Thursday , 2 July 2026

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' In just a few seconds Arena Nationala will turn into a battlefield for France and Switzerland.
  • 5' Switzerland is showing some good football. However, Switzerland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Goal! Haris Seferovic scores his 68 goal in 467 matches.
  • 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 Kylian Mbappe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nico Elvedi, as he is very good at scoring at Arena Nationala with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Raphael Varane. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Nico Elvedi gets a Yellow card.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Nico Elvedi gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' It looks surprising France does not make any changes. Manuel Akanji has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Kingsley Coman. He replaces Clement Lenglet on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' Goal! Karim Benzema scores his 168 goal in 545 matches.
  • 59' Karim Benzema with the second goal in the match!
  • 62' The referee shows Switzerland player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' Another substitution for Switzerland to replace Silvan Widmer by Kevin Mbabu on 74 minute.
  • 75' GOAL! Paul Pogba scores on 75.
  • 77' Switzerland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 80' Another substitution for Switzerland to replace Steven Zuber by Christian Fassnacht on 80 minute.
  • 81' Haris Seferovic with the second goal in the match!
  • 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Switzerland. Ricardo Rodriguez is replaced by Admir Mehmedi.
  • 88' Moussa Sissoko is replacing Antoine Griezmann for the France side.
  • 89' The referee shows France player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' GOAL! Mario Gavranovic scores on 90. Assisted by Granit Xhaka
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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.