Nations League: Spain VS Switzerland – Prediction

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Prediction: Spain 2-0 Switzerland
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Spain, under Luis de la Fuenty, are one of the favorite candidates in the UEFA Nations League following their Euro 2024 glory back in July. Spain started their Nations League campaign with a goalless draw against Serbia, but they reacted brilliantly in the following matches and secured four wins in a row to book their place in the quarter-final. Yesterday, they defeated Denmark away from home, thanks to the goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Ayoze Perez.

However, Span boss Luis de la Fuente has an excellent group of players, which has made them a strong candidate in this competition. Although some players are out of the squad due to injuries, the manager is not concerned about injuries as he has plenty of options. Luis de la Fuente said, “We are fortunate to have some outstanding players. We have two or three players of tremendous quality for each position. Having Pedro Porro, Mingueza, Martín Zubimendi, who you know my thoughts on, or Merino at our disposal is a luxury and instills confidence that things are going well. We have players to cover these challenging situations, which provides us with security.”

However, the Euro champions will play against Switzerland tomorrow at Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium. This Nations League campaign has been a disaster for the Swiss as they are the only team that failed to win any of their first five games in Group 4, having lost four games in a row. Switzerland have scored only four goals in five matches, but the manager still trusts that his players are able to score. The manager stated, “We can only solve it as a collective. We are well positioned so that everyone can score goals, it’s not just about the strikers.”

Although the result will not change anything for Switzerland, they hopes to sign off with at least a win tomorrow.

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Since Spain have already qualified for the next round, Luis de la Fuente will rotate his squad against Switzerland. Martin Zubimendi, Alex Baena, and Oyarzaba will likely to a rest tomorrow, while the manager did not include Pau Cubarsi, Bryan Gil, and Bryan Zaragoza in the squad ahead of the match.

As for Switzerland, Dereck Kutesa, Joel Monteiro, and Andi Zeqiri will likely return to the starting XI against Spain. However, they will miss the service of Manuel Akanji and Granit Xhaka due to injuries.

Possible Lineup for Spain:

Raya; Mingueza, Vivian, Laporte, Grimaldo; Merino, Ruiz; N Williams, Olmo, Pino; Morata

Possible Lineup for Switzerland:

Kobel; Fernandes, Comert, Akanji, Rodriguez; Xhaka, Freuler; Monteiro, Amdouni, Kutesa; Zeqiri

Prediction: Spain 2-0 Switzerland

Spain are flying under Luis de la Fuente and are the favorites against Switzerland. Meanwhile, Switzerland are having a very difficult time. They are struggling in scoring goals, while their defense is below average. So Spain should not struggle to win this match even with a young and rotated squad.