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Unibet Predictions: Switzerland – Italy Predictions and Tips For Today

Switzerland - Italy PredictionsFree Daily Soccer Unibet Predictions for Today, June 29, 2024.
Kick-off: 17:00 (GMT+1)
EURO – PLAY OFFS – 1/8-FINALS
EVENT: Switzerland – Italy
TIPS: Over 1.5 Goals | Odds: 1.51@Unibet | Result: PENDING

Switzerland – Italy Predictions and Preview

  • The first game of the Round of 16 in Euro 2024 will take place in Berlin, where the runners-up of Group A, Switzerland, will face the second-placed team from Group B, Italy.
  • Switzerland’s journey to this stage has been challenging, with their final warm-up game before the tournament (a 1-1 draw against Austria) marking the beginning of a run of four consecutive games without keeping a clean sheet (1 win, 3 draws). However, they did manage to come back and draw twice during that period.
  • If the teams end up in a stalemate, the game will go into extra time, potentially resulting in penalties. Despite this, Switzerland may welcome such an outcome, as it would be an improvement compared to their previous tournament clash against Italy, where they were defeated 3-0 in the group stage of Euro 2020.
  • It’s worth noting that both of their previous knockout eliminations in the last two Euro tournaments came after 1-1 draws in regular time, followed by eventual defeats on penalties.
  • Defending champions Italy looked close to an unexpected early exit from the tournament until Mattia Zaccagni scored a remarkable equaliser in the 98th minute against Croatia, securing his team’s second place. This extended their winning streak to just one loss in nine international matches (5 wins, 3 draws), suggesting that despite an unremarkable performance at the tournament so far, they have a solid foundation to build upon in their fifth consecutive appearance in the Euro knockout stage.
  • Italy has not been eliminated at the Round of 16 stage since Euro 2016, and their last elimination in the first knockout round was in 2008, when they lost to Spain in a penalty shootout. Since then, two of Italy’s three opening knockout games at European Championships have required extra time. This indicates that the upcoming match could be another tight affair that goes the distance.
  • Among the players to watch for Switzerland, Dan Ndoye from Bologna has been one of their most consistent performers at the tournament. His consistency finally paid off with a first international goal in his 14th attempt in their final group game. Lorenzo Pellegrini, also playing in Serie A for Roma, assisted his nation’s first goal at the tournament and posted the highest rating on Flashscore (8.0) in their final group stage game.
  • Hot stat: both teams have scored within 90 minutes in 8 of Switzerland’s last 9 Euro tournament games.

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