Argentina vs Switzerland: betting tip (cf 2.16) and bets on the World Cup match

Current form

The reigning world champions did not experience any problems in the group stage, they scored three victories with a total score of 8:1. However, the opponents of the national team of Argentina were not the most difficult: Algeria, Austria and Jordan. In all the matches, they managed to open up a saturated defense, scored at least two goals, and Lionel Messi was a regular solo attacker.

It seemed that Scaloni's team would have no particular problems in at least two opening rounds of the playoffs, given the not-so-difficult tournament schedule. However, in the 1/16 finals Cape Verde managed to get through only in extra time (2:1). In that match, the Argentines had a significant advantage, they scored 10 shots on goal, but there were difficulties with the implementation, especially since the opponent's goalkeeper caught a decent courage.

In the 1/8 finals, Scaloni's team was close to relegation. Egypt led 2-0 in the score until the 79th minute. Messi missed a penalty in the first half, but it was he who helped his team get back into the game, scoring an assist and a goal in the end. Fernandez scored the winning goal in the 92nd minute on the counterattack. The match against Egypt demonstrated defensive problems, first of all: the opponent scored only two shots on target and both turned out to be accurate.

Disqualifications and injuries

The Argentine national team has no losses.

Interesting betting trends

• In six of the last seven matches, the Argentines have scored more shots on goal than their opponents.
• In four of the five matches at the World Cup, the Argentine national team won in the opening 45 minutes.
• The Argentina national team scored more than one goal in regular time in four of the five matches at the World Cup

Provisional squad: Emiliano Martinez – Tagliafico, Lisandro Martinez, Romero, Malina – Fernandez, Paredes, De Paul, McAllister – Lautaro Martinez, Messi.

Current form

For the first time in 72 years, Switzerland made it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, which can already be considered a great achievement. In five matches played, the national team has not suffered a single defeat. However, everything did not start very rosy: Murat Yakin's team could not beat Qatar in the first round of the group stage (1:1), although they had a huge advantage. After that loss of points, the Swiss defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina (4:1) and Canada (2:1) in the next two rounds, and advanced to the playoffs from first place.

In the 1/16 finals, Switzerland defeated Algeria (2-0), as expected, in class and due to its advantage in attack. With Colombia, Murat Yakin's team did not dare to play open attacking football. It was a careful game, in which the Swiss tried, first of all, to restrain the opponent's attack, to slow down the pace. As a result, the Swiss national team players scored only seven shots on goal (of which only two were on target), but they also allowed the opponent to create little at their own goal. It was the Swiss who performed better in the penalty shootout.

Ahead of the match against Argentina, Murat Yakin is unlikely to risk playing in an open manner, and the opponent will not allow it. Switzerland will rely on fast counterattacks and standards. At the same time, personnel problems and the lack of depth of the team are undoubtedly alarming. So, on the eve of the match with Colombia, defender Luca Hakes, midfielders Joan Manzambi, Michel Ebisher, Djibril Sou and striker Ruben Vargas were eliminated. True, Sou and Vargas came off the bench, but in general, the personnel situation is far from the most rosy on the eve of such an important match.

Disqualifications and injuries

The injured list includes Michel Ebisher, Luc Jacquet, and Yoan Manzambi.

Interesting betting trends

• In three of the five matches of the Swiss national team at the World Cup, an exchange of goals was recorded.
• In three of the last four Swiss matches, there were more than three offsides
• Referees did not show more than three yellow cards in 10 of the 11 previous Swiss matches.

Approximate composition: Male – Zakaria, Akanji, Elvedi, Rodriguez – Yashari, Jaka, Froiler – Ndoi, Embolo, Vargas.