England v Switzerland
England continue their Euro 2012 qualification bid this weekend looking to extend their unbeaten start in Group G. Fabio Capello's side have won three of their four group matches thus far and spread buyers of England's win index will be hoping the side can tighten their grip at the top of the table.
Spread bettors that have bought England's win index for the Wembley showdown will be pleased to find that the Swiss have failed to win their past three internationals and their most recent group result was a goalless draw with Bulgaria. Further encouragement for England's spread supporters will be that Ottmar Hitzfeld's side have not won either of their two road games in the group.
The Swiss are third in the table, having won only one match and those spread punters looking to sell the home side's win index should note that England have won 14 of their 21 matches against this weekend's opponent. England's 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture extended the side's unbeaten run against Switzerland to 17 matches, which will be welcome news to buyers of England's win index.
England have been very impressive defensively in their opening four qualifying games and buyers of the match supremacy might be interested to learn that the Three Lions have conceded only one goal in the group. Capello's outfit are the leading scorers in the group with nine goals, while the Swiss are the second highest with five.
Total goal spread buyers may have taken note that the past three games between Switzerland and England have all produced at least three goals. Those three meetings have averaged 3.33 goals per game and that will be well received by those spread punters looking to have a buy of total goals here.
Three of the four goals in England's last win against Switzerland arrived in the second half and that will please punters looking for a spread bet on the total goals minutes for Saturday's fixture. The total goal minutes sum reached 238 points that day, while the two previous games accumulated 160 and 180 points.
Spread buyers of the bookings index might recall that Stefan Lichtsteiner was given his marching orders in the last clash between these nations. The bookings total reached 65 points, which was the second time in three games between the two countries that a Swiss player has been dismissed. However, spread sellers might argue that the previous game in 2008 between the countries did not produce a single card.
In the first group game against the Swiss, Wayne Rooney opened the scoring in the tenth minute and that will be of great interest to those spread punters looking at the 'first match goal' market. England have scored in the seventh and tenth minute in two of their last three outings and the average time of the opener in the Three Lions' last three games stands at 20 minutes.
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