{"id":53468,"date":"2024-06-19T12:40:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2057647"},"modified":"2024-06-19T14:41:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:41:45","slug":"scotland-v-switzerland-predictions-who-will-win-euro-2024-group-a-game","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/scotland-v-switzerland-predictions-who-will-win-euro-2024-group-a-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland v Switzerland predictions: Who will win Euro 2024 Group A game?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Our predictions for Scotland v Switzerland in Euro 2024 Group A, including who we think will win. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Walters\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 19 June 2024 at 10:40 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Scotland face Switzerland in Cologne on Wednesday night, with Steve Clarke\u2019s side in desperate need of a result if they are to have any chance of reaching the Euro 2024 knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p>The Tartan Army were hammered 5-1 by Germany in their opening Group A game, with Scotland playing the whole of the second half with 10 men after Ryan Porteous\u2019s red card in the 45th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke\u2019s side will have seen the Germany clash as a free hit due to the hosts\u2019 superior quality. However, Scotland will be going into Wednesday\u2019s showdown against Switzerland knowing they need a point \u2013 or potentially three \u2013 before they turn their attention to Hungary in their final group game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-today\">Euro 2024 matches on today<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-tv\/\">Euro 2024 TV coverage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-radio\/\">Euro 2024 radio coverage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If Scotland can beat Switzerland and Hungary, they will likely progress into the knockout stages behind Germany, who look set to win all three of their Group A matches. A draw and a win could be good enough depending on results elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland beat Hungary 3-1 in their opening group clash thanks to goals from Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo. Murat Yakin\u2019s side will be desperate to get another three points on the board before they face Germany on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you our predictions for Scotland v Switzerland at Euro 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-fixtures-results\/\">Euro 2024 fixtures<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-presenters\/\">Euro 2024 presenters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-predictions\/\">Euro 2024 predictions<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-group-analysis\/\">Euro 2024 group analysis<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-teams-ranked\/\">Euro 2024 team-by-team guide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/euro-2024-kits\/\">Euro 2024 kits ranked<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Scotland v Switzerland predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Although Scotland will be desperate to get a result on Wednesday, Switzerland might just have too much quality for Clarke\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland had 15 shots, with seven of them going on target, against Hungary, and their back three of Fabian Sch\u00e4r, Manuel Akanji and Ricardo Rodriguez is solid, with Granit Xhaka in midfield as added protection. 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