Switzerland Women vs Spain Women Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions

The Round of 16 begins on Saturday in the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a clash between Switzerland and Spain at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

Switzerland are on a mission to make history at the Women’s World Cup. After topping Group A, they aim to make the next knockout round for the first time. Meanwhile, Spain suffered a tough 4-0 loss to Japan in their last match, but the Group C runners-up are sure to come back strong. It’s a do-or-die situation for both teams. The winner will move on to face either the Netherlands or South Africa in the quarter-finals.

Form: Switzerland vs Spain

Switzerland Form

Switzerland drew 0-0 with New Zealand in their most recent match, after having defeated the Philippines 0-2 and drawn 0-0 with Norway, as they aim to remain unbeaten. In their last 10 international matches, Switzerland recorded one victory, two defeats, and seven draws.

In their three World Cup games, Switzerland scored two goals, an average of 0.66 goals per game. They didn’t concede a single goal, having kept a clean sheet in every match.

Spain Form

Spain won eight of their last 10 international matches across various competitions, losing twice. Notably, they did not have a single draw during this period. In their last three matches, Spain won twice, defeating Costa Rica 3-0 and Zambia 5-0, but losing 4-0 to Japan.

In the World Cup, Spain have scored eight times in three matches, averaging 2.6 goals per game. They kept two clean sheets, but conceded four goals in their last game.

Neither Spain nor Switzerland score many goals, but they are decent at keeping things tight at the back, and we don’t see a goal fest happening at Eden Park.

Switzerland vs Spain Stats

World Cup table overview: Switzerland vs Spain

Switzerland vs Spain H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other in a major tournament, Switzerland ended up taking the glory in a 4-3 win on 16 June 2012.

Switzerland picked up one win in their previous two competitive matches against Spain, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies’ best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 4.75.

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last two matches between Switzerland and Spain.

Topscorer

Ramona Bachmann will be looking to score again after only scoring once in the World Cup recently, and the upcoming game will give her the chance to do so. Meanwhile, Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso, who has scored two goals in the World Cup, will be hoping to cause some damage to their next opponents.

WIN – DRAW – WIN

OVER – UNDER

Under 2.5 goals happened in three of Switzerland’s World Cup games. They didn’t concede a goal in any of them, but will be hard-pushed to contain a free-scoring Spain. The Spaniards have seen Over 2.5 goals in all of their three World Cup games.

In the previous two competitive encounters between Switzerland and Spain, the score resulted in over 2.5 goals twice. Switzerland averaged three goals per game while Spain averaged three goals per game as well. Both teams scored in two of these matches.

BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE

Switzerland have not conceded a goal in four games, but have struggled on the other end of the pitch. They have only broken the deadlock once in their three World Cup games, having gone two games without a goal. Spain scored the first goal twice in their three outings in the tournament.