Ghana vs Switzerland Match Analysis and Prediction

Ghana vs Switzerland Match Analysis & Prediction

Ghana

17/11/2022 1:00 pm

Switzerland

by Vincent

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Ghana and Switzerland will go head to head in a World Cup warm-up match at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

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Ghana will make the trip to the Middle East following a 2022 campaign that has seen the Black Stars suffer many ups and downs.

A defeat to Morocco was no surprise for Ghana, but failing to beat a Gabon side without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang before losing to Comoros was a national humiliation.

With Milovan Rajevac on his way out, Otto Addo came in to guide them through the World Cup playoffs, which would come just two months later.

However, the failure at the African Cup of Nations was soon forgotten, as Ghana pulled off a surprise in drawing 1-1 in Nigeria to secure a spot at the World Cup on away goals.

Switzerland offer a better middle ground in terms of testing Ghana, as they are on a similar level to Portugal and Uruguay, two of the sides the Black Stars will face in the group stage next week.

Italy’s omplete capitulation following their Euro 2020 success opened the door for Switzerland to cruise past them to top the group and claim their spot at these finals.

Drawing home and away with Italy was crucial, and rather fortunate for the Swiss considering Jorginho missed penalties in both matches, but a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria on the final matchday saw them secure their place in Qatar.

However, fortunes went relatively downhill after qualification, as Switzerland failed to win any of their following five games, as a draw with Kosovo being the only time they avoided defeat during that run.

That saw Murat Yakin’s side lose their opening three UEFA Nations League matches, but they avoided relegation from League A by bouncing back to win their final three matches.

Ghana vs. Switzerland Head to head

These two nations have not previously met on any occasion and this will be their first meeting in an international friendly.

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Ghana Team News

First-choice goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott has been ruled out of the World Cup after injuring his finger in the warm-up of Charlton Athletic’s match with Burton Albion last weekend.

Jeffrey Schlupp, Felix Afena-Gyan, Emmanuel Gyasi and Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer were all left out of Addo’s squad despite featuring often in some of Europe’s top leagues.

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30/07/2022

Benin

0

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1

African Nations Championship
28/08/2022

Ghana

2

Nigeria

0

African Nations Championship
03/09/2022

Nigeria

2

Ghana

0(P)

African Nations Championship
23/09/2022

Brazil

3

Ghana

0

Friendlies
27/09/2022

Nicaragua

0

Ghana

1

Friendlies

Switzerland Team News

Yann Sommer, Granit Xhaka, Haris Seferovic and Ricardo Rodriguez are among those from the 2014 squad who will feature at a fifth major tournament for Switzerland.

Kevin Mbabu’s lack of game time at Fulham means there is no spot for him, while Yvon Mvogo’s injury has cost him a place in the squad.