Switzerland hosts Northern Ireland in round 7 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Saturday, October 9th at Stade de Genève (Geneva)
The Swiss national team is in 2nd place in Group C (eight points after four games). Nati chalked up two victories and two draws. The Red Crosses began the qualifying round with Vladimir Petkovic, who ended cooperation with the national team after reaching the quarterfinals of Euro 2020. The new coach of the Swiss is Murat Yakin, who has worked with Basel and Spartak Moscow in the past. The 47-year-old coach made his debut in a friendly game against Greece (2-1). After that, Switzerland held two games in the qualification for the 2022 World Cup, where Yakin's players shared points with Italy (0-0) and Northern Ireland (0-0).
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Northern Ireland is on the 3rd line in the standings (five points after four matches). The Green-White Army gained one victory and two draws and suffered one defeat. The Northern Irishmen regularly scored points after an away defeat to Italy in the starting round of the qualification. In March, Baraclough's charges shared points with Bulgaria at home (0-0), and in September, they hammered Lithuania away (1-4) and kept a draw in the home game against Switzerland (0-0). On September 8, the Swiss had a game advantage and could have scored from a penalty spot in the 33rd minute. However, the strike of Haris Seferovic was repelled by the goalkeeper of the Green-White Army Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
The Swiss dominated the game in Belfast, where they were unlucky in some segments. At home, the Red Crosses will be the favorites, although they will face noticeable opposition from the visitors. The Northern Irishmen, who rely on defense and power football, can even earn some points under favorable circumstances. The probability of low production is high. Under 2.5 goals scored were recorded in three out of four matches of the teams in the current qualification. In addition, the history of head-to-head confrontations also indicates an extremely low number of goals. In the last five games, the opponents scored only two goals for two, and three out of four matches ended in goalless draws.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
