- Switzerland have drawn their last two games, including a 1-1 draw with Qatar in World Cup action yesterday
- Bosnia and Herzegovina have also drawn their last three games and remain unbeaten in five overall (W2, D3).
- Both sides will be aiming for a win to stay in contention for qualification from Group B.
Both teams can play their part in Los Angeles Stadium, USA
Two teams that opened their FIFA World Cup, Group B 2026 accounts with 1-1 draws last time out go head-to-head in the early hours of Thursday morning in the USA with both looking to keep their campaigns on track with another result.
With one game and one point on the board each, this is a pivotal match for both Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina and it could be a lively contest at the Los Angeles Stadium.
Murat Yakin's Swiss side have a ball-control philosophy and like to press high up the pitch, but they are structured and can vary their style to some extent to play through their quality wing-backs in order to find pockets of space and control the tempo.
Breel Embolo is Switzerland's primary threat, having scored one goal in one Group B game so far, and he has scored three of Switzerland's last nine goals overall.
Boss Murat Yakin has instilled this structure since taking over in August 2021 and they have been tough to beat in the period since. However, their form is patchy with three draws, one win and a defeat in their last five in all competitions.
Bosnia and Herzegovina are not as well-disciplined as their opponents, but boss Sergej Barbarez has done a fine job since taking over in April 2024 to instil a pragmatic, counter-attacking philosophy that is keeping them competitive.
They are an attack-minded side that will always favour counter-attacking and vertical passes into players running onto the ball and it can work well for them as they can deploy physical, wide players to get across the ball and use the full width of the pitch.
Sead Kolasinac provided one assist in the opening Group B fixture, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have gone unbeaten in their last five (W2, D3).
Jovo Lukic has scored one in one for the Eagles in World Cup qualifying so far, but his team are yet to win in this campaign with one draw and one goal in their only game so far.
This is a tough game to call and it may be best to avoid picking a winner so the draw at 311/100 looks a solid option for this game.
Both teams will think they can get something from this and the Swiss ball domination versus the Eagles' counter-attacking style should produce an open contest with both getting chances on the break and from set pieces, so both to score - yes at 109/100 and over 2.5 goals at 109/100 are also on our radar.
