Switzerland v Costa Rica (friendly)

Intro

Today we see world cup competitors Switzerland take on a non-qualifier Costa Rica, who narrowly missed out on a place in this years world cup, first by only goal difference to Honduras ( who are in Switzerland's group) and then in the playoff against Uruguay.

Switzerland need to get a victory at home today to prove they have a reasonable shot at qualifying to the 2nd phase, begin in a group with Honduras, Chile & Spain where they an easier run of getting second in this group. Costa rica is a good warm up to this group as they have a similar playing style to both Chile & Honduras.

Form

Switzerland: WDWDLL

Costa Rica: LLWWLL

Costa Rica's last two games were against Argentina & France and they managed to get goals past both and in the game before that they managed a victory against USA.

Switzerland also lost their last to matches but they were against easier opposition in the form of Uruguay and Norway.

Odds

Switzerland 4/7 Draw 11/4 Costa Rica 5/1

Well I think its clear this is meant to be Switzerland's game but at 5/1 I can see the value in Costa Rica, but maybe 10/3 for the no draw bet odds would be a wiser way to go if you are backing the under dogs. But I think its safer to say Switzerland at 4/7 which would fit nicely into an accumulator or a double with a higher odds match.

Some other good bets might be:

Switzerland to win & Over 2.5 goals - 11/8

Both teams to score - 10/11