Spain vs Switzerland Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Defending UEFA Nations League and UEFA European Championship winners Spain have been impressive throughout this UEFA Nations League campaign ahead of this one in Tenerife.
Kick-off date/time: Monday 18th November, 2024: UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 2:45pm / US PT – 11:45am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – FOX Sports
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – FOX Sports streaming platforms
Spain Preview: La Furia Roja
Luis de la Fuente’s reign in charge of Spain started quite slowly but they eventually went on to win the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League before an extremely impressive set of performances to eventually win UEFA EURO 2024 over the summer.
Despite lots of injuries, Spain have been brilliant during this UEFA Nations League campaign, too, with 13 points collected from five matches and they impressively defeated Denmark by two goals to one in Copenhagen the other day.
Switzerland Preview: Swiss in a rut
Over the summer, Murat Yakin produced an impressive Switzerland side that reached the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2024 with a confident defeat of defending champions Italy in the Round of 16 before penalty shootout elimination to England in the last eight.
In this season’s UEFA Nations League, they have massively underperformed with automatic relegation down to League B confirmed if they do not win in the Canary Islands against Spain on Monday after a 1-1 draw with Serbia the other day.
Spain Team News: Depleted Spain
Several key men from this summer are unavailable due to injury for Spain throughout the spine of their team such as Unai Simon, Dani Carvajal, Rodri and Lamine Yamal.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): David Raya; Pedro Porro, Dani Vivian, Laporte, Cucurella; Mikel Merino, Fabian Ruiz; Dani Olmo, Pedri, Nico Williams; Ayoze Perez
UNAVAILABLE: Unai Simon (Injured), Torres (Injured), Dani Carvajal (Injured), Martin Zubimendi (Injured), Rodri (Injured), Alex Baena (Injured), Mikel Oyarzabal (Suspended), Lamine Yamal (Injured)
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Switzerland Team News: A few issues
Defenders Becir Omeragic and Dominik Schmid are unavailable due to injury alongside Monaco defensive midfielder Denis Zakaria for this one against Spain.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Fernandes, Cumart, Amenda, Rodriguez; Freuler, Xhaka; Rieder, Amdouni, Okafor; Embolo
UNAVAILABLE: Omeragic (Injured), Schmid (Injured), Zakaria (Injured)
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Spain vs Switzerland Prediction
Spain may well rotate players this week but Luis de la Fuente is having to juggle quite a lot with the pressure of the Spanish media about fatigued players but the fact he has so many absentees due to injury and suspension. They now face a Switzerland side that have been underwhelming throughout this campaign and Spain are expected to win this one quite comfortably, especially with their home advantage.
Spain vs Switzerland Tip: Spain to win -1 handicap
