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Greece Switzerland betting prediction

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Greece vs Switzerland
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Greece
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This match puts face-to-face two teams who live a bit different realities in European football. As Switzerland prepares for another World Cup, Greece should live with being out of the World Cup for the fourth time, being very close to qualifying. Swiss football has more expression, and has revealed good players who dispute the major championships in Europe. In this way, the Swiss team seems to be in a position to win this match, but as it plays away from home, the draw can also be considered a good betting option.
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Preview
Greece and Switzerland face at St. Jakob‑Park, in what is to be the first friendly match of the year for both teams. There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 06‑02‑2013, the match ended with the final score: Greece (0‑0) Switzerland. Greece registers significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth special attention.

Analysis Greece

The home team plays its first friendly match of the year, after not having played any friendlies last year. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 18 conceded. They come to this match after a home draw against Croatia by (0‑0). Greece has won 3, tied 3 and lost 3 of the last 9 home matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times, but have turned the score around in 2.

Greece make its first game after the end of qualifying for the World Cup, and will try to conquer a positive result to make it forget the disappointment of not having qualified for the World Cup. However, the team had a good campaign as it finished second in Group H and had the right to play in the play-off against Croatia, which ended in qualifying after beating the Greeks. The last participation of the Greek national team in the World Championship was in 2014, in Brazil, where it was eliminated in the 8th finals by Costa Rica. In their last two games, the Greeks scored just one goal, which shows some ineffectiveness in the offensive sector. The coach is expected to use the tactical scheme 4-2-3-1 or 3-5-1-1 in the game, with highlight for striker Mitroglou, who plays for Olympique de Marseille.

Confirmed Lineup: Orestis Karnezis, Vasilīs Torosidīs, Panagiotis Retsos, Konstantinos Manolas, Sokratis, Zeca, Andreas Samaris, Kostas Fortounis, Anastasios Bakasetas, Konstantinos Mitroglou, Anastasios Donis.
Coach: J. van 't Schip.

Analysis Switzerland

The away team plays its first friendly match of the year, after a single friendly match played last year, which ended with the final score: Switzerland (1‑0) Belarus. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 10 conceded. In their last match, for the WC Qualification Europe, they got a home tie against Northern Ireland by (0‑0). In the last 9 away matches Switzerland has won 6, tied 1 and lost 2. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 2 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.

Switzerland make its first match after the end of qualifying for the World Cup, which will also be the first in a series of four friendly matches to prepare for the World Cup in Russia, which will start in June. Having made a good campaign in qualifying, Switzerland finished second in Group B and had to play in the play-off against Northern Ireland, drawing at home and claiming a win away, having secured a place in the World Championship. The Swiss seem to be in good shape as they have suffered only one defeat in the last thirteen games, a period in which they have added eleven wins. For this clash, it is likely that the coach will use the tactical scheme 4-2-3-1, highlighting midfielder Shaqiri, who plays for Stoke City.

Confirmed Lineup: Yann Sommer, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Ricardo Rodríguez, Fabian Schär, Manuel Akanji, Valon Behrami, Blerim Džemaili, Granit Xhaka, Remo Freuler, Haris Seferović, Breel Embolo.
Coach: V. Petković.

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Frequently asked questions
👉 Which is the recommended bet for the Greece Switzerland match?

The tip and bet suggestion for the Greece vs Switzerland match, on 23 March 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Double chance, Draw or Switzerland ⇒ bet available on betfair.

👉 In which stadium will the Greece Switzerland be played?

The Greece vs Switzerland on 23 March 2018 will be played at Athens, Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis.

 

Friendlies - 2018

  • 94% 390 / 414 Games

  • Home team wins 44.87%
  • Draws 28.72%
  • Away team wins 26.41%
  • Over 1.5 65.64%
  • Over 2.5 41.28%
  • Over 3.5 23.85%
  • Goals 918
  • Goals /match 2.35
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 0.96
  • Both teams score 39.23%
  • Goals after 80' 11.98%

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