The story

The only previous meeting between these sides ended in a 2-0 win for Bosnia and Herzegovina, who kept a clean sheet and scored first in that away fixture. Bosnia and Herzegovina arrive unbeaten in 11 of their last 13 matches, while Edin Džeko leads their recent squad with an average xG of 0.65 and a match rating of 7.29 per game. Switzerland last played a World Cup match 1,290 days ago, a 6-1 victory on 6 December 2022, and all three previous encounters between the two sides finished under 2.5 goals.