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Italy vs Switzerland, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Italy
3 – 0
Full Time
Switzerland
Wed 16 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico, Rome HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Mario Gavranovic
Y 79' Breel Embolo

Overview

Match Preview

Italy vs Switzerland — European Championship at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Maksim Gavrilin
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Igor Demeshko
23 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Head-to-Head

1
1
Italy 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Switzerland
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-16 Italy 3–0 Switzerland

Recent Form

Italy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Switzerland H 3–0 W
11 Jun Turkey A 3–0 W
05 May Royal Standard de Liège A 0–0 D
28 Apr Sweden H 3–1 W
21 Apr Russia A 1–1 D
14 Apr Ukraine H 3–1 W
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
22 Jun Serbia A 2–1 W
17 Jun Brazil A 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Italy this season
20% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Italy
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
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)

Italy
Nicolo Barella 1 G
Alessandro Bastoni 1 G
Switzerland
Breel Embolo 2 G
Michel Aebischer 1 G 2 A
Xherdan Shaqiri 1 G
Kwadwo Duah 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadio Olimpico, Rome that hosts another battle between Italy and Switzerland.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Switzerland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Leonardo Bonucci has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 529 appearances.
  • 19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Giorgio Chiellini makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 24' Giorgio Chiellini makes way for Francesco Acerbi at the 24 minute mark. A tactical switch from Italy.
  • 26' What a strike from Manuel Locatelli! The score is 2-0.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Switzerland that had 29 games and scored 41 goals.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' 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 Leonardo Spinazzola suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Haris Seferovic as he leaves the pitch. Mario Gavranovic steps in for Switzerland.
  • 49' Mario Gavranovic is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
  • 52' The deadlock is broken! Manuel Locatelli gets on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' A tactical swap from Switzerland — Steven Zuber on, Fabian Schar off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vladimir Petković might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Federico Chiesa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lorenzo Insigne at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' The whistle greets Domenico Berardi as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Toloi.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Xherdan Shaqiri as he leaves the pitch. Ruben Vargas steps in for Switzerland.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Breel Embolo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 84' Switzerland ring the changes. Remo Freuler has done his job and it is now time for Djibril Sow to step up.
  • 86' Another substitution for Italy to replace Manuel Locatelli by Matteo Pessina on 86 minute.
  • 87' Bryan Cristante is replacing Nicolo Barella for the Italy side.
  • 89' Ciro Immobile makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Italy are in front.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Italy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Mancini

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Petković

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 Italy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Italy to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Italy64% Draw22% Switzerland14%
Actual: Italy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Italy or Draw
86%
Draw or Switzerland
36%
Italy or Switzerland
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Italy46% Draw43% Switzerland11%
Actual: Italy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Italy

Handicap Italy covers Push Switzerland covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 25% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Italy keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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