Denmark vs Switzerland prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A betting tips on match 2024-09-04 18:45.
[p]After a disappointing showing at Euro 2024 that saw them fail to win a single game (D3, L1), Denmark head into the UEFA Nations League (UNL) without Kasper Hjulmand, whose four-year reign as manager came to an end this summer. Two uninspiring tournament performances in a row proved his downfall, and he’s since been replaced by Morten Wieghorst on a caretaker basis as the Danish FA searches for a successor.[/p]
[p]There’ll be no opportunity for Wieghorst to ease into his new post either, as the Red and Whites have been drawn into an incredibly tough-looking League A Group 4 that features Serbia, Euro 2024 champions Spain, and Switzerland. Denmark have displayed that they can mix it with the elite in this competition though, boasting a respectable record since promotion to League A (W7, D1, L4).[/p]
[p]The visitors fared much better in this summer’s Euros, reaching the quarter-finals before suffering heartbreak in a penalty shootout defeat against eventual finalists England. Comprehensively beating Italy in the round prior, and remaining unbeaten in the group stages (W1, D2) shows they can compete with anyone on their day, as does a return of just two defeats from their last 19 matches (W8, D9). [/p]
[p]That justifies their ranking as the 15th best team in the world according to FIFA, and they’ve remained amazingly consistent in the UNL by featuring in League A every year since the competition’s inception (W7, D3, L6). Victory here would be the perfect start as they look to match their run to the semi-finals from 2018/19, but this is a fixture that’s usually tight with seven of the 13 H2Hs ending all square (SWI: W2, L4). [/p]
[p]Key battle: The last four times Denmark have played Switzerland, a man named Schmeichel has guarded their goal, with Peter passing the torch to his son Kasper Schmeichel who has kept clean sheets in his last two H2Hs. His biggest threat could come from Breel Embolo, who scored in a 3-3 draw between these sides in 2019, contributing to him losing just twice when scoring for his national side (W10, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The same half-time result has been seen replicated at full-time in nine of Switzerland’s last 11 matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]