Overview
After an impressive performance at EURO 2024, the Swiss team has been disappointing in the Nations League. After 4 matches, they have only 1 point thanks to the most recent 2-2 draw with Denmark.
Even when facing a supposedly weaker opponent like Serbia, they still cannot win.
Switzerland have gone 5 consecutive matches without a win, conceding at least 2 goals in the last 4 matches. At home, Switzerland have won 2 of their last 8 matches, but all against weak opponents. They have lost 1 match and drawn 5.
With the current situation of Group 4 League A, Switzerland no longer has any chance to enter the quarter-finals of the Nations League, unless they win both of their last two matches with a big score, and Denmark lose both.
Therefore, the most reasonable goal for Switzerland at this time would be to finish third, to avoid being directly relegated to League B next season. However, this goal for Switzerland is still very difficult to achieve, as Serbia is currently in more stable form. Moreover, in the first leg, Switzerland also fell to their opponent.
However, away from home, Serbia have also lost their last two matches and failed to score a goal. They have won only two of their last eight away matches (losing the other six).
Human resources situation
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin is facing a serious defensive headache, with Fabian Schar, Nico Elvedi and Manuel Akanji all missing for the first time in eight years.
On the other side of the front line, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was eliminated, while goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic also withdrew.
Ivan Ilic is absent with a knee injury, but key striker Dusan Vlahovic could feature.
Expected lineup:
Switzerland: Kobel, Widmer, Hajdari, Comert, Rodriguez, Freuler, Xhaka, Amdouni, Rieder, Aebischer, Embolo.
Serbia: Petrovic, Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic, Nedeljkovic, Maksimovic, Grujic, Terzic, Samardzic, Vlahovic, Mitrovic.
The match between Switzerland and Serbia takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 16 (Vietnam time).
