Switzerland v Bosnia Betting Markets
Switzerland are regarded by many as World Cup dark horses although they were more of a lame duck in their tournament opener against Qatar. They benefitted from a fortunate penalty award to take the lead, although they failed to follow up with further goals. Their spirited opponents were then able to score a late equaliser and deny the favourites three points.
Group B is certainly up for grabs considering that there have been 1-1 draws across the board. Bosnia were no mugs when competing favourably against Canada, taking the lead before the game ended in a 1-1 scoreline. They were on the back foot for a good deal of the match although they showed the ability to defend stoutly enough to suggest they will be competitive in the tournament.
The Swiss are given a 65% chance of landing a victory according to the latest 2026 World Cup odds. The price of 1.55 might not be too appealing for any punter who already lost money backing the same side to win against Qatar, with the draw potentially having more appeal.
That's especially when you consider that Bosnia have now been involved in six consecutive draws. They were able to hold Austria to a 1-1 draw and then managed to topple Wales on penalties before overcoming Italy. We know that they will make for difficult opposition and that a draw from this game takes them into the final group game against Qatar with a strong chance of going through.
Could Bosnia even win? You have to go back to 15 November for the last time that they won a game when beating Romania by a 3-1 scoreline. Perhaps the Swiss will turn their dominance into goals and it should be noted that they were impressive in qualifying from their section with plenty to spare.
Goals Under/Over
We could have guessed that Under 2.5 Goals would be trading as favourite for this game. There's not been a lot of evidence that we'll have a high-scoring clash when the two teams meet in Los Angeles, with both teams playing out a 1-1 draw in their Group B openers.
Switzerland really should have won against Qatar although they only had a fortunately-awarded penalty to show for their efforts before getting sucker-punched at the death. They do lack a cutting edge up top and they'll hope that Breel Embolo and Ruben Vargas can find ways to find the net. The jury is out.
The same applies to Bosnia and there is a distinct lack of firepower within their ranks. Edin Dzeko has a goal in every two games for his country although the 40-year-old can't be expected to carry the can. Beyond him, no other player in the squad has managed more than four goals.
BTTS
The BTTS No odds is trading around the 1.66 mark. This implies a 60% probability that at least one team will fail to find the net. The XG for Qatar against Switzerland in the opening game was 0.60, with the Asian team only having three shots on target. Perhaps the Swiss will be able to achieve a clean sheet this time around and we would expect them to have the lion's share of the ball.
Murat Yakin will have been frustrated by conceding that late goal against Qatar, with the team playing out a 1-1 draw against Australia in June. In six of the past seven matches involving Switzerland, their games ended with BTTS Yes so we shouldn't necessarily expect them to keep a clean sheet.
There have been some crazy scorelines involving the team and that includes a March friendly against Germany, with Die Mannschaft running out as the 4-3 winners. However, Bosnia games are never full of goals. Five of the past six matches have involved a 1-1 scoreline, so that's a great potential option on the correct score market. Bosnia's XG was just shy of one for their match against Canada so there's definitely scope for them finding the net at least once.
First Goalscorer
Breel Embolo converted from the penalty spot against Qatar and the forward is Switzerland's most likely scorer. The 29-year-old operates in Ligue 1 for Rennes and he has scored twenty-five international goals already. There's also Sevilla's Ruben Vargas who has plundered eleven goals across sixty-two appearances for his country.
It's worth bearing in mind that Granit Xhaka has scored seventeen goals and the midfielder can often find himself in the right places. There's also an aerial threat that is likely to come from Manuel Akanji and Nico Elvedi, with the right-sided forward Dan Ndoye looking to make an impact after a somewhat disappointing domestic campaign for Nottingham Forest.
As for Bosnia, it was Jovo Lukic who was on the scoresheet against Canada, with Ermedin Demirovic likely to continue as part of the front two, although the rest of the team are workmanlike and we're unlikely to see many players committed into attack when a draw is likely to be a satisfactory outcome.
Nikola Katic and Tarik Muharemovic are centre-backs who will come up for corners and free-kicks, with the players having worked on set pieces in a hope to gain an edge over slightly more talented opponents.