Digimagaz.com – The anticipation is building as the Swiss national team is set to clash with the reigning champions, Italy, in the Round of 16 of Euro 2024. This highly anticipated match will take place at the Olympiastadion on Saturday, June 29, 2024, with a kickoff time of 12:00 PM EDT.
Switzerland secured their place in the knockout stage by finishing as the runner-up in Group A, just two points behind the hosts, Germany. Throughout the group stage, Switzerland showcased their resilience by scoring five goals, conceding three, and maintaining an unbeaten record.
The Swiss team’s journey included a 3-1 victory over Hungary, followed by 1-1 draws against both Scotland and Germany. Impressively, Switzerland’s five goals came from five different players: Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer, Breel Embolo, Xherdan Shaqiri, and Dan Ndoye.
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Italy’s Dramatic Qualification
Italy’s path to the Round of 16 was nothing short of dramatic. After securing a 2-1 win against Albania with goals from Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella, Italy faced a 0-1 defeat against Spain. Their qualification was clinched with a last-minute 1-1 draw against Croatia.
In their match against Croatia, Italy found themselves trailing in the 55th minute. However, Mattia Zaccagni’s equalizer in the 90+8th minute ensured Italy’s progression to the knockout stage. Italy finished as the runner-up in Group B, behind Spain.
Historical Context: Italy vs. Switzerland
In Euro 2020, Italy faced Switzerland in the group stage and emerged victorious with a 3-0 win, courtesy of two goals from Manuel Locatelli and one from Ciro Immobile. As they meet again in the Round of 16, both teams are eager to advance to the quarter-finals, where the winner will face either England or Slovakia.
Predicted Lineups
Switzerland (3-4-2-1):
Sommer; Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas; Embolo.
Coach: Murat Yakin.
Italy (4-3-3):
Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Darmian, Bastoni, Dimarco; Frattesi, Jorginho, Barella; Chiesa, Zaccagni, Pellegrini.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
Head-to-Head Record
The recent encounters between Switzerland and Italy have been closely contested:
- November 13, 2021: Italy 1-1 Switzerland (World Cup Qualification)
- September 6, 2021: Switzerland 0-0 Italy (World Cup Qualification)
- June 17, 2021: Italy 3-0 Switzerland (Euro)
- June 6, 2010: Switzerland 1-1 Italy (Friendly)
- August 13, 2009: Switzerland 0-0 Italy (Friendly)
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Switzerland’s Last 5 Matches (W-D-W-D-D):
- June 5, 2024: Switzerland 4-0 Estonia (Friendly)
- June 8, 2024: Switzerland 1-1 Austria (Friendly)
- June 15, 2024: Hungary 1-3 Switzerland (Euro)
- June 20, 2024: Scotland 1-1 Switzerland (Euro)
- June 24, 2024: Switzerland 1-1 Germany (Euro)
Italy’s Last 5 Matches (D-W-W-L-D):
- June 5, 2024: Italy 0-0 Turkey (Friendly)
- June 10, 2024: Italy 1-0 Bosnia (Friendly)
- June 16, 2024: Italy 2-1 Albania (Euro)
- June 21, 2024: Spain 1-0 Italy (Euro)
- June 25, 2024: Croatia 1-1 Italy (Euro)
Statistics and Score Prediction
- Switzerland has not won in their last 11 matches against Italy (D6 L5).
- Five of the last six meetings between Switzerland and Italy ended in a draw.
- Excluding penalty shootouts, Switzerland has lost only once in their last 13 matches in the Euro main stage (W4 D8 L1), with the sole loss being against Italy in the Euro 2020 group stage.
- Switzerland has lost only one of their last 17 matches (W7 D9 L1).
- Switzerland has conceded one goal in each of their last four matches.
- Excluding penalty shootouts, Italy has lost only once in their last 12 matches in the Euro main stage (W7 D4 L1).
- Italy has failed to score in only one of their last 12 matches in the Euro main stage.
- Italy has lost only one of their last nine matches (W5 D3 L1).
Predicted final score: Switzerland 0-1 Italy.
Euro 2024 Round of 16 Schedule
- June 29, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT: Switzerland vs. Italy – Olympiastadion
- June 30, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT: Germany vs. Denmark – Signal Iduna Park (BVB Stadion Dortmund)
- June 30, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT: England vs. Slovakia – Veltins-Arena (Arena AufSchalke)
- July 1, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT: Spain vs. Georgia – RheinEnergieStadion (Cologne Stadium)
- July 1, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT: France vs. Belgium – Merkur Spiel-Arena (Dusseldorf Arena)
- July 2, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT: Portugal vs. Slovenia – Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt Arena)
- July 2, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT: Romania vs. Netherlands – Allianz Arena (Munich Football Arena)
- July 3, 2024, 3:00 AM EDT: Austria vs. Turkey – Red Bull Arena (Leipzig Stadium)
