Wednesday 25/06/2014, 22:00, World Cup Group E, Honduras vs Switzerland

Honduras vs Switzerland Betting Preview

Any team that drops points against Honduras in the group stage, is unlikely to advance to the last 16 and that's why Switzerland needs to be aiming for outright victory tonight. This should be the first time that the European country can try to take the initiative early on, because Honduras is not the opponent to come out firing on all cylinders. With expectations being as low as they get, the underdogs will be more than happy to finish the game undefeated, even if this means that their World Cup adventure ends here.

Honduras vs Switzerland Betting Odds

At Bet365

Honduras 6.50, Draw 3.80, Switzerland 1.55

Honduras vs Switzerland Betting Tips

Throughout the qualification campaign, Honduras played defensive football and never minded the fact that their opponents sent a hail of balls to the next. The strategy worked like a charm and they will try to stick to the same tactic at the World Cup, even though they face better opponents.

The best proof that the manager has no intention to change the 5-4-1 starting formation is that Bengston has been used in most of the friendly games. He is the only quality striker in their rotation and the idea is to provide him with enough balls that the forward will eventually put one past the opposing goalie.

Switzerland played similar football at the previous World Cup and they tried to use the same routine in the European championship. They had an aging formation, with experienced defenders but few options upfront, so it made perfect sense not to take unnecessary chances in the offense.

Things have changed a lot, and with a young squad and an experienced manager at the helm, Switzerland can play some offensive football. Hitzfeld is well regarded by both fans and Federation officials, but anything less of a convincing victory over Honduras would definitely change all that.

Key Facts

• In the six friendly games played following the qualification campaign, Honduras won just once against Venezuela.
• The two teams played in the same group 4 years ago and the match ended undecided.

Honduras vs Switzerland Betting Odds Prediction

Another scoreless draw would be a disaster for Switzerland and will pretty much equal their elimination from the World Cup. This is an outcome that the players need to avoid at all costs, therefore we can expect the Europeans to take more chances. Even so, they are likely to win by a wide margin, against a team that will defend with all lines for 90 minutes. Since the odds for an outright victory are small enough, punters would be better off betting on fewer than 2.5 goals to be scored at 1.80 with Bet365.

Bet: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.80 with Bet365