Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Qatar and Switzerland who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Qatar head into an encouter against Switzerland on Saturday. Played out at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, this is the first of the three outings of the World Cup group stage.
As we are in the opening round of the World Cup group stage, both Qatar and Switzerland face a battle to secure their first points of the group stage. Qatar arrive at this match placed as number 55 in the FIFA world ranking, while Switzerland lack behind as number 19 in the world.
Team form: Qatar vs Switzerland
Qatar Form
A single draw is all Qatar have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-2 and 1-0 against Zimbabwe and Ireland respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 0-0 against El Salvador. Qatar claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments. They drew three of the games, whilst losing five.
Switzerland Form
Switzerland are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Norway. Then, they took out Jordan 4-1, followed by a 1-1 draw with Australia. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Switzerland recorded five wins victories, four draws, and suffered one defeats.
Betting stats for Qatar and Switzerland
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Qatar and Switzerland. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Qatar have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the World Cup while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Qatar matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Qatar matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Switzerland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Qatar vs Switzerland
As the new World Cup campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Qatar and Switzerland this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular markets: Qatar vs Switzerland
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Qatar won two times, drew three and lost five times. Switzerland claimed five wins, drew four times and lost one in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Switzerland did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Qatar only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Switzerland got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Switzerland managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Qatar’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Switzerland, who managed to score 2.2 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Qatar vs Switzerland
To sum up, the upcoming match between Qatar and Switzerland seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.
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