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France vs Switzerland, European Championship 2021 LAST 16

European Championship · 2021
France
7 – 8
4 – 5 pen
Full Time
Switzerland
Mon 28 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Arena Nationala HT 45' · FT 45'
Raphael Varane 30' Y
Y 32' Nico Elvedi
Y 33' Nico Elvedi
Y 62' Ricardo Rodriguez
Y 77' Granit Xhaka
Kingsley Coman 89' Y
Benjamin Pavard 91' Y
Y 108' Manuel Akanji

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Switzerland — European Championship at Arena Nationala.

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski

Head-to-Head

1
1
France 2 games · Avg 7.5 goals Switzerland
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-28 France 7–8 Switzerland 2016-06-19 Switzerland 0–0 France

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Switzerland H 7–8 L
23 Jun Portugal A 2–2 D
19 Jun Hungary A 1–1 D
15 Jun Germany H 1–0 W
15 Jul Croatia H 4–2 W
10 Jul Belgium H 1–0 W
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun France A 8–7 W
20 Jun Turkey H 3–1 W
16 Jun Italy A 0–3 L
12 Jun Wales A 1–1 D
03 Jul Sweden A 0–1 L
27 Jun Costa Rica H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
20% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Switzerland
Breel Embolo 2 G
Michel Aebischer 1 G 2 A
Xherdan Shaqiri 1 G
Kwadwo Duah 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Arena Nationala!
  • 5' Christian Fassnacht is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Switzerland tonight.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' GOAL! Haris Seferovic fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Antoine Griezmann suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' France have won 94 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' A moment of madness from Raphael Varane on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. France will be frustrated.
  • 32' The referee shows Switzerland player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nico Elvedi on 33 minutes.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. France in their trying to find a way past Switzerland's compact .
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Time for substitution for France. Clement Lenglet is replaced by Kingsley Coman.
  • 51' Switzerland international Fabian Schar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. France needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karim Benzema makes it 1-1.
  • 59' Brilliant from the forward! Karim Benzema makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Ricardo Rodriguez gets a Yellow card.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering France that had 178 games and scored 94 goals.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Switzerland. Silvan Widmer is replaced by Kevin Mbabu.
  • 75' Paul Pogba doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Granit Xhaka. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 80' Switzerland make a change. Steven Zuber trudges off to be replaced by Christian Fassnacht on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The Switzerland Haris Seferovic breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 3-2!
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vladimir Petković will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 87' Admir Mehmedi gets the nod from Switzerland. He replaces Ricardo Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Fresh legs for France! Moussa Sissoko comes on to replace Antoine Griezmann.
  • 89' France receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Mario Gavranovic doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • It finishes all square. France and Switzerland share the spoils 7-8.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Petković

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.54 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.35 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
France42% Draw22% Switzerland36%
Actual: Switzerland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 4.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 53%
47%

Double Chance

France or Draw
64%
Draw or Switzerland
58%
France or Switzerland
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France35% Draw34% Switzerland31%
Actual: Switzerland win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–8 not predicted
7 – 8
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
1 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3%
2 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Switzerland covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 13% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 15% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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