Italy will look to pick up a win over Switzerland when the two sides meet in the World Cup qualifiers this week.
The two sides will meet on the 12th of November at 19:45 pm BST.
Italy are at the top of their group but they are level on points with Switzerland. The visitors will be looking to pick up a win here and overtake the European champions in the standings.
The home side have not been at their best in their recent outings and they will need to improve in order get a good result here. Switzerland, on the other hand, are on an unbeaten run right now and they will fancy pulling off an upset here.
Italy vs Switzerland team news
Italy possible starting line-up: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson; Barella, Jorginho, Locatelli; Chiesa, Bernardeschi, Insigne
Switzerland possible starting line-up: Sommer; Widmer, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez; Sow, Frei, Zakaria; Steffen, Gavranovic, Shaqiri
Italy vs Switzerland form guide
Italy have failed to win three of their last five matches across all competitions. They were beaten by Spain back in October and Roberto Mancini will demand a strong performance from his players this week.
Switzerland have won three and drawn two of their last five matches across all competitions. They managed to hold Italy to a 0-0 draw back in September and a similar result here would be a positive for the visitors.
The visitors have kept a clean sheet in their last five World Cup matches.
Italy vs Switzerland betting odds
Here are the latest betting odds for Italy vs Switzerland from Betfred:
Match-winner:
• Italy – 8/13
• Draw – 11/4
• Switzerland – 9/2
Total goals:
• Over 2.5 – 14/19
• Under – 5/4
Italy vs Switzerland prediction
Italy are undoubtedly the better team on paper and it will be interesting to see if they can grind out a win. Switzerland are no pushovers and they will give the Italians a run for their money.
That said, Italy are undefeated in their last seven matches against Switzerland in all competitions. They have also kept a clean sheet in six of their last seven World Cup matches. A narrow win for the home side is on the cards here.
Prediction: Italy win.
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