Wales vs Switzerland: The second match of the UEFA Euro comes from Baku Olympic Stadium as Wales lock horns with Switzerland on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Wales vs Switzerland
Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku
Date: Saturday 12th June, 2021
Time: 06:30 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/sports/football-uefa-euro-2020-1700000714
Preview
The second match of the UEFA Euro 2020 takes place at Baku as Wales face Switzerland in their opening clash on Saturday.
Wales did not have the best of warm-up clashes as they lost 3-0 to France and drew a blank 0-0 against Albania coming into this competition.
The Welsh side poses of a number of talented players in James, Bale, Brooks, Ramsey and more. They are one of the sides that can punch above their weight and would look to do the same.
In the last edition of the Euro in 2016, Wales reached the semi-finals before they lost to Portugal. Hence, this shows their capabilities at the big stage.
Switzerland, on the other side have won their last 6 matches which included 2 warmup victories over U.S.A and Liechtenstein.
Xhaka leads his side into this Euros with confidence and they could look back at the 2016 competition, where they reached the Round of 16 as a blueprint for success.
He would need to use his experience along with able support from Shaqiri as the Swiss army aim to make this a memorable one.
The likes of Mbabu, Shaqiri, Rodriguez could be in for a good one.
Its set to be another good opening fixture for both sides as they look to get into momentum.
Form Guide
Wales: LWWLD
Switzerland: WWWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Wales 0-0 Albania
Switzerland 7-0 Liechtenstein
Where to watch the live streaming and Broadcast of Wales vs Switzerland?
The match will be live streamed on the Sonyliv App; whose link is mentioned above while the broadcast is available on Sony Ten 2/HD.
Team News
Neither sides have injury concerns coming into this clash.
Wales possible 11:
Ward, Mepham, Rodon, Davies, Roberts, Allen, Ramsey, Williams, James, Wilson and Bale.
Switzerland possible 11:
Sommer, Elvedi, Schär, Akanji, Mbabu, Rodriguez, Xhaka (C), Freuler, Shaqiri, Gavranovic and Seferović.
Prediction: Wales 1-2 Switzerland
Switzerland and Wales possess well balanced sides and with tough matches, a good start is mandatory.
The Swiss are on a six-match winning streak and hence, we see them edging this one.
Wales need the likes of Bale, James, Wilson to fire but could fall short.