SWITZERLAND VS ITALY: PREVIEW, PREDICTION & BETTING PICKS

This Round of 16 clash could see the first extra time action at the 2024 European Championships. Both Gianluca Scamacca and Federico Chiesa are among likely goalscorers, though Breel Embolo is also likely to find the back of the net for Switzerland. As for discipline, this game could get feisty, with Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Pellegrini likely to pick up a card or two fouls. Italy 1 - 1 Switzerland.

Date: 29/06/2024

Kick-off time: 13:00 EST

Location: Olympiastadion Berlin

The reigning European Champions Italy look to dispatch Denmark in the Round of 16 to book their spot in the Quarter-finals as they look to win back-to-back Championships.Switzerland finished second in Group A after three games. In three games, Switzerland have picked up one win and two draws which leaves them on five points, two points above Hungary.

The Swiss have made it past the Round of 16 once, last time out in 2021. Switzerland faced then-World Champions France in the Round of 16 who after a 3 - 3 draw, Switzerland beat France 5 - 4 on penalties.

Italy only finished second in Group B. In three games, Italy picked up one win, one draw and one loss, leaving them on four points, just two points above Croatia but five points behind Spain.

The Azzurri usually have no problems at the Round of 16 stage, having made at least the Quarter-finals in every European Championships since 2004, where they were eliminated at the Group Stage.Italy and Switzerland have met 60 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in an international friendly back in 1911. Italy have the better record in the fixture with 29 wins in comparison to Switzerland’s seven wins. However, draws are very common in this fixture, with 24 draws so far.In fact, the last five games in this fixture have seen four draws and one win for Italy. These draws do usually see both sides on the scoresheet, though it also has seen two 0 - 0 draws.

Switzerland vs Italy will be shown on FOX in the USA.

Switzerland Team News

Murat Yakin is likely to stick with the side that got Switzerland through the Group stage. Embolo is very likely to stay as the main man up front, supported by Dan Ndoye and Fabian Rieder.

Italy Team News

Luciano Spalletti will also likely keep with his side from the Group stage, although Scamacca and Davide Frattesi are likely to come back in from the start against Switzerland.

In their last five games in all competitions, Switzerland have two wins and three draws.In an international friendly, Switzerland took on Estonia. Steven Zuber opened the scoring in the first half and in the second half, Zeki Amdouni, Nico Elvedi and Xherdan Shaqiri all found the back of the net to give Switzerland the 4 - 0 win.

The last friendly before the Euros saw Switzerland host Austria. Christoph Baumgartner gave Austria the early lead in the fifth minute but Silvan Widmer equalised for Switzerland before halftime. Neither side could find the back of the net in the second half as the game finished in a 1 - 1 draw.

The opening game of the Euros for Switzerland was against Hungary. Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer gave Switzerland the 2 - 0 lead at halftime but Barnabas Varga got Hungary on the scoresheet with 20 minutes to go. Embolo popped up with a goal in the 93rd minute to give Switzerland the 3 - 1 win.Switzerland went behind early against Scotland with Scott McTominay scoring for the Tartan Army in the 13th minute. Shaqiri brought Switzerland level before halftime, but neither side scored again and the game finished in a 1 - 1 draw.The last time out for Switzerland was yet another 1 - 1 draw, this time against Germany. Ndoye opened the scoring for Switzerland in the 28th minute but Niclas Fullkrug grabbed a goal in the 92nd minute to force the draw.

In their last five games in all competitions, Italy have two wins, two draws and one loss.A June international friendly saw Italy host Turkey. Both sides only managed two shots on target in the full 90 minutes but neither were converted as the game finished in a 0 - 0 draw.The last international friendly saw Italy get back to scoring against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Frattesi scored the only goal of the game in the 38th minute to give Italy the 1 - 0 win.

The first game of the Euros Group stage saw Italy take on Albania. Nedim Bajrami gave Albania the shock lead in the first minute but goals from Alessandro Bastoni and Barella gave Italy the 2 - 1 win.The next game in the Group stage saw Italy fall to Spain. An own goal from Riccardo Calafiori in the 55th minute gave Spain the 1 - 0 win, with Italy having just one shot on target.

The most recent outing for Italy was against Croatia. Luca Modric’s goal early in the second half looked like it had secured Croatia’s spot in the knock-outs but a goal in the eighth minute of extra time from Mattia Zaccagni grabbed a 1 - 1 draw for Italy.