England managed to squeeze through to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, where they are set to face Switzerland this Saturday. Against the Swiss, England have really been dominant, but here they come on the back of a shaky run at this tournament. With just one win at the group stage, England managed to advance to the knockouts. Their struggles continued against Slovakia, who were minutes away from a famous victory. However, a late goal from Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane’s extra time strike completed England’s comeback in a 2-1 win. Going into the Switzerland game, Gareth Southgate will hope for a smoother outing for once at this tournament. It will be his 100th game in charge of England and he’ll want to make an impression to match the milestone. Indeed, England have done well against Switzerland, winning 12 of their 17 previous meetings. The Three Lions are actually undefeated in their last 12 matches against the Swiss.
Switzerland ripped the form book in their round of 16 2-0 win over champions Italy. Goals from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas ensured Italy would not be defending their title any further. With such a victory, it is only expected that the Swiss will come here with their heads high. There can’t be a better time to imagine they can add to their only win over England than this. Murat Yakin’s side is coming into this game undefeated in eight matches, winning four and drawing as many. They have only lost once in the last 18 matches and should be very confident coming here. having managed just one clean sheet in the last five matches could be the only concern for the Swiss. It will particularly not augur well for the Swiss, given they’ve managed just one clean sheet in their 17 matches against England.
Ordinarily, Switzerland would come into such a game as the underdogs. They have struggled over the years against England, but here they will be confident of ending their bad run. Coming from a group that had Germany and beating Italy in the last round says all about their strength. However, England, even at their lowest, are fighters, and will want to leave an impression here. With both teams’ stats coming here, we expect an end-to-end fight, which assures us of goals. Our prediction for England v Switzerland is for both teams to score.