Spain have shown signs of being vulnerable in defence, but while Switzerland may give their fans a goal to celebrate, the world champions will lean on their extra quality and firepower to claim a relatively comfortable victory over the tournament hosts
Match info: Women’s Euros Quarter-final
Venue: Wankdorfstadion, Bern
Date: Friday, 18th July 2025
Time: 8 pm Nigerian time
On Friday, Spain Women will meet Switzerland Women in a Women’s European Championship quarter-final clash in Bern.
The 2023 World Cup winners finished in top spot in Group B, while the tournament hosts sealed a last-eight berth with a second-placed finish in Group A.
Head-to-head:
- Spain Women and Switzerland Women meet for the first time at the Euros.
- In other competitions, Spain have won 4 of the 5 meetings between the two teams.
- Switzerland recorded just 1 victory.
- La Roja scored 14 goals in the group stages of Euro 2025, more than any other side in the competition.
- With only three goals conceded, the Spaniards also boast the best defensive record in the tournament after Sweden.
- After bowing out in the group stages of the 2017 and 2021 editions, Switzerland have reached the knockout stages of the Euros for the first time.
- Spain are on an eight-game winning run in all competitions right now.
- In 10 official games so far this year, Switzerland have won just twice: 4-1 vs the Czech Republic (friendly) and 2-0 vs Iceland (Euro 2025).
- 4 of their 5 encounters produced at least 5 goals.
Form:
- Spain in the Women’s Euros: W-W-W
- Spain in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W
- Switzerland in the Women’s Euros: L-W-D
- Switzerland in all competitions: L-W-L-W-D
Team News:
- After dropping down to the bench on Friday, Ona Batlle, Laia Aleixandri and Olga Carmona are likely to return to the backline for the quarter-final clash. Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati will retain her place in midfield after making her first start since recovering from viral meningitis. Claudia Pina and Esther Gonzalez are set to return to the front three, with the latter looking to add to the four goals that she has scored at the 2025 Women’s Euros.
- As for Switzerland, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic and Leila Wandeler are pushing for starting spots after featuring as half-time substitutes against Finland. Xhemaili may have to settle for a place among the substitutes despite coming off the bench to score a late equaliser in the final group game. Geraldine Reuteler will offer a key attacking threat from midfield, having registered four goal contributions in her last four international appearances.