Kick-off: 1700, 09/07/2022
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
TV: BBC
Switzerland go into their Women’s Euro 2022 Group C opener as uneasy favourites to beat Portugal following a worrying run of results.
Die Nati have failed to register a win in six outings this year and lost warm-up friendlies versus Germany and England by a combined scoreline of 11-0.
We reckon 4.0 for a draw is the value bet here in our first Portugal Women vs Switzerland Women prediction.
Portugal Women Odds
Portugal received a reprieve after losing 1-0 to Russia in a play-off after their conquerors were banned from competing at this tournament.
A Seleccao das Quinas had previously finished three points behind Finland in their qualifying pool.
Francisco Neto’s side generally have a good record against lesser lights but invariably have their limitations exposed by the bigger nations.
Germany have beaten them twice in World Cup 2023 games, while Sweden and Norway proved too strong in Algarve Cup clashes.
Portugal performed with credit at their first Euros five years ago, though, beating Scotland in between competitive losses to Spain and England.
Benfica’s Carole Costa is one of several reliable defenders with lots of experience, while Dolores Silva has 117 caps and helps to control things in midfield.
This is not a spectacular side by any means, but they are solid enough and 6.5 for the scores to be level at half-time and full-time appeals from the Portugal Women vs Switzerland Women odds.
Switzerland Women Odds
Switzerland also showed spirit on their European Championship debut in 2017, rallying from a 1-0 loss to Austria by beating Iceland 2-1 and drawing 1-1 with France.
That wasn’t quite good enough to advance but they earned another crack at glory in dramatic fashion.
After finishing second to Belgium in their qualifying group, Die Nati edged out the Czech Republic on penalties following two 1-1 draws and extra-time.
Head coach Nils Nielsen took Denmark to the final five years ago, so the feeling is that anything is possible.
He can call on a pair of proven performers up front, with Barcelona forward Ana-Maria Crnogorcev and PSG striker Ramona Bachmann boasting 120 international goals between them.
Arsenal duo Lia Walti and Noelle Maritz each have more than 90 caps, so the spine of this team is strong.
A shaky build-up remains worrying, though, and we just feel the Swiss may be content to ease their way into this competition.
Let’s finish off our Portugal Women vs Switzerland Women betting tips by taking 3.3 for a goalless first half.
Additional stats
Last result:
PORTUGAL 1-1 Australia – Encarnacao
SWITZERLAND 0-4 England
Head-to-head: Switzerland 3-1 Portugal, Portugal 1-0 Switzerland, Portugal 2-1 Switzerland
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