Soccer World Cup Play 06/15: Ecuador vs. Switzerland

Soccer World Cup Play: Ecuador vs. Switzerland 

Ecuador is one of the toughest teams in the world when they play at home basically due to the home court factor i.e. they play in Quito in extreme high altitude – It’s like the Nuggets in the NBA playing at home but in a football open stadium close to 10000 feet high. Obviously, on the road they lose such edge… However, the good news for today is that the game will be played @Brasilia w/ altitude of 1,172m or 3,845ft (the highest in the tournament), so I can see the Swiss team struggle a bit physically against Ecuador.

Still note that Ecuador has some talent and they are experienced at this level. Since 2013 they had some interesting results vs. top teams: 0-0 vs. Argentina, 1-1 vs. Netherlands and 2-2 vs. England already in this month.

They are well disciplined on the defense and this could be a major problem for a Switzerland side who isn’t comfortable in assuming the control of the game and rather prefer to assume a more caution style – they will attempt to spring forward quickly on the break.

Amazingly, we are yet to see a draw in the competition and this could really be the first one. We can grab Ecuador AH (+0.25) @ decent odds and in a potential draw, we still won half of our bet – something I can’t ignore and therefore, I’m taking Ecuador in here.

Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on Ecuador AH (+0.25) @ -119 / 1.84 on Pinnacle Sports (OR -124 / 1.81 on Betonline)