Switzerland host Israel at the Stade de Geneve on Tuesday (March 28) in the 2024 European Championship qualifiers. The hosts kicked off their qualification campaign in style with a 5-0 demolition of Belarus at the Karadjordje Stadium on Saturday (March 25).
Renato Steffen gave the A-Team an early lead from close range and clinched a hat-trick by half-time before Granit Xhaka and Basel’s Zeki Amdouni netted in the second half. Switzerland have appeared in the last two editions of the European Championship.
Israel, meanwhile, had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Kosovo in their first game last week. The Blues and Whites went behind in the first half after Eli Dasa inadvertently turned the ball into his own goal but restored parity with a well-taken finish from Dor Peretz early after the restart.
Match Details:
- Match: Switzerland vs Israel
- Date: 29 March 2023
- Time: 12:15 AM
Switzerland vs Israel Prediction
Switzerland have won two of their last three games and will head into the midweek clash as the favourites. They have won their last three home games and will fancy their chances here.
Israel, meanwhile, are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last four matches. They have struggled on the road recently and could lose here.
Prediction: Switzerland 2-1 Israel
Switzerland vs Israel Head-To-Head
- Tuesday’s game will mark the tenth meeting between Switzerland and Israel. The hosts have won five of their previous matchups, while the visitors have won just once.
- There have been three draws between the two teams, including their most recent matchup, which ended goalless.
- The visitors’ only win in the fixture came in a friendly in 1968, which they won 2-1.
- The hosts have scored at least once in all but one of their last eight games in the fixture.
- Israel are without a clean sheet in 16 games across competitions since September 2021.
- The A-Team are 12th, as per the latest FIFA rankings, and are 64 places above their midweek opponents.
Switzerland vs Israel Live Stream Time
This match will start from 12:15 AM
Switzerland vs Israel Date
This match will take place on 29 March 2023
Switzerland vs Israel Team News
Having won in such emphatic fashion away to Belarus in their opening game, Yakin is unlikely to make many changes to his starting XI, with Steffen hoping to run riot in a weak-looking Group I.
Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo, Andi Zeqiri, Jordan Lotomba and Gregor Kobel all withdrew from Yakin’s squad prior to their trip to Serbia, meaning Noah Okafor may receive a chance to impress from the start in attack, having laid on an assist after replacing Cedric Itten during the second half against Belarus.
Israel, meanwhile, saw Celtic forward Liel Abada withdraw due to injury themselves, but Fulham winger Manor Solomon will hope to translate his sensational recent goalscoring form at club level to the international sphere.
Despite being held to a draw against Kosovo, Hazan may opt to select the same team once again, especially as a similar result would do his team’s aspirations of claiming second spot no harm whatsoever.
Switzerland vs Israel Lineups
Switzerland:
Sommer; Widmer, Akanji, Elvedi, Rodriguez; Freuler, Zakaria, Xhaka; Steffen, Vargas; Okafor
Israel:
Glazer; Dasa, Vitor, Shlomo, Leidner; Gloukh, Lavi, Peretz; Haziza, Weissman, Solomon
Switzerland vs Israel Odds
We say: Switzerland 3-1 Israel
Switzerland certainly will not have things all of their way against Israel in the same manner they did versus Belarus, but we expect Yakin’s side to have too much quality for their opponents once again.
The Red Crosses are seasoned veterans on the international stage, and they look set to dominate Group I having been provided with a kind draw.
Switzerland vs Israel Stats
- Switzerland 68.7%
- Israel 12.01%
- Draw 19.28%
Switzerland vs Israel Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Switzerland
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the visitors’ last nine games have produced more than 2.5 goals.)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have scored in three of their last four matchups.)
Switzerland vs Israel Betting Trends
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Switzerland win with a probability of 68.7%. A draw has a probability of 19.3% and a win for Israel has a probability of 12.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Switzerland win is 2-0 with a probability of 12.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (12.46%) and 2-1 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (9.15%), while for a Israel win it is 0-1 (4.39%).
Switzerland vs Israel Where To Watch Live UEFA European Championship Qualifying Today Match
This Match will be streamed live on the Sonyliv app.