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Switzerland vs. Cameroon 2022 FIFA World Cup Preview

Switzerland collides with Cameroon in 2022 FIFA World Cup Group G action on Thursday.

Switzerland has won their last three UEFA Nations League games, including victories against Portugal and Spain. This is not the most dynamic team, but they are disciplined and don’t make many mistakes. Mainstays Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka are back, leading a very experienced group. They do lack players who can make a difference individually.

Cameroon has not won a World Cup game since 2002 but they got some impressive results to qualify. Can they break the cycle this year? It will be up to midfielder Andre Zambo Anguissa and striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. Zambo Anguissa has shined for Napoli and Choupo-Moting has thrived at Bayern Munich. Both players are among the bright spots in this group. Also keep an eye on Aboubakar, Toko Ekambi and Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo.

The player to watch in this game is Bryan Mbeumo, who has three goals and one assist in 15 Premier League games with Brentford this season. AccuScore gives Mbeumo a 20 percent chance to score against Switzerland. He has 33 SCA and 5 GCA in 15 Premier League games with Brentford this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Switzerland 1.74
• Cameroon 5.60
• Draw 3.65

Spread
• Switzerland -0.5, -1 (1.99)
• Cameroon +0.5, +1 (1.94)

Total
• Over 2, 2.5 (2.03)
• Under 2, 2.5 (1.87)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: This will be the first-ever meeting between these two teams.

Projected Leaders

For Switzerland, Breel Embolo has a 27.8 percent chance to score. He averages 0.95 shots overall per sim, 0.6 shots on goal per and 0.32 goals per sim.

For Cameroon, Bryan Mbeumo has a 20 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.13 shots overall per sim, 0.64 shots on goal per and 0.22 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

History isn’t on Cameroon’s side but they have some dangerous players. Draws have been frequent for Switzerland in major tournaments as of late and this could be a low-scoring game.

Under 2, 2.5 (1.87)

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Switzerland 1.1 to Cameroon 0.65.

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