Switzerland will entertain Germany at St. Jakob Park in an international friendly on Friday. Both teams have secured qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and will look to take these games seriously to gauge their preliminary preparations for the main event.
Nati will play for the first time since November, when they concluded their group stage campaign of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a 1-1 draw against Kosovo. Rubén Vargas broke the deadlock in the 47th minute, and Florent Muslija pulled Kosovo level in the 74th minute.
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Die Mannschaft will also play their first match of the year. They faced Slovakia in their final match of the World Cup qualifiers in November and secured a commanding 6-0 home win. Leroy Sané bagged a first-half brace, while Florian Wirtz picked up two assists.
Switzerland vs Germany Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have squared off 54 times in all competitions. As expected, the visitors have been the dominant side in these meetings, recording 36 wins. Nati have nine wins, and nine games have ended in draws.
- Four of the last six meetings between them have produced over 2.5 goals.
- They last met in the group stage of the UEFA Euro 2024 and played out a 1-1 draw.
- Switzerland went unbeaten across all competitions in 2025. They have won their last three friendly games, scoring 11 goals.
- Germany are on a five-game winning streak in all competitions, keeping four consecutive clean sheets.
- The two teams last met in a friendly in 2012, with the hosts winning 5-3 in Basel.
- The last three meetings between them have ended in draws.
- Interestingly, Die Mannschaft have scored at least three goals in their last three friendly games against the hosts.
Switzerland vs Germany Prediction
Nati have enjoyed a great run of form, keeping five clean sheets in their last seven games in all competitions. Notably, they had a 100% home record in 2025, scoring 14 goals in four games. Their only win against the visitors in the 21st century was registered at home in 2012.
Eight of the 26 players announced for the two friendlies in the ongoing break currently play in the Bundesliga. Filip Ugrinić withdrew from the squad due to an injury, and Noah Okafor has been called up as his replacement.
Die Mannschaft have won their last five games, scoring 17 goals while conceding just once. They are unbeaten in their last four friendly games, recording three wins.
Lennart Karl has been called up to the senior squad for the first time and is expected to make his debut here. Jamal Musiala is a key absentee due to an injury.
Nati are unbeaten in their last two home meetings against the visitors, scoring six goals in that period. With that in mind and considering their six-game unbeaten run at home in all competitions, we back them to hold the 2014 World Cup winners to a draw.
Prediction: Switzerland 2-2 Germany
Switzerland vs Germany Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result – Draw
Tip 2: Goals – Over/Under 2.5 Goals – Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score – Yes
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half – Yes
Edited by Shubham Dupare