The second matchday of the UEFA Nations League will feature an exciting duel between Switzerland and Germany. The Switzerland vs Germany match is scheduled to take place on Monday (7/9/2020) at the St Jakob-Park Stadium, Basel.
Switzerland, which acts as the home team, carries a revival mission after losing to Ukraine on the first matchday, Friday (4/9/2020). Swiss coach, Vladimir Petkovic, plans to rotate several players to complete the mission.
“Germany are the favorite team, not only against us, but also against other teams,” said Petkovic, quoted from the official UEFA website. “We want to maintain our style against Germany. There will be several substitutions for that,” he said.
Meanwhile, Germany, who previously drew 1-1 with Spain, expressed readiness ahead of meeting Switzerland. This was revealed by the coach, Joachim Loew. “The match against Spain had a strong impact, but there were no serious injuries. All the players are ready to play (against Switzerland),” said Loew.
However, Loew remains wary of Swiss strength. He considered his potential opponent to have a style similar to Spain’s. “They (Switzerland) have a very progressive style of play and tactics. I see similarities in the playing styles between Switzerland and Spain,” said Loew.
Ahead of the duel, there are a number of interesting facts related to the match between Switzerland and Germany, here are five of them:
1. Switzerland is the country Germany has most often faced with.
They have met 51 times with 36 matches of which were won by Der Panzer’s troops.
2. The first official match between Switzerland and Germany was engraved on April 5, 1908.
At that time, Switzerland was able to beat Germany with a score of 5-3.
3. Germany has a positive trend ahead of visiting the Swiss headquarters on the second matchday of the 2020-2021 UEFA Nations League.
Joachim Loew’s squad have always won in their last four away games. Germany last lost an away defeat in October 2018 when they visited France.
4. Switzerland is overshadowed by a bad record.
They experienced three successive defeats when appearing in the UEFA Nations League. Two of them suffered defeats in the 2018-2019 UEFA Nations League. Moreover, another bad result just happened on the first matchday of this season when they visited Ukraine headquarters (1-2).
5. The German striker, Timo Werner, is in his best form.
He has netted 12 goals since making his international debut in March 2017. The new Chelsea player has outperformed compatriots Leon Goretzka (11) and Serge Gnabry (10).
