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Brazil vs Switzerland, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Brazil
1 – 1
Full Time
Switzerland
Sun 17 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Stephan Lichtsteiner
Casemiro 47' Y
Y 65' Fabian Schar
Y 68' Valon Behrami

Overview

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Brazil vs Switzerland — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Gianluca Rocchi
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Cesar Ramos
  • Referee Marvin Torrentera
  • Referee Miguel Angel Hernandez
  • Referee John Pitti
  • Referee Gabriel Victoria

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Brazil 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Switzerland
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-17 Brazil 1–1 Switzerland

Recent Form

Brazil
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
07 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D
26 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
21 Aug Hannover 96 H 4–3 W
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Brazil A 1–1 D
21 Aug 1. FC Lok Stendal H 1–2 L
25 Jun Poland H 1–1 D
19 Jun France H 0–0 D
15 Jun Romania A 1–1 D
11 Jun Albania A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Brazil Switzerland
#9 Position #5
7 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
7 Scored 7
1 Conceded 3
+6 GD +4
2.33 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brazil this season
17% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Brazil are 9th (7 pts). Switzerland are 5th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brazil
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Switzerland
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brazil
Vinicius Junior 4 G 1 A
Matheus Cunha 3 G
Switzerland
Johan Manzambi 3 G 2 A
Breel Embolo 2 G 2 A
Ruben Vargas 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Switzerland get us underway at .
  • 5' It looks surprising Switzerland does not make any changes. Manuel Akanji has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Jesus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brazil.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Philippe Coutinho adds to his 0 season tally! Brazil lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brazil that had 31 games and scored 59 goals.
  • 31' Stephan Lichtsteiner is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' The 33-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' Switzerland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The travelling Switzerland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Casemiro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' Steven Zuber is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' The Brazil bench stirs into life. Casemiro is withdrawn and Fernandinho gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Switzerland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Paulinho makes way for Renato Augusto at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brazil.
  • 68' The referee shows Switzerland player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 70' The Switzerland manager makes a substitution. Valon Behrami departs to be replaced by Denis Zakaria.
  • 75' Switzerland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' The whistle greets Gabriel Jesus as he departs to be replaced by Roberto Firmino.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Switzerland — Breel Embolo on, Haris Seferovic off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Brazil are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Switzerland's shape.
  • 87' A change in the Switzerland ranks — Stephan Lichtsteiner exits the field as Michael Lang enters on 87.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Brazil Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tite

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 Brazil xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brazil50% Draw28% Switzerland22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Brazil or Draw
79%
Draw or Switzerland
50%
Brazil or Switzerland
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brazil35% Draw50% Switzerland15%
Actual: Brazil win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Brazil

Handicap Brazil covers Push Switzerland covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brazil keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.