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Switzerland’s Euro spark dimmed by Xhaka’s absence in the Friday clash against Spain

Posted on by Kibaki Muthamia

The Swiss somehow conjured up a phenomenal upset to dump world champions France out of the Euros in a dramatic 5-4 penalty shootout win on Monday night.

This is a good comeback from their 3-0 defeat at the hands of Italy back in the group stages.

They come to the Friday meet with great spirits.

Like Switzerland, Spain too were taken to extra time as they squandered a 3-1 lead, but eventually earned a 5-3 win over Croatia.

La Roja have scored 10 goals in their last two games and after a rocky start to the Euros, look to be hitting their stride.

The absence of Granit Xhaka is a huge blow for Switzerland and his suspension may draw the line for a spot in the semi-finals of Euro 2020.

Denis Zakaria is the obvious replacement for Xhaka in the middle of the park, while Silvan Widmer may keep his place at right wing-back.

Mario Gavranovic netted the decisive equalizer against France on Monday night, but Vladimir Petkovic is likely to keep faith with Haris Seferovic.

Luis Enrique made a couple of changes of Spain’s entertaining 5-3 win over Croatia, with Jose Gaya coming in for Jordi Alba at left-back.

Which team will win?

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Switzerland 5.80
SPAIN 1.65
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David De Gea sustained a thigh knock in training prior to the victory, but was fit enough for the bench.

Eric Garcia was taken off with 20 minutes to play on Monday evening, yet with no obvious injury, he is expected to keep his spot alongside Aymeric Laporte.

The Swiss are likely to field a 3-4-1-2 formation against their opponent’s 4-3-3 formation.

Odds at Betika.com are still attractive.

Head to head, a Switzerland Win has 5.80 odds, a Spain Win has 1.68 odds and a Draw attracts an all time high 4.00 odd.

Other options still flow – check this:

Spain are undefeated in their last 14 matches (European Championship).

Switzerland have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 matches against Spain in all competitions.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Switzerland’s last 3 games (European Championship).

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Can the Monday meet between well-matched Spain and Croatia post a barren draw at HT and FT?

Posted on by Kibaki Muthamia

If there’s an Euro 2020 match that will definitely require extra-time, this is it.

Croatia locks horns with Spain at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen.

Both teams have had an interesting run to survive the knock-outs into the second round.

In their final group match, Spain thrashed Slovakia 5-0 after previously showing a lucklustre perfomance resulting in back-to-back draws. It’s a difficult team to predict.

Meanwhile, Croatia managed a second place finish, by ramming 3 goals to 1 in their final game against Scotland.

Which team will win?

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CROATIA 6.40
SPAIN 1.62
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They have won 2 of the last 3 meetings between the two nations – but, endured a 6-0 trumping by Spain in between those victories.

Spain’s boss, Luis Enrique struts into the duel with a full first XI squad with minimal changes – despite a penalty miss, marksman Alvaro Morata is expected to keep his position.

Luis favors the nation’s perennial 4-3-3 formation.

Croatia matches the same 4-3-3 formation.

Croatia limps into the match minus 2 key players – Borna Barisic who’s out with an injury, and, Ivan Perisic who tested positive for Covid-19, effectively ruling him out of the tournament.

Nikola Vlasic made an impact on his first start of the tournament, as Croatia beat Scotland 3-1 to qualify for the round of 16. He will hope to keep his place here.

Interesting facts to note for this game:

Spain are undefeated in their last 13 matches in the European Championships.

Croatia have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Spain in all competitions.

Betika.com offers attractive odds for gamers.

An head-to-head turn out has Croatia Win at 6.40, Spain Win at 1.62 and a Draw at 4.10

While a barren draw seems farfetched, an half time draw is possible with a full time win biased for the Spanish.

The winner of this tie will play France or Switzerland in the first quarter-final in Saint Petersburg on 2nd July.

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