Switzerland take on Norway in round two of the World Cup group stage. The upcoming game will take place at Waikato Stadium this coming Tuesday.
Switzerland sit as number one in Group A with three points following their opening group match, with Norway having zero points as number three.
Judging by the prices from the bookies we have a fairly even match on our hands when Switzerland go up against Norway. Claiming three points in such a tough encounter would go a long way in qualifying for the next stage. Norway came up short in their first match of the World Cup, losing 1-0 at the hands of New Zealand. They might be in for a tough time in the tournament.
Form: Switzerland vs Norway
Switzerland Form
In their last three matches, Switzerland drew 3-3 against Zambia and 0-0 with Morocco, before winning 0-2 against the Philippines. Switzerland claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments. They drew five of the games, whilst losing two.
Norway Form
Norway only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 4-2 defeat against Spain. A 3-3 draw with Sweden followed, before New Zealand ran out 1-0 winners. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Norway recorded two victories, and three draws, and suffered five defeats.
Switzerland vs Norway Stats
- Switzerland have not won the last 7 matches in a row
- In 7 of the last 8 Switzerland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Switzerland have drawn 5 of the last 6 matches
- Switzerland have not lost 8 of the last 10 matches
- Norway have not won 7 of the last 8 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Norway matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Norway matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Norway have conceded in 6 of the last 8 matches
Current position in the World Cup standings: Switzerland vs Norway
Switzerland vs Norway H2H
Topscorer
It is the beginning of the World Cup campaign, and both Switzerland and Norway will be looking for their main strikers in this tournament. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous five matches across all tournaments for Switzerland. Like their opponents, Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last five outings for Norway.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
Amazingly, Switzerland scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games as the home team. Curiously, Norway only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games.