Switzerland are getting ready to clash with New Zealand on Sunday at Dunedin Stadium. The upcoming match is one of the games in three of the World Cup group stage.
Switzerland have four points as number one after the first two rounds of Group A games, with New Zealand ranked as number two with three points.
One win and one draw is a thoroughly acceptable outcome from the two first World Cup games this season. Switzerland won’t be short on spirit ahead of their next encounter. New Zealand are looking at three points after the first two rounds of World Cup fixtures, meaning they are still in with a good chance of qualifying for the next stage.
Team form: Switzerland vs New Zealand
Switzerland Form
Switzerland go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Morocco. They went on to beat the Philippines 0-2, before sharing the spoils with Norway in a 0-0 draw. Switzerland claimed two wins in their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also drawing six along the way. They endured two defeats in this run.
New Zealand Form
It is all or nothing with New Zealand following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 0-1 in an encounter with Italy to which, they replied by beating Norway 1-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against the Philippines. New Zealand earned a moderate two wins in their last 10 internationals. They manage a tie in one of the matches and lost seven of them.
Switzerland vs New Zealand Stats
- In 8 of the last 9 Switzerland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Switzerland have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
- Switzerland have not won 7 of the last 8 matches
- Switzerland have drawn 5 of the last 7 matches
- In 5 of the last 7 Switzerland matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 New Zealand matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- New Zealand have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
- New Zealand have conceded in 12 of the last 14 matches
- In 6 of the last 7 New Zealand matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Position in the World Cup standings: Switzerland vs New Zealand
Switzerland vs New Zealand H2H
Topscorer
As the 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 Switzerland and New Zealand in this tournament. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in three of Switzerland’s past ten matches across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for New Zealand. New Zealand’s last three matches had less than three goals.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
Surprisingly, Switzerland only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, New Zealand scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games.
Switzerland have not conceded a goal in three consecutive games. New Zealand managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
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