Nations League A, Group 2 continues this weekend and on the 12th of June we have a meeting between Switzerland and Portugal at the Stade de Genève, in Geneva.
The hosts begin the fourth round of fixtures sitting bottom of the group with a point to their name while Portugal are the current leaders, with 7 points.
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Switzerland come into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss at home against Spain last time out. The only goal of the game was scored early in the second half and the Swiss could not create enough chances to get back into the match.
In fact, Switzerland produced only 1 shot on target in the entire game.
That result means Switzerland have failed to win any of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions. They have lost 4 of those 5 matches, with the defeats coming against England in a friendly game and the other 3 being in the Nations League.
In addition to the loss at home against Spain, Switzerland lost 2-1 in the Czech Republic and 4-0 in the reverse fixture against Portugal.
Form in the Nations League shows Switzerland have won only 1 of their last 11 matches in the competition.
They have picked up only 1 win from their last 4 at home, with the victory coming over Ukraine. However, Switzerland have not lost in 29 of their last 30 home matches in all competitions.
Portugal make the trip to Geneva having previously beat Czech Republic 2-0 at home. The Portuguese opened the scoring in the 33rd minute and took control of the match by adding a second goal 5 minutes later.
That result means Portugal are undefeated in their last 5 games in all competitions. There have been wins over Turkey and North Macedonia in the World Cup playoffs plus wins over Switzerland and Czech Republic in the Nations League. Portugal have lost only 1 of their last 12 games in all competitions, meaning they are difficult to beat.
In terms of the Nations League, Portugal are undefeated in their last 4 fixtures and have lost only 1 of their 15 games in the competition. They are undefeated in their 6 away Nations League fixtures and have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 5 on the road.
Team news and Switzerland could hand starts to Renato Steffen, Noah Okafor, Fabian Frei, Haris Seferović, Djibril Sow, and Jordan Lotomba.
Portugal could make several changes to their starting XI, with Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leão, João Palhinha, João Moutinho, and André Silva among those coming into the team.
The Swiss may have struggled to win recent Nations League games but they are not easy to beat when playing at home.
They will be desperate to pick up their first point of the 2022/23 Nations League and may adopt a cautious approach. This could lead to a difficult game for the Portuguese and the match could end level, with under 2.5 goals scored.