Switzerland vs Serbia Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Both of these sides have underperformed in the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League campaign and we have a relegation battle down at the bottom of League A Group 4.
Kick-off date/time: Friday 15th 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
Switzerland Preview: PRESSURE ON YAKIN
Under the management of Murat Yakin, Switzerland have endured a very difficult few month during the autumn international break after reaching the quarter-final stages of UEFA EURO 2024 before a penalty shootout loss to England.
The Swiss have collected just one point from their opening four matches of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League as they sit rock-bottom in League A Group 4. Their most recent outing saw them share a 2-2 draw against Denmark in Copenhagen last month.
Serbia Preview: DIFFICULT SERBS
The Serbian FA have been being challenged for quite some time with Nemanja Vidic looking to displace manager Dragan Stojkovic. The Serbs have underperformed in the last few years and are involved in a League A relegation battle.
The visitors come into this one on the back of a 3-0 hammering at the hands of European champions Spain in their most recent outing last month with goals coming from Aymeric Laporte, Alvaro Morata and Alex Baena.
Switzerland Team News: A FEW INJURIES
Switzerland are dealing with a few absentees for this week as defenders Dominik Schmid and Becir Omeragic are out injured alongside defensive midfielder Denis Zakaria.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kobel; Fernandes, Akanji, Elvedi, Ulisses Garcia; Freuler, Xhaka; Amdouni, Rieder, Ndoye; Embolo
UNAVAILABLE: Schmid (Injured), Omeragic (Injured), Zakaria (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
Serbia Team News: A FEW ISSUES
Defender Strahinja Pavlovic is missing through suspension with goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic out injured alongside central midfielder Ivan Ilic.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Rajkovic; Nedeljkovic, Erakovic, Milenkovic, Simic, Birmancevic; Samardzic, Maksimovic, Zdjelar; Mitrovic, Vlahovic
UNAVAILABLE: Milinkovic-Savic (Injured), Pavlovic (Suspended), Ilic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
Switzerland vs Serbia Prediction
This one could be quite an entertaining encounter for the neutral. Switzerland showed some really slick and cohesive attacking patterns of play during UEFA EURO 2024 and will likely get on the front foot against Serbia this week. Serbia, on the other hand, appear hapless at both ends but have the requisite quality to challenge in the attacking third so both teams scoring would appear a good bet for this one.
Switzerland vs Serbia Tip: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
