England vs Switzerland prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Play Offs betting tips on match 2024-07-05 16:00.
[p]After somewhat struggling through their group at UEFA Euro 2024, many expected a positive reaction from England, but instead they only just squeezed past Slovakia 2-1 in the last 16, as Jude Bellingham’s 95th-minute overhead kick spared manager Gareth Southgate’s blushes before Harry Kane struck a minute into extra time to complete the comeback. [/p]
[p]Next up is a quarter-final clash with Switzerland, a side who England have remarkably lost to only once in their last 24 meetings (W18, D5), but they’ll have to be at their best to progress in this latest H2H. This outing will also represent Southgate’s 100th match in charge of the Three Lions as he becomes just the third boss to reach that prestigious milestone, and he’ll be hoping that his men can silence their critics to progress to a third major tournament semi-final under his stewardship. [/p]
[p]The Swiss found the going much easier in their last-16 fixture as they beat neighbours Italy 2-0 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Goals from Remo Freuler and Rubén Vargas did the damage as the Red Crosses largely dominated their opponents to make it just three defeats in their last 14 games at the Euros (W6, D5). signalling them out as somewhat of a dark horse as the tournament nears a crescendo. [/p]
[p]This will be Switzerland’s fifth quarter-final at a major tournament, and they’ll certainly be hoping that their latest such match goes better than their previous attempts. That’s because they’ve lost all four of their prior fixtures at this stage – the most times that any European side has reached the final eight without ever having progressed further. Yet having scored seven goals so far in Germany this summer, their firepower could be enough to send them to the final four for the first time in history. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Bellingham loves a late goal, equalising in the 95th minute on two of his last three scoring appearances for England. Swiss forward Vargas scored a beauty against Italy last time out, a strike which took his tally to four goal contributions across his last six internationals (G1, A3). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: England have averaged just three shots on target per match at Euro 2024 – the fewest of any side left in the competition prior to the quarter-finals. [/p]