Sebastian Pocognoli will take charge of Scotland at Hampden for the first time on Tuesday night when Switzerland visit Glasgow.
The Belgian began his reign as Scotland manager with a 0-0 draw away at Slovenia on Saturday, which turned out to be the first tick on my winning 38/1 draw treble.
Scotland looked underwhelming in the first half, but showed some encouraging signs after the break, even if they lacked a clinical edge in front of goal.
However, it would be fair to say that the Scots can expect a far sterner test when they go up against Switzerland.
Murat Yakin’s men have taken early control of the section after cruising to a 3-0 win away at North Macedonia on Saturday.
It was an impressive start from a Swiss side that reached the World Cup quarter-finals before losing to Argentina after extra time.
How the bookies view it: More Swiss bliss
Switzerland are favourites to make it two wins from two in the Nations League, with bet365 offering 9/10 on an away victory at Hampden.
Scotland are 3/1 underdogs as they aim to give Pocognoli his first win at the second attempt, while the draw can be backed at 5/2.
Head to head: History favours the hosts
Scotland hold the upper hand in this fixture, with eight wins to Switzerland’s five across 17 meetings, while the other four encounters have ended all square. That includes their most recent clash at Euro 2024, which finished 1-1 in Cologne. A repeat of that scoreline on Tuesday night is priced at 11/2 with bet365.
Players to watch: Manzambi to make his mark?
Johan Manzambi hit the target with two of his four attempts against North Macedonia on Saturday. With that in mind, the Swiss attacking midfielder looks good value at 10/11 with bet365 to register at least one on-target effort against Scotland.
Lewis Ferguson committed four fouls against Slovenia on Saturday and was lucky to avoid a booking. He picked up three yellow cards in five World Cup qualifying appearances, so the Scotland midfielder looks worth considering to be booked against Switzerland at 3/1 with bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Scotland appear to have come through Saturday’s stalemate with Slovenia unscathed, so Pocognoli could be tempted to name the same starting XI on Tuesday night.
As was the case against North Macedonia at the weekend, Switzerland will once again be unable to call upon Breel Embolo, Denis Zakaria and Granit Xhaka.
Scotland: Gunn; Hendry, McKenna, Welsh; Hickey, Gilmour, Ferguson, Robertson; McGinn; McBurnie, Bowie
Switzerland: Kobel; Athekame, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez; Jashari, Freuler; Sanches, Manzambi, Ndoye; Amdouni
Anything else catch the eye?
Zeki Amdouni had a hand in all three of Switzerland’s goals against North Macedonia on Saturday, scoring twice and setting up the other.
He has also registered three goal involvements in eight Championship appearances for Burnley this season, so the 5/4 with bet365 for him to score or assist on Tuesday night looks well worthy of support.
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