Both Portugal and Switzerland will proceed to their second game in the 2022-2023 UEFA Nations League campaign when they lock horns at Estádio José Alvalade. Match day schedules for June 5, 2022 at 21:45 EAT.
Failing to make it out of their Nations League group last year was something of a reality check for the world’s eighth-ranked nation, who have not failed to find the back of the net in a home fixture since November 2020 and are raring to go again. They go into this game unbeaten in three matches, two of them wins, and in their last five matches they’ve failed to score in just one. At home, they have a good run, losing just twice in 22 matches.
Portugal held each other 1-1 Nations League stalemate with Spain in their last match. In that game, Portugal had 39% possession, seven shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Ricardo Horta (82′). Spain got 11 shots with two on target and a goal by Álvaro Morata (25′).
Switzerland finished in third place in their group last season and narrowly managed to avoid relegation. It is now three games without a win in all tournaments for the Rossocrociati, who have at least now found the back of the net in each of their last seven games, but their only win away from home in the Nations League since its inception came against minnows Iceland in October 2018.
Switzerland and their travelling supporters will be hoping for better results following 2-1 Nations League defeat to Czech Republic. In that game, Switzerland managed 62% possession, 15 shots with seven of them on target and a goal scored by Noah Okafor (44′) and Djibril Sow (58′ OG). Czech Republic got eight shots with three of them on target and a goal by Jan Kuchta (11′).
Portugal vs Switzerland head to head
Portugal and Switzerland have had six head to head meetings against each other since 1986. Each side claims two wins and two matches ended all square.
- Portugal 3-1 Switzerland 05/06/19
- Portugal 2-0 Switzerland 10/10/17
- Switzerland 2-0 Portugal 06/09/16
- Switzerland 2-0 Portugal 15/06/08
- Portugal 0-0 Switzerland 11/11/87
Home
- Spain 1-1 Portugal
- Portugal 2-0 North Macedonia
- Portugal 3-1 Turkey
- Portugal 1-2 Serbia
- Ireland 0-0 Portugal
Away
- Czech Republic 2-1 Switzerland
- Switzerland 1-1 Kosovo
- England 2-1 Switzerland
- Switzerland 4-0 Bulgaria
- Italy 1-1 Switzerland
- Portugal team news
Ruben Dias is injured at the moment and will not be able to play a part in this fixture.
Switzerland team news
Manager Murat Yakin has zero fitness and suspension concerns ahead of this clash.
Prediction and odds
The Portuguese are on a 2-fixture winning streak and had scored a total five goals in the process while the Swiss is unbeaten in 12 their past 13 games and this only defeat had come against Euro finalists England.
- Portugal Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
