The top favorite to win the tournament, England, will take on another undefeated team, Switzerland, in the quarterfinal of the EURO 2024. The game will take place at the Merkur Spiel Arena in Düsseldorf on July 6th.
England vs Switzerland: Initial situation
Going into the tournament, the England fans would probably be very happy with the offer to play Switzerland for a spot in the semifinal, but given what we saw in the previous games, Switzerland is actually the team that played better so far in the tournament. It’s been a while since Switzerland defeated England for the last time, but it seems like this may be the time for such an upset.
England Stats & Form
Cade Bellingham is the reason why England is still in the tournament. The 20-year-old star scored an amazing goal in the stoppage time against Slovakia to send the game into extra time after Ivan Schranz put the Slovaks upfront in the first half. England completely got the momentum, and Harry Kane scored in the first minute of extra time, setting the final score 2-1 for England.
The Three Lions finished on top of Group B with five points but had only one win and two draws. They started the tournament with a 1-0 win over Serbia with an early goal by Bellingham, which proved to be crucial for them winning the group. In the next two games, England played 1-1 against Switzerland and played just enough to make through in the last game against Slovenia that ended 0-0.
England has four wins, four draws, and two losses in their last ten games. They have played under 2.5 goals in the regulation of each of their last five games.
Switzerland Stats & Form
Switzerland was a team that no one really gave a huge chance going into the tournament, but they have proved that they deserve all the respect after dominating the game against Italy. Switzerland had full control of that one, sending home the defending champion with a 2-0 win. Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas were the players scoring for the Swiss team.
Switzerland proved they can be competitive against the best teams in the competition after almost beating the home team Germany in the last matchday of the group stage. They had the lead since the half-hour mark but could not hold on to it, allowing a late goal in the stoppage time. The only game in which Switzerland was not playing on a high level was the 1-1 draw against Scotland, but they could afford that since they beat Hungary 3-1 in the opener.
Switzerland has four wins, five draws, and one loss in the last ten games. Eight of those ten games finished under 2.5 goals in total.
England vs Switzerland: Head to Head
These two teams have played 15 times before, with England winning 11 times, Switzerland once, while two games have ended in a draw. England won the last five games including a 2-1 win in a friendly game in 2022. England won in the Nations League playoff after penalty shootouts in 2019. The only Switzerland’s win over England came in 1981. The last five games between the two teams ended under 2.5 goals.
England vs Switzerland Odds
England is a slight favorite going into this game with 115 odds going in their favor while the odds for Switzerland’s win are at 275. The odds for a draw are 210.
The total goal margin is set at 2.5 with 160 for over and -200 for under.
Betting tip and prediction: England vs Switzerland (06.07.2024)
Going into the tournament, England was seen as the main favorite to win the competition, but it is a fact that they are not even close to the expected level. The Three Lions almost lost to Slovakia but managed to survive in the last minutes, which shows the character of this team. Switzerland has every reason to be confident going into this game, as they absolutely dominated Italy in the round of 16 and almost defeated Germany in the group stage.
However, the fact remains that England is built for such games, and they are expected to pick their form up when needed the most. Switzerland will have the extra motive and will be able to attack the opponent. Given the stakes, this will be a tough game, and England has the players who can make a difference with one move, which will take them through to the semifinals.