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Iceland vs Switzerland Prediction & Betting tips
On Monday, the third group match of the UEFA Nations League is scheduled for Iceland and Switzerland. Should Iceland also lose this game, the last place would almost certainly be theirs. Recently, the Northerners acted again in the usual manner and secured in a friendly against France a 2-2 draw. Iceland was in the lead until the 86th minute with 0: 2 and had the game against the world champions mostly under control. For their part, the Swiss played in the top match against Belgium on Friday in the UEFA Nations League. The team of Petkovic surprised with its formation, since they acted only with three defenders, with Zuber and Lang back-oriented on the defensive. Despite a respectable performance, the Confederates did not collect anything countable. It would be all the more important to win against Iceland – if the Swiss lose, the winner of the group Belgium would almost certainly be certain. In the game between Iceland and Switzerland a tip on many goals is recommended. After all, the Icelanders have received fifteen goals in the last five games, with the Swiss scored six of these goals in the direct duel in September!
Iceland:
Iceland has been in crisis for some time. The last success occurred in January of this year. At that time, the Northerners prevailed in two friendly matches against Indonesia. The Asians are also not really a yardstick for a convincing performance. Also at the finals in Russia, the Europeans were only a short guest. In the hammer group at the 2018 World Cup with Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia, the Icelanders got only one point. The start of the UEFA Nations League failed as well for coach Hamren’s team. They conceded two defeats against Belgium and Switzerland; especially bitter were the nine goals!
Recently, a significant increase in performance was felt in the northern countries. In the test match against the reigning world champion France Iceland went after 30 minutes by Bjarnason lead. The outsider even doubled in the second half and was on course for victory before Kylian Mbappé came on the pitch in the 60th minute. The youngster is in top form, which he showed impressively shortly before the end. In the 86th minute, he forced the own goal of Eyjolfsson and converted only four minutes later a penalty to 2-2 final score. The cheering of Hugo Lloris was felt, the importance of compensation for France had. This left Les Bleus without defeat for the fourteenth time in a row!
The final success of Iceland in a serious fight occurred in October 2017 in qualifying for the finals in Russia. At that time, Iceland secured a 2-0 victory against Kosovo and thus the ticket for the World Cup. Thanks to the strong presentation on Thursday, the Icelanders in the home game quite a chance to be included in a win. If the Northerners still want to keep the possibility in the first place, they must win against Switzerland.
Switzerland:
Once again, Switzerland conceded a narrow defeat to a big team. The team of Vladimir Petkovic showed a solid performance over a long period of play against Belgium, but Lukaku’s goal in the 84th minute left them without a point. Already against England the achievement was respectable; Nevertheless, it was not enough for a draw at that time.
Like last time Switzerland acted in a 3-5-1-1 system, which is considered a favorite system of Petkovic. Although a four-chain was noted on the match sheet, Elvedi, Schär and Rodriguez only played third behind. In attacks of the Belgians but moved Lang and Zuber additionally on the side to the rear. Nico Elvedi played only because Manuel Akanji is not yet at 100 percent. The BVB defender renounced by himself on a place in the starting eleven. Whether the 23-year-old can rejoin Iceland, he has left open on Friday itself. The defeat against Belgium was definitely not in the center of defense. Rather, Lang and Zakaria did not convince on Friday. At first, the former took the free kick, which led to the equalizer for the Swiss.
The overall conclusion for the match against Belgium is that a strong performance is not enough for anything countable. Switzerland still has to increase to be one of the best countries in the world. A personal highlight celebrated Christian Fassnacht against Belgium. The YB actor acted as an amateur four years ago and made his first appearance last Friday for the Swiss national team.
Iceland vs Switzerland head to head matches
08.09.18 UNL Switzerland Iceland 6 : 0
06.09.13 WC Switzerland Iceland 4 : 4
16.10.12 WC Iceland Switzerland 0 : 2
15.08.95 EUR Iceland Switzerland 0 : 2
15.11.94 EUR Switzerland Iceland 1 : 0