Switzerland meet Bosnia-Herzegovina at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for matchday two of this summer’s FIFA World Cup campaign.
In their opening game, Schweizer Nati were pegged back late on to draw 1-1 with Qatar, while Zmajevi were held by the same scoreline against hosts Canada.
Favourites to top the group, Switzerland got off to a slow start in their opening World Cup match, drawing against 2022 hosts Qatar in San Jose.
With a difficult trip to Vancouver to face hosts Canada in their final group game, Switzerland will certainly be looking to secure qualification to the next round on Thursday evening by picking up all three points against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
If they were to do this, Switzerland would not only have likely booked their place in the knockout rounds, but also claimed their first ever win against Zmajevi, who they have never played a competitive match against.
Picking up a point in their opening match, Bosnia-Herzegovina will be content to have drawn against Canada in what looked like being a difficult fixture at Toronto’s BMO Field.
In order to do so in their second group match, Bosnia-Herzegovina would have to claim victory against a Switzerland side that they have only met on one prior occasion, beating them 2-0 in an international friendly in March 2016.
While they have been solid in defence, Bosnia-Herzegovina have struggled in attack, failing to score more than one goal in a match in their previous six outings.
Whilst they were unable to earn their desired result from the match, Switzerland emerged from their contest against Qatar with a fully fit squad, meaning there will likely be few changes on Thursday evening.
We think that Switzerland will capitalise on this, bouncing back from their disappointing opening match draw by booking their place in the knockout rounds after a low-scoring and cagey affair in Los Angeles.
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