England vs Switzerland Prediction & Betting Tips - International Friendlies

Prediction published on 09/09/2018, 11:33  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 09/09/2018 at 12:34 in Football Predictions

England were hailed heroes in the World Cup after reaching the semi-finals but could do with a win in this friendly against Switzerland.  Saturday saw them take the lead against Spain in their opening European Nations League game but that didn't last long and two first-half goals led the visitors to a 2-1 away win. That was England's third straight loss (including extra time) and over 90 minutes they have just one win in the last six games. Any other time people would be calling for the England manager to lose his job but that's not the case this time. They are still very much a work in progress despite what happened in Russia and the search for midfield talent continues. This game is being played at Leicester City's King Power stadium rather than Wembley and that might help England a little bit with the lack of the away side being inspired by playing at that great stadium.

Switzerland aren't renowned for scoring lots of goals but that's what happened on Saturday when they hammered Iceland 6-0 at home in their opening European Nations game. The Swiss held Brazil to a draw in the World Cup but lost to Sweden in the last sixteen. Their last 22 games have only seen defeats incurred by Portugal and that loss to Sweden. They are undefeated in their last six friendlies conceding just twice and should give England a difficult game here. A difficult game to predict as England may make changes after Saturday's defeat. The tip is to go for under 2.5 goals to be scored in this match.