Kosovo vs Switzerland Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro

Prediction published on 07/09/2023, 08:20  by Devesh Jaganath in Euro Predictions

Gameweek five in the UEFA European Championship Qualifiers will see Kosovo play host to Switzerland on Saturday evening. Group I features six teams, and the hosts are currently in fifth place, while the visitors lead the group after four matches. Kosovo’s last match ended in a 2-1 defeat to Belarus, which ended a run of three consecutive draws in their preceding matches. They drew 1-1 with Andorra and Israel and 0-0 against Romania. With those results, Kosovo have now failed to win any of their last six matches, drawing five and losing one. Their last win came a year ago in the Nations League when they beat Cyprus in the final group match. At the Nations League, the Dardanians finished second in their group behind Greece but ahead of Northern Ireland and Cyprus. These sides met in a friendly last year, and it ended 1–1. Currently ranked 33rd according to UEFA, the hosts are the outsiders in this match. 

Meanwhile, Switzerland are in pole position in the group with ten points secured in their first four matches. They began the qualifiers with an incredible 5-0 win over Belarus and followed up with a 3-0 victory over Israel a few days later. Their only dropped points so far came in the last match, where they drew 2-2 against Romania, who found two goals in the dying moments of the match to steal a point. After a disappointing Nations League tournament last year, the Swiss had a solid run at the FIFA World Cup. They reached the last 16 of the competition but were no match for Portugal and were beaten 6-1 in the final match of the round. Nati are ranked 12th by UEFA and are unbeaten in their last four matches. They are strongly fancied to get the win in this one.