England vs Switzerland - Match Preview, Odds, and Predictions

At this Saturday's UEFA Euro 2024 quarterfinal, England will take on Switzerland. This game is going down in Dusseldorf at the Merkur Spiel-Arena.

Despite their contrasting approaches, England and Switzerland have advanced to the event's quarterfinals. Jude Bellingham scored in injury time to tie the game for the Three Lions with Slovakia. Harry Kane scored the game-winning header in extra time.

However, with goals from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas on either side of halftime, Switzerland cruised to a 2-0 victory against Italy, the defending champions of Euro 2020.

England x Switzerland Team News

England lost considerably in their last-16 encounter with Slovakia when Marc Guehi picked up his second yellow card for the competition. 

Arguably, England's most outstanding player at Euro 2024 is the Crystal Palace man; however, Gareth Southgate will do well to replace him. Should Southgate continue with the back four, Ezri Konsa is the most likely to do that task.

With the Three Lions appearing more at ease following the form adjustment against Slovakia, some England supporters will be hoping for a move to a back three. 

Bukayo Saka would drop to a wing-back in such formation, while Eberechi Eze would cause problems on the other side.

After suspension, Silvan Widmer will be welcomed back into the squad and most likely will replace Ruben Vargas. Vargas played forward against Italy, and Dan Ndoye shifted to wing-back. Widmer returning, however, will enable Ndoye to play farther up the field.

Given their performance, it could be the only change from the Switzerland XI that began the triumph against Italy.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

It would have been justified as this was almost Slovakia vs Switzerland. Still, England managed to identify the objectives required to keep their Euro 2024 campaign afloat. Though they most definitely haven't behaved that way, the Three Lions started Euro 2024 as modest favorites ahead of France. England has only one winning and three drawing out of their four games in ninety minutes.

Their first game brought that triumph, and even it was taxing. Jude Bellingham's first-half goal against Serbia guaranteed the victory; England was hanging on, Southgate sitting back to protect the advantage. That has been England's tournament's narrative, and it proved expensive in their second game when they gave Denmark an equalizer. England required a 95th-minute equalizer from Jude Bellingham in the last 16 to level Slovakia in extra time when Harry Kane scored the tie-breaker.

Switzerland was typically solid overall and was much more convincing in its last 16 victories. Like England, Switzerland ended the group with five points after winning their first game against Hungary before drawing Germany and Scotland.

Switzerland was only a few minutes away from topping the group and winning in their last tie against Germany, but they let up an equalizer to place second. That put them in a previous 16 tie against Italy, and Switzerland was in top form—well deserved their 2-0 triumph over the reigning champions.

Our Prediction

Breel Embolo will score anytime at @5.00 on Sky247.ng

Missing 39 appearances for the club and nation primarily due to cruciate ligament damage, Breel Embolo has had a terrible injury-ravaged season. Part of this Switzerland team captured the interest at the European Championship, and he is determined to finish on a high.

The 27-year-old opened his goalscoring account even though he started on the bench and only got 17 minutes in the first triumph against Hungary. Pouncing on a weak defensive header, the elegant lob over an onrushing keeper underlined his confidence and scoring touch.

Embolo struck 14 in 42 appearances in all competitions for Monaco last season and scored in one of his only two starts for the French Ligue 1 team this year. In two of his four starts at the Qatar World Cup in 2022, he also proved his ability to score in a significant international event by striking the back of the goal.

Over 8.5 corners @1.90 on Sky247.ng

Our second pick comes from among the many prop marketplaces. We need at least nine corners taken here, and both sides can help us to cross this low line.

England started slowly but has played 15 corners during their last two games. Switzerland averages precisely five across their four games and has at least nine corners in every one of their previous three.

Usually earned by gaining the ball high up the field, playing with lots of breadth, or firing in plenty of shots are corners. Switzerland checked all three boxes and presented it well against Italy in a game with ten corners.

The game situation is also critical as at least one of these countries will be pursuing at any moment, given the do-or-die character of the knockout events.

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