
The last match was just a friendly for the Nati. On Wednesday of this week, Greece was received and narrowly prevailed. The two national teams met in Group A at EURO 2021. The later European Championship winner from southern Europe won with a 3-0 victory in June.
Switzerland – Italy Betting odds are, of course, in favour of the European Champion. However, one should certainly not underestimate the Swiss and accordingly a tip on Italy is already associated with a certain risk. Six of the most recent 10 direct comparisons ended with “Less than 2.5 goals”. Whether the “Under 2.5 Goals” bets for this Switzerland – Italy tip offer, we reveal at the end of the forecast.
(Quotation status: 02.09.2021, 11:40 pm)
The national team of Murat Yakin, who replaced the long-time coach Vladimir Petkovic, prevailed against Greece last Wednesday in St. Jakob-Park in his home country and thus fulfilled the role of favourite. Steven Zuber (7th) scored the goals in the first period and Ruben Vargas scored the goals shortly after the intermission (51st). Vangelis Pavlidis was able to equalise in minute 34.
The World Cup Quali runs with two wins after two games in Bulgaria (3:1) and at home against Lithuania (1:0) according to plan. Against Italy, however, the Nati now encounters a real boulder and the reigning European champion.
The Yakin elf has won all four friendly matches this year. Before the Greek game, Nati also beat Finland (3-2), the USA (2-1) and Liechtenstein (7-0). The European Championship this summer was all right with the end of the quarter-finals. Only one win against Turkey (3-0) on the last group match day after regular season. Before that, there was only one goal against Wales (1:1) and Italy (0:3). In the round of the last 16 teams, Switzerland prevailed after penalties against world champions France. In the quarter-finals, the Confederates lost the penalty shootout against Spain and were able to convince in some ways playfully against top teams in the knockout round.
At the 2018 World Cup, the group stage was similar with two draws against Brazil and Costa Rica and a victory against Serbia. In the last sixteen, Switzerland then had to concede a narrow defeat to Sweden (0-1).
Granti Xhaka of FC Arsenal London has been positively tested for coronavirus and will be out on Sunday against Italy. In addition, Breel Embolo, Xherdan Shaqiri, Loris Benito and Mario Gavranovic will be missing due to injury. Dan Ndoye was nominated by OGC Nice.
The four World Championship qualifiers were Breel Embolo, Steven Zuber, Xherdan Shaqiri and Haris Seferovic.
Latest Games of Switzerland
Switzerland: 3 wins – 0 draws – 2 losses
(Status: 02.09.2021)
The European champion was superior in the qualifying game against Bulgaria over the entire season, but lacked the offensive joy of playing. The underdog was naturally only in the back and touched plenty of concrete. In addition, the guest goalkeeper proved his class several times with good parades. Only at the 1:0 for Italy the goalie couldn’t make it (16th, Chiesa). The fact that the national team of coach Roberto Mancini took the equaliser was due to the fact that the favourites were too passive in defensive work (39th, A. Iliev). In the second 45 minutes the picture did not change. The Squadra Azzurra took some shots, but failed again and again due to goalie Georgiev.
The Mancini team conceded their first goal in the current World Cup quali. The three previous games were all won 2-0 against Northern Ireland at home and in Bulgaria and Lithuania. The Italian national team set a new record despite the disappointing scoring against Bulgaria – the Azzurri has been undefeated for 35 caps. So far, only Brazil and Spain have managed this.
In winning the 2021 EURO, Italy overcame the group stage without conceding, beating Turkey (3-0), Switzerland (3-0) and Wales (1-0). In the last sixteen, the team needed an extra time against Austria (2:1). In the round of the last eight teams, Italy eliminated Belgium after 90 minutes (2:1) and booked the ticket for the final match against England in the semi-final with a win after penalty shootouts against Spain, which was also won after penalty shootouts.
Italy was not present at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and learned its lessons from this shock. The final round of the 2014 Squadra Azzurra was held in Brazil. Seven years ago, after two defeats against Costa Rica and Uruguay, the first round was over. Even the first victory against England did not bring anything,
With the exception of the injured Leonardo Spinazzola, Mancini called all his European Championship heroes into the national squad. Also present was Nicolo Zaniolo from the AS Rome, who is to be reinstated after a one-year injury break. For the first time, forward Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo Calcio) will be present.
Ciro Immobile is the most accurate player in the Italian national team with two stands. Andrea Belotti, Domenico Berardi, Federico Chiesa, Stefano Sensi and Manuel Locatelli each scored one goal in the World Cup qualification.
Latest Games of Italy
Italy: 4 wins – 1 draw – 0 losses
0 victories Switzerland – 5 draws – 5 victories Italy
Italy may be favourites for victory in Switzerland next Sunday, but in Basel the Squadra Azzurra will face a good opponent who is stronger than Bulgaria, against whom they couldn’t get past a 1-1 victory a few days ago. The European Champion nevertheless travels with a broad chest to the St. Jakob-Park. Southern Europeans have been undefeated for 35 caps, setting a new record. If the Mancini team remains undefeated even in Switzerland, they are the sole record holder.
The Swiss have only completed two World Cup qualifying games, but scored the full six points and also won last Wednesday in a test kick against Greece at home. The World Cup qualifying game will be decided by the day’s form. We guess on a very difficult course for the Italians in Switzerland as well as a goal-rich draw.
Neither the 3-way bets nor the Under 2.5 Goals bets we consider for this sports betting tip. Rather, we are going to the market “Meet both teams? Yes”. This is where the odds of winning appear to be greatest. The betting odds for the bet are in the range of 1.85 to 1.90.
Bet tip Bundesliga trend: Both teams meet? Yes
Bet odds at Bet365*: 1.90 (odds: 03.09.2021, 15:13)
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