Switzerland vs Austria Prediction: Team to Win, Form, News and more

Here is our prediction for the international friendly match between Switzerland and Austria on Saturday, 8 June 2024

 
6:15am on Saturday 8th June 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Both Switzerland and Austria continue their respective preparation for the European Championships on Saturday as they face each other in a pre-tournament friendly.

For the Euros, Switzerland are in a group alongside Germany, Hungary and Scotland, while Austria are up against Poland, the Netherlands and France.

Switzerland current form

Switzerland played a friendly earlier this week and impressively defeated Estonia 4-0 thanks to goals from Steven Zuber, Zeki Amdouni, Nico Elvedi and Xherdan Shaqiri.

To reach the Euros, the Swiss finished second in Group I behind Romania and ahead of Israel, Belarus, Kosovo and Andorra.

Austria current form

Austria, too, had a friendly a few days ago and again it was against a team involved in the upcoming tournament. They will have received a boost from a 2-1 win against Serbia, with Patrick Wimmer and Christoph Baumgartner scoring.

To reach the Euros, Austria finished second in Group F behind Belgium and ahead of Sweden, Azerbaijan and Estonia.

Switzerland vs Austria Team News

Switzerland don't have any fresh injury concerns but Murat Yakin will rotate his starting XI in the last preparation match before the Euros.

Manuel Akanji, Fabian Schar, Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka are among the players who may be rested.

As for Austria, Florian Grillitsch is unlikely to feature after a head injury suffered in the last game, with Konrad Laimer his likely replacement in midfield.

Scoreline Prediction

There isn't much between the two sides, and with more important games coming soon, the most likely result is a draw.

Switzerland 1-1 Austria

FAQs

What was the score the last time Switzerland played Austria? In 2015, Switzerland defeated Austria 2-1 away in an international friendly.

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