The margins are on Serbia's side
Even though I reckon Serbia are favourites in this match against Switzerland, I think the goals will be hard to come by. There won’t be any stand out chances, but it’ll be more about sticking to their guns, keeping to their positions and maintaining tactical awareness.
It’ll be a tight yet enthralling match
Both Serbia and Switzerland have shown serious defensive qualities in both of their respective opening matches. Neither team is easy to score a goal against, it’ll be a tight yet enthralling match. Both sides are scared to lose, but I think Serbia have revealed more of their positive qualities already and will create more chances.
Switzerland have a number of interesting players e.g. Shaqiri and Xhaka who can both create problems for their opponents. Having said that, Serbia have even more players who can shut the game down and do a job to claim three points.
The most likely results will be either 2-1 or 1-0
I’m betting on Serbia winning this one with one goal. I see this as a straightforward test for Serbia and it being a fairly even game, but I’m not counting on there being many goals. The most likely results will be either 2-1 or 1-0. It’s an important game for both teams if they want to advance to the knockout stages, but they’ll want to play it carefully.
With Bethard you can find odds of 11/4 (3.75) for Serbia to win by one goal.
