Belarus and Switzerland meet in Novi Sad in the opening set of fixtures for Euro 2024 qualification.

The game is being played in Serbia due to the UEFA-imposed ban on Belarus from hosting continental and international matches.

Players to watch: Vladimir Khvashchinskiy (BEL) scored and assisted in his last outing for Dinamo Minsk so may fancy his chances of netting his first international goal since March 2013!

By contrast, Granit Xhaka (SWI) is seeking a third goalscoring game in a row after netting for Arsenal against Sporting Lisbon and Crystal Palace.

Hot streak: All three previous H2Hs saw the scoring confined to one half (Switzerland: W3).

Belarus form (all competitions):

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Switzerland form (all competitions):

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Belarus possible starting lineup:

Plotnikov; Volkov, Polyakov, Yuzepchuk, Khadarkevich, Malkevich; Bocherov, Yablonsky, Ebong, Klimovich; Khvashchynski

Switzerland possible starting lineup:

Sommer; Widmer, Akanji, Elvedi, Rodriguez; Xhaka, Freuler, Zakaria, Sow; Okafor, Embolo

Belarus 0-3 Switzerland

These two nations met in qualification for Euro 2000 and in a friendly in 2017 with Switzerland winning all three encounters to nil.

A repeat of that result looks likely with Belarus out of sorts given off-the-field matters.