Match preview
Spain could potentially book a place in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League finals when they host Switzerland in Zaragoza on Saturday in League A Group 2.
La Roja is currently one point ahead of Portugal at the top of the table, while their visitors face relegation to League B if they lose.
The current Spain squad may not strike fear into the hearts of opposing teams with the same ferocity as in 2010, but Luis Enrique’s team is still regarded as a genuine World Cup contender by some ahead of the trip to Qatar.
Spain is in Group E with Costa Rica, Japan, and Germany, and they also have the chance to win their Nations League group this week, as they look to improve on last year’s defeat to France in the showpiece event.
Spain fans will not be rooting for Switzerland on Saturday, but the bottom team would have undoubtedly been cheering them on during their matchday four clash with Portugal, who upset the apple cart to win 1-0 in Geneva.
Haris Seferovic scored the game’s only goal in 57 seconds to keep Switzerland’s hopes of survival in League A alive, but Murat Yakin’s side faces relegation to League B for the first time after losing their first three games of the 2022-23 Nations League.
Switzerland will face Cameroon, Brazil, and Serbia in a difficult World Cup group later this year, so facing opponents of this calibre in the Nations League will only help the Rossocrociati’s chances of holding their own in Qatar, but they travel to Spain having lost their last three away games in all competitions.
Spain vs Switzerland H2H
Switzerland  | 0 – 1 |  Spain |
Switzerland  | 1 – 1 |  Spain |
Switzerland  | 1 – 1 |  Spain |
Spain  | 1 – 0 |  Switzerland |
Spain  | 1 – 1 |  Switzerland |
Spain vs Switzerland form guide
Spain’s last 5 games – WDDWW
Spain  | 2 – 0 |  Czech Republic |
Switzerland  | 0 – 1 |  Spain |
Czech Republic  | 2 – 2 |  Spain |
Spain  | 1 – 1 |  Portugal |
Spain  | 5 – 0 |  Iceland |
Switzerland’s last 5 games – DLLLW
 Switzerland | 1 – 0 |  Portugal |
 Switzerland | 0 – 1 |  Spain |
 Portugal | 4 – 0 |  Switzerland |
 Czech Republic | 2 – 1 |  Switzerland |
 Switzerland | 1 – 1 |  Kosovo |
Spain vs Switzerland prediction
Switzerland should repeat history this week, as the Rossocrociati have historically struggled for results against Spain, and their recent string of road losses will not help them here either.
With Spain looking to set a precedent ahead of the World Cup and consistently delivering in front of their own fans, we can only see La Roja coming out on top in a match that could decide the fates of both teams, hence we go with the following pickings:
- FIRST GOAL (INTERVAL 15 MIN)- NONE @ 10.20
- HOME TEAM – TO WIN EITHER HALF? – YES @1.28
- UNDER 4.5 GOALS @ 1.11
*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
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