Spain vs. Switzerland – Prediction (UEFA Nations League – 10.10.2020)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Despite dominating possession, Spain only managed a goalless draw against Portugal last time out. However, that draw did extend their current unbeaten run to 14 games (W10, D4). Interestingly, they led at both HT/FT and scored in both halves of eight victories, though each game vs opposition currently ranked in FIFA’s top-20 was goalless at HT. Usually disciplined on home soil, Spain haven’t conceded a goal across the last 475 minutes of play, winning their last five such games to nil and by a 2+ goal margin. Topically, Spain have scored 2+ goals in six of their seven home games played vs top-20 ranked nations since EURO 2016 (W4, D2, L1).

Players to watch: With 12 goals, Sergio Ramos has scored more than any defender in Europe’s top-five leagues since 2019/20. He also bagged Spain’s first two goals in their last UNL match. Swiss danger man Mario Gavranović has now scored four goals across his last four career appearances, three of which came in the opening 15 minutes of play. Hot Stat: Solid Spain have shipped just 0.43 goals per-game on average across the last 14 games.

Switzerland are now winless in their last six games vs top-20 ranked nations (D3, L3) since their 5-2 victory over Belgium in the last edition of the UEFA Nations League (UNL). Notably, four of those six games saw both teams score, whilst only one was settled by a 2+ goal margin. Interestingly, all of Switzerland’s UNL away games, including their semi-final appearance, saw both teams score with over 2.5 total goals (W1, L3), three of which ended 2-1. Despite the back-and-forth nature of those games, the side scoring first went on to win all, just as in seven of their eight competitive away games since the 2018 World Cup.

Match Info and Live Scores.