After delivering a winning selection in Scotland's opening match of Euro 2024, SlipsTips is back with another Bet Builder ahead of the Scots' showdown with Switzerland on Wednesday night.
Scotland vs Switzerland (Wednesday, 20:00)
Scotland will have to lift themselves up off the canvas when they square off with Switzerland at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne on Wednesday night.
Steve Clarke’s side were dealt a crushing blow in Friday night’s Euro 2024 curtain-raiser, suffering a 5-1 hammering at the hands of host nation Germany.
Switzerland, in contrast, got up and running in Group A with a well-deserved 3-1 win against Hungary, in a game that brought up my Euro 2024 Bet of the Day selection.
Our man Mark Walker has already penned a match preview on this Cologne clash, and I’m going to highlight a Bet Builder that holds plenty of appeal.
The combination of Switzerland to score, John McGinn to commit a foul and Over 29.5 Booking points will bring about an attractive 4/5 shot on Betfred.
Scotland’s defensive deficiencies were laid bare in their 5-1 thumping from Germany and they now face another stern test against a Switzerland side that looked very handy in attack against Hungary.
In fact, Murat Yakin’s men rarely draw a blank in front of goal, having netted in 15 of their last 17 matches, and that doesn’t bode well for a Scotland side whose solitary clean sheet across their last 10 matches came against international minnows Gibraltar.
With that in mind, I’ll side with the Swiss to strike as the first leg of the Bet Builder, but to nudge up the odds, I’m also going with John McGinn to commit a minimum of one foul.
The Scottish midfield schemer, who was averaging 1.62 fouls per game during Euro 2024 qualifying, stayed true to form by giving away a free kick against Germany on Friday night.
With Scotland’s miserable showing on matchday one ramping up the pressure on Steve Clarke’s side to deliver a performance on Wednesday night, I’ll wrap up the 4/5 (Betfred) Bet Builder with over 29.5 booking points.
Both sides' respective opening fixtures at Euro 2024 featured in excess of 30+ booking points and I see no reason to oppose a repeat here given how crucial the outcome of this game could be for the duo’s qualification dreams.
What's more, Referee Ivan Kruzliak was averaging 47.5 booking points per 90 across all competitions during the 2023/24 season, and the Slovak whistler should be kept busy during this RheinEnergieStadion showdown.
Recommended Bet
- Over 0.5 Switzerland Goals
- John McGinn 1+ Foul
- Over 29.5 Booking Points
- Bet Builder – 4/5 (Betfred)
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