Northern Ireland and Switzerland will meet in a friendly game on Friday, 21 March.
Will the hosts take advantage of playing at home or will Switzerland prove they're the better team? Read our Northern Ireland vs Switzerland prediction to learn more about this match.
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Northern Ireland vs Switzerland prediction: Not many goals expected?
Key stats
- Northern Ireland have either failed to score or kept a clean sheet in six of their last seven matches.
- Three of the previous five duels between these two teams have ended in draws.
- Switzerland are the better team on paper, but they're winless in their last seven games, while Norther Ireland are undefeated in their last four matches.
Correct score prediction: Northern Ireland 0-0 Switzerland
While betting on 0-0 might not seem that intuitive looking at the recent results of both teams, especially Switzerland, the tradition says that we won't be seeing many goals here.
After all, 0-0 was the final score in three of the last five meetings between these two teams, so we won't be too surprised if that's the case in this friendly game as well.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies favouring Switzerland to win
- HOME: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.10%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.30%
- AWAY: 10/11 (1.91) – 52.40%
We can see from these Northern Ireland vs Switzerland odds that the guests are the expected winners, which makes sense based purely on the quality of both teams.
However, if we look at how these teams have been performing recently, it's clear that the hosts have reasons to be optimistic.
In any case, if you like our predictions for this duel, we have more exciting options on our free betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: No wins for Northern Ireland lately
In the last five duels between these two teams, we saw Switzerland win twice and a couple of games ended in draws. Meanwhile, these teams have met eight times overall, with Switzerland being ahead by a one win: 3-2-2.
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Northern Ireland preview: Hoping to do well in front of their fans
As they await for WC Qualifiers to begin, Northern Ireland will play in a friendly game against Switzerland, a team that's 50 places above them in the latest FIFA rankings. Northern Ireland enter this match in good form, after staying undefeated for four games in a row, thanks to which they've secured promotion to league B of the UEFA Nations League.
Conor Bradley, the team's captain, is out with an injury, as well as Dion Charles.
Predicted lineup: P. Charles (GK), Brown, McNair, McConville, Hume, Saville, S. Charles, Spencer, Galbraith, Price & Marshall
International Match 25/03/25
L
Sweden
5
Northern Ireland
1
International Match 21/03/25
D
Switzerland
1
Northern Ireland
1
UEFA Nations League C 18/11/24
D
Luxembourg
2
Northern Ireland
2
UEFA Nations League C 15/11/24
W
Belarus
0
Northern Ireland
2
UEFA Nations League C 15/10/24
W
Bulgaria
0
Northern Ireland
5
Switzerland preview: Trying to end a poor streak
It's been seven games since Switzerland last won a match, and because of this, they've been relegated from League A to League B in the UEFA Nations League. Granted, they've had tough competition in the group with Spain, Denmark, and Serbia, but for a team that's ranked 20th in the world, that's a huge disappointment.
Switzerland will be without Granit Xhaka in this game since he's been dealing with injuries lately.
Predicted lineup: Kobel (GK), Blondel, Comert, Rodriguez, Muheim, Freuler, Sierro, Kutesa, Amdouni, Vargas & Monteiro
International Match 25/03/25
W
Luxembourg
1
Switzerland
3
International Match 21/03/25
D
Northern Ireland
1
Switzerland
1
UEFA Nations League A 18/11/24
L
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
UEFA Nations League A 15/11/24
D
Serbia
1
Switzerland
1
UEFA Nations League A 15/10/24
D
Denmark
2
Switzerland
2
Player to watch: Ruben Vargas
With just eight goals in 50 appearances for Switzerland, Vargas isn't the most prolific attacker in the world, but he is one of the best scorers for the Swiss, at least among the players available for their duel with Northern Ireland, so he's our player to watch in this game.
