World Cup: Argentina vs Switzerland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round Quarter Finals match between Argentina and Switzerland and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Argentina sit at number 2 in the FIFA world ranking, while Switzerland enter their match this coming Sunday as number 14.

Team form: Argentina vs Switzerland

Argentina Form

Argentina are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Jordan 1-3, and then drawing 1-1 with Cape Verde. They were back as winners when they defeated Egypt 3-2. Recently, Argentina has had a mixed record, winning ten of their last 10 matches in all competitions, but also experiencing zero defeats, while not drawing even once.

Switzerland Form

In their three most recent outings, Switzerland won 2-1 and 2-0 against Canada and Algeria, before drawing 0-0 against Colombia. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Switzerland recorded four wins victories, five draws, and suffered one defeats.

Betting stats for Argentina and Switzerland

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Argentina and Switzerland. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Argentina vs Switzerland

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lionel Messi, who is performing well for Argentina. He found the back of the net nine times in his most recent national team outings. He’ll be out to add more goals for his country against Switzerland. The visitors will be looking up to Johan Manzambi to find the net once again, after managing three goals for Switzerland in his last six matches.

Popular markets: Argentina vs Switzerland

Full-time result

Argentina claimed all three points ten times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing zero along the way. They endured defeat in zero of the games in this run. Switzerland have won four of their last 10 games, while drawing five and losing one in this series of matches. Argentina won their last 12 matches. Amazingly, Argentina are on a streak of 22 home matches without defeat. Switzerland won their last 4 matches on the trot. Switzerland have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 away games.

Both teams to score

Argentina scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Astonishingly, Switzerland scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Argentina managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Switzerland performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in nine of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Argentina, who scored an average of 2.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Switzerland, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.

Suggested bet: Argentina vs Switzerland

To sum up, the upcoming match between Argentina 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.