A place in the finals of the UEFA Nations League is the prize for Spain as they host Switzerland in a Group A2 clash on Saturday. The Spaniards are in good form and should have too much for the struggling Swiss.
Spain are enjoying a fine campaign in this year’s UEFA Nations League and sit top of Group A2 having gone unbeaten in their four matches so far. They are unbeaten in their last eight matches across all competitions, claiming six wins in that run.
The current crop of Spanish players may not have the same fear factor of their predecessors but they still have a few things going for them. Luis Enrique’s men are more organised at the back, keeping clean sheets in their last two matches.
Spain head into Saturday’s clash off the back of a 2-0 victory over Czech Republic in their previous UNL fixture. Carlos Soler opened the scoring early in the contest while Pablo Sarabia doubled the lead midway through the second half.
While the Spaniards are flying high at the moment, it has been a completely different UNL campaign for Switzerland. They are currently bottom of Group A2 having suffered three defeats in their four matches in the competition.
The task for Switzerland in their final two fixtures is to avoid relegation and they breathed some life into their campaign with a 1-0 win over Portugal last time out. Haris Seferovic nodded home after 57 seconds and they were able to hold on for the win.
One thing that has hampered Switzerland in this year’s UNL is a lack of cutting edge in attack. Murat Yakin’s men have scored just once in their last three matches and could struggle to get past an organised Spanish side.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Spain as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 1/2 with Betfred. A victory for Switzerland is valued at 13/2 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 7/2 by Unibet.
Head to head
Spain have a 6-1 advantage with three draws from 10 previous matches against Switzerland. The Spaniards claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in June with Pablo Sarabia scoring the only goal.
Players to watch
Pablo Sarabia has grown influential for Spain under Luis Enrique and could be the one to watch. The PSG forward has scored in his last two international appearances and is priced at 15/8 by Paddy Power to find the net on Saturday.
Spain have been solid at the back lately, keeping clean sheets in six of their last eight matches across all competitions. Centre-backs Eric Garcia and Pau Torres have played a key role in that run and could help Spain to another clean sheet at 19/20 with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
Spain have earned wins to nil in six of their last eight matches, including the reverse fixture in Switzerland. They could be set for a similar outcome at 13/10 with BetVictor and could also be tipped as the only team to score at 5/4 with bet365.
The Spaniards also have plenty of quality in attack which means a -1 handicap can also be considered at 7/5 with Paddy Power.
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