Albania – Switzerland

Albania and Switzerland will open Day 2 of the Euro 2016, with the two sides playing the second match of Group A after France narrowly defeated Romania on Friday.

Albania is viewed by many as the weakest team in the tournament, but that might not be the case. The Eastern Europeans have a pretty decent squad of players – not much depth, but a fair number of guys playing regularly at important clubs in Europe. Albania posted some solid results in the last year or so, beating the likes of Portugal or France and qualifying to the Euros in front of Denmark or Serbia. Albania played two friendlies prior to Euro 2016, winning 3-1 against Qatar and losing 1-3 against Ukraine.

Switzerland isn`t playing well right now. Despite owning a fantastic roster of talented players, something seems to not click for the Swiss side, who played very poorly in the last 4 matches. They lost 3 in a row before beating Moldova 2-1 in their final pre – Euro 2016 test, but it was far from being a convincing performance. Scoring goals seems to be a problem for Switzerland at the moment.

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Team news & lineups:

Both 23 man squads are healthy, so each side can field its best lineup here.

Albania: Berisha – Hysaj, Cana, Mavraj, Agolli – Xhaka, Kace, Abrashi – Gashi, Cikalleshi, Lenjani

Switzerland: Sommer – Lichtsteiner, Schar, Djourou, Rodriguez – Dzemaili, Xhaka, Behrami – Shaqiri, Seferovic, Embolo

I believe Albania has a shot here, but I wouldn`t bet on it, as Switzerland obviously has the quality advantage. Instead, I like the chances for this match to finish with under 2 goals.

Albania is not particularly a team that parks the bus and defends in numbers. They are actually more talented up front, but today, in the biggest match in their history, I find it very likely for them to approach the game in a cautious, pragmatic manner. Albania will probably concede the ball to Switzerland, a team that is struggling to score goals but defends well. With Switzerland controlling the tempo, it`s safe to assume that they won`t be in a hurry and will choose to mostly pass the ball around in the midfield area – waiting patiently for openings in Albania’s back line. In these conditions a bet against goals to happen makes sense.

My tip is under 2 goals and I would not be shocked if this goes scoreless. 7 units seems like a fair investment on this bet. Prediction: Albania – Switzerland 0-0.

Pick: under 2 goals
Odds: 1.90 @ 1xBet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.30
Event date: 11 June