Switzerland vs Kosovo Predictions

• Kosovo have won eight of their last nine games
• Nine of Kosovo’s last ten games have featured at least three goals
• Both teams have scored in six of Switzerland’s last seven outings

Expect Kosovo to be positive

Switzerland and Kosovo have been paired with Sweden and Slovenia in what could be a hotly contested World Cup group and the former two could serve up a decent spectacle as they look to get off to a flying start on Friday.

Kosovo are the potential dark horses after a decent Nations League campaign which saw them beat Cyprus, Iceland and Lithuania twice, and while this clash represents a step up in class, they would have to be confident after five successive wins, which also included a 5-2 win against Armenia.

They should be desperate to prove that they can do it against a better standard of opposition so expect them to go on the front foot.

Swiss should be confident

Switzerland are 76 places ahead of Kosovo in the Fifa rankings and showed that they are still a decent international force by beating the best two teams in the Concacaf region – Mexico and the United States – comfortably in recent friendlies.

There looks scope for them to build upon those results and beat Kosovo for the first time after three previous draws – they were pegged back by late goals in both of their Euro 2024 qualifying meetings.

The home side can come out on top of this one, but it looks set to be an entertaining clash, so back a Swiss win with both teams scoring and a 3-2 result.