Wales vs Switzerland will play at Euro 2020 – Group A, in Baku on Baku Olympic Stadium, Saturday, 12 June 2021 at 14:00 (GMT+1). This will be the 2nd match from this group after the win of Italy against Turkey from yesterday.
Wales vs Switzerland Match Preview
It will be the 5th direct confrontation between the two national teams and for the first time when they will face at a european championship. In the previous four direct clashes, Switzerland has won three times while Wales have won only once. Three times, the match ended with the victory of one of the teams with 2-0, and the most spectacular match was won by Switzerland with 4-1.
Wales:
Wales failed to win any of the two friendly matches played before the Euro. In the first match she was defeated 3-0 by France and in the second she drew with Albania, score 0-0. The Welsh have high hopes for Gareth Bale, the Tottenham player being fit for this final tournament.
Switzerland:
Switzerland comes after seven consecutive victories, the last of them being the most spectacular, score 7-0 with Liechtenstein. In the other two friendly matches played before Euro 2020, Switzerland won with the USA score 2-1 and Finland score 3-2.
Wales vs Switzerland statistics and possible teams
First three direct confrontations was won by Switzerland and the last one by Wales. It’s past ten years since the last direct match between the two national teams and today will be first game in a final tournament.
Wales squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Adam Davies (Stoke City), Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Danny Ward (Leicester City)
Defenders: Ethan Ampadu (Chelsea), Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Ben Davies (Tottenham), Chris Gunter (Charlton Athletic), Tom Lockyer (Luton Town), Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United), Connor Roberts (Swansea City), Joe Rodon (Tottenham), Neco Williams (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Joe Allen (Stoke City), David Brooks (Bournemouth), Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City), Daniel James (Manchester United), Dylan Levitt (Manchester United), Joe Morrell (Luton Town), Aaron Ramsey (Juventus), Matthew Smith (Manchester City), Jonny Williams (Cardiff City), Harry Wilson (Liverpool)
Forwards: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City), Tyler Roberts (Leeds United)
Switzerland squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Yvon Mvogo (PSV), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), Yann Sommer (Mönchengladbach)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Dortmund), Loris Benito (Bordeaux), Eray Cömert (Basel), Nico Elvedi (Mönchengladbach), Jordan Lotomba (Nice), Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), Becir Omeragic (Zürich), Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino), Fabian Schär (Newcastle United), Silvan Widmer (Basel)
Midfielders: Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), Djibril Sow (Frankfurt), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Mönchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Frankfurt)
Forwards: Breel Embolo (Mönchengladbach), Mario Gavranović (Dinamo Zagreb), Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), Haris Seferović (Benfica)
* Possible prediction: Switzerland will score
* This preview is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform yourself, about all details of this game!