Switzerland vs Belarus prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Qualification betting tips on match 2023-10-14 16:00.
Switzerland will look to maintain their unbeaten record (W4, D2) in Group I and preserve their place at the top of the table when they take on Belarus at Kybunpark in St. Gallen on Sunday evening. The Red Crosses are not only unbeaten in this qualifying campaign for Euro 2024, but they haven’t lost a Euro or World Cup qualifier at home since September 2014 (W17, D4)!
Murat Yakin’s side have had extra time to prepare for this clash after their game scheduled for Thursday against Israel was postponed, and after beating Belarus 5-0 away from home back in March earlier this year they ought to be confident here. That victory made it four H2H wins out of four, with the favourites coming into this clash looking to maintain their record of having never conceded a goal in this fixture.
That record doesn’t look like coming under threat on Sunday either, as Belarus have failed to find the back of the net in each of their last three qualifiers (D2, L1), including against bottom placed Andorra, while the White Wings have scored only four times throughout this qualifying campaign.
With only one victory from seven (D2, L4) in Group I, a first successful Euro qualifying campaign will be out of reach for Carlos Alós’ side if they don’t win here, despite picking up a credible point against second-placed Romania in Budapest on Thursday. They could potentially still reach the Euro finals via the play-off route, but given the stars would have to align to even secure a play-off berth, simply ending the group with more than a single win to their name seems a more likely proposition.
Key battle: Switzerland attacker Zeki Amdouni has netted five times during Euro 2024 qualifying, including both of their goals in the 2-2 home draw with Romania in June. Sergei Ignatovich made his fourth appearance in this qualifying cycle on Thursday, with the Belarus keeper recording his first clean sheet of the qualifying campaign on that occasion against Romania.
Hot stat: Switzerland have scored at least twice in each of their six games in this qualifying campaign.