Spain will bring the curtain down on their Nations League group stage campaign with a home game against Switzerland at the Estadio de Tenerife on Monday night.
The European champions have already sewn up top spot in Group A4 with one game to spare.
Luis de la Fuente’s side secured their passage to the knockout round with a 2-1 win away at Denmark on Friday night.
As such, Spain do not have anything to play for beyond pride when they take on Switzerland on matchday six.
As for the Swiss, they have been relegated to Group B following their failure to beat Serbia on Friday night.
For Murat Yakin’s men this game is essentially a dead rubber, though they are unlikely to go down without a fight.
How the bookies view it: Spain to inflict more pain on Swiss
It’s no surprise to see Spain priced up as short-priced 9/20 favourites on Betano.
Switzerland have drawn each of their last two Nations League games and the same outcome on Monday night can be backed at 16/5 (Betano) while a first Swiss success of the campaign is as big as 5/1 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: Spain seeking more of the same
Spain ran out 4-1 winners in September’s reverse fixture in Geneva. That victory means Switzerland have failed to win six of their last seven meetings with Spain.
Players to watch: Morata to make his mark?
Alvaro Morata is likely to be restored to the starting XI on Monday night, and you can expect to see the Spanish skipper at the head of the anytime goalscorer market once prices have been released by the bookmakers. The AC Milan ace will be aiming to add to his 37 goal haul for his country.
Granit Xhaka is always a player to keep an eye on in both the cards and fouls markets respectively. The Switzerland captain has two yellow cards and one red to his name already in this year's Nations League.
Predicted line-ups
Spain boss de la Fuente fielded an under-strength team against Denmark on Friday night, so he may recall some of his big hitters for Monday night's meeting with Switzerland, with the aforementioned Morata and Nico Williams expected to come back into the side.
Switzerland chief Yakin may experiment a little here given that there isn't much at stake for his side, though he will definitely be without injured quartet Dan Ndoye, Denis Zakaria Manuel Akanji and Nico Elvedi.
Spain: Raya; Porro, Vivian, Laporte, Cucurella; Zubimendi, Ruiz; Olmo, Pedri, N Williams; Morata
Switzerland: Kobel; Widmer, Hajdari, Comert, Rodriguez; Freuler, Xhaka; Amdouni, Rieder, Aebischer; Embolo
Anything else catch the eye?
With Spain too short to support at the above-mentioned odds, instead look to them to overcome a -1 start on the Asian Handicap at 81/100 on Bet 365.
This selection means that if Spain claim top honours by two or more goals we will be paid out, if they succeed by a solitary strike then stakes are returned, and that should give us a good run for our money on Monday night.
Not only would this bet have paid out when the pair last crossed paths a couple of months ago, but it would have also proven profitable when the Spanish swept aside Serbia 3-0 at home last month.
Thus, siding with a repeat on Monday night makes plenty of sense at the odds on offer.
This UEFA Nations League match between Spain and Switzerland will be played on Nov 18, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Spain vs Switzerland prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
