Argentina v Switzerland Betting Tips and Predictions

Argentina vs Switzerland betting tips and predictions for today’s World Cup last 16 match with free football tips.

After a scintillating few weeks of group matches, the excitement intensifies as we enter the knockout rounds of the 2014 World Cup.

On Tuesday evening in São Paulo one of the tournament favourites, Argentina, come up against Switzerland at the impressive Arena Corinthians. Here is a match preview with football betting tips for this encounter.

Argentina go into the game as 8/15 favourites with William Hill to get the win and progress to the quarter-finals with Coral, while Switzerland can be backed for the win at 7/1 with Betfair. You can bet on the match finishing a draw, which would then see extra-time required to settle the tie, at 7/2 with Bet Victor.

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Where else to start this preview but with Lionel Messi, the Argentine captain and talisman who has been so impressive in front of goal already in this tournament. The 'Little Magician' finished the group stages joint-top of the goalscoring chart alongside Brazilian star-player, Messi's club teammate at Barcelona, Neymar on four goals. Messi scored in each of his side's three group games, which included a brace in the final game against Nigeria, and in each case his impressive goal/s proved to be the winner.

He arrived at the World Cup with a heavy expectancy hanging over him to deliver on the world stage for Argentina, having for so long now been considered amongst the game's best ever players due to his club form for Barcelona, but with question marks still hanging over his international achievements; which haven't quite replicated those in Spain.

While Argentina, despite their three victories out of three in the groups, have looked somewhat unconvincing overall, Messi has delivered when required and must continue to carry his side forward if they are to progress further in the tournament, especially given the lack of form so far shown by fellow forwards Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero, who's ruled out of the Switzerland match through injury.

We think Messi will do just that and like a bet on him for first goalscorer. So for our first Argentina v Switzerland betting tip back Lionel Messi for first goalscorer at best odds of 3/1 with Ladbrokes.

Switzerland had a mixed time of it in Group E, finishing runners-up behind the impressive French after they were humbled 5-2 by Didier Deschamps' side in their second game. Their defence looked at sixes and sevens at times and was continuously exposed by a rampant French attack in that game, much to the displeasure of coach Ottmar Hitzfeld on the sidelines, but they responded well in their final group game with a 3-0 victory over Honduras to ensure their progression to the knockout stages, largely thanks to a well-taken hat trick by Bayern Munich's Xherdan Shaqiri.

Like the Swiss, Argentina have not looked defensively sound thus far, appearing to lose concentration as they conceded immediately after scoring the opener just four minutes into the game against Nigeria and again early in the second half when their defence parted easily for Musa to slip in and bag his second of the game. Switzerland will look to exploit their frailties at the back and we think there will be goals for both teams in this game. So for our next Argentina v Switzerland betting tip back Argentina to win with both teams to score at best odds of 12/5 with Bet365.

Switzerland are the underdogs going into Tuesday evening's game, but Shaqiri finished the match against Honduras looking full of confidence and he will hope to carry that into this game and inspire his side to a surprise victory over Argentina. He is best-priced at 17/4 as an anytime goalscorer for the game and we think that could be well worth a stake. So for our final Argentina v Switzerland prediction back Shaqiri as an anytime goalscorer at 4/1 with William Hill.

Argentina vs Switzerland Betting Tips

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Argentina to Win with both teams to score – click here to bet at 12/5 with Bet365: new accounts get £200 free.

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