The Switzerland team is the clear favorite, and the visiting team will accordingly attack for most of the time. Therefore, Belarus will have to park the bus and will commit a foul whenever possible. Moreover, Belarus are playing in Serbia, which is also a significant factor.
In today’s matchup, the clear advantage will be on the side of the nominal away team. The Swiss are much more consistent and have a squad of a completely different caliber, so surprises in their matches are hardly to be expected. They may even go through the entire qualification campaign unbeaten.
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Pre-Match Facts
Motivation
Belarus - 1/10
Status in the current match - clear underdog
Belarus16
Draw6.65
Switzerland1.2
Next match - in 3 days, against a clear favourite
Romania1.375
Draw5.02
Belarus9.46
Switzerland - 1.5/10
Status in the current match - clear favourite
Belarus16
Draw6.65
Switzerland1.2
Next match - in 3 days, against a clear underdog
Switzerland1.385
Draw4.92
Israel9.37
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without several first-team players, including defender Сергей Политевич. The squad is also missing several rotation players. The away side will be missing several key players, including midfielder Джердан Шакири, and are also missing several rotation players.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Алехандро Хосе Эрнандес (Spain). Over the last 100 matches, he has shown 568 yellow cards (averaging 5.7 per match) and 24 red cards (averaging 0.2 per match), making him one of the strictest referees. He has awarded a penalty in 32% of matches (32 out of 100). Based on this statistic, an over on total yellow cards could be worth considering for this match.