Kosovo vs Switzerland prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-17 19:45.
[p]Switzerland aim to seal top spot in UEFA World Cup qualification (WCQ) Group B when they travel to face Kosovo in a top-two showdown. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Although mathematically still in with a chance of finishing top, Kosovo would need to produce a record-breaking win and beat Switzerland by a six-goal margin in order to achieve that feat. A string of four clean sheets in succession, their longest run since September 2018, will give the hosts confidence of causing an upset here, especially as three of those four clean sheets have resulted in victories. That is caveated though by their poor record against FIFA top-20 ranked nations, as they’ve now failed to win any of their 14 such internationals (D4, L10), whilst losing all seven WCQ outings during that time! [/p]
[p]Switzerland breezed past Sweden over the weekend, running out impressive 4-1 winners in their quest to reach a sixth consecutive World Cup finals. That result leaves Murat Yakin’s side unbeaten across this latest WCQ cycle (W4, D1), conceding just one goal in the process, with only England and Spain letting in fewer goals. The Rossocrociati will be looking for more of the same here, as they look to build on an incredible run of form that has seen them lose just one of their last 43 WCQ outings (W32, D10) dating back to September 2008.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Switzerland remain unbeaten across the four prior H2Hs (W1, D3), running out impressive 4-0 victors in the reverse fixture during this WCQ cycle. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Kosovo have won six of their last seven home internationals (D1).[/p]
[p]Kosovo have netted 2+ goals in seven of their last 12 competitive matches. [/p]
[p]Switzerland are unbeaten across their last four away internationals (W2, D2), last enjoying a longer run in October 2013. [/p]
[p]Switzerland have scored 2+ goals in eight of their last ten games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Vedat Muriqi netted twice against Switzerland in the last home H2H, and five of his previous six international goals have come before half-time. Dan Ndoye has seven goal contributions across his last seven internationals (G4, A3), scoring and assisting last time out and also providing two assists in the reverse fixture. [/p]
[p]Kosovo have a full-strength squad available here, while Switzerland emerged from Saturday’s match with no fresh injury concerns. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The visitors’ fine recent form makes them the stand-out pick here, so backing a Switzerland win and over 2.5 total goals seems a worthwhile pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]