Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
17 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 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' The wait is over. Switzerland get us underway at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Italy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Italy and Switzerland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 19' Giorgio Chiellini adds to his 0 season tally! Italy lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' The crowd applauds Giorgio Chiellini as he leaves the pitch. Francesco Acerbi steps in for Italy.
  • 26' What composure from Manuel Locatelli! The Italy international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. Switzerland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' Switzerland looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ruben Vargas scoring 1 goals.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Italy in their trying to find a way past Switzerland's compact .
  • 46' The whistle greets Haris Seferovic as he departs to be replaced by Mario Gavranovic.
  • 49' Mario Gavranovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
  • 52' A goal from the Italy international Manuel Locatelli! He fires home on 52 to make it 3-0!
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Switzerland winning 100% of all matches.
  • 58' Steven Zuber is replacing Fabian Schar for the Switzerland side.
  • 63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Haris Seferovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Switzerland.
  • 68' Switzerland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Italy. Lorenzo Insigne is replaced by Federico Chiesa.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Italy team. Domenico Berardi is replaced by Rafael Toloi on 70 minute.
  • 75' Switzerland has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 76' Ruben Vargas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Xherdan Shaqiri at the 76 minute mark.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Breel Embolo.
  • 84' The Switzerland manager makes a substitution. Remo Freuler departs to be replaced by Djibril Sow.
  • 86' A change in the Italy ranks — Manuel Locatelli exits the field as Matteo Pessina enters on 86.
  • 87' Bryan Cristante is replacing Nicolo Barella for the Italy side.
  • 89' Brilliant from the forward! Ciro Immobile makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 89.
  • With this win, Italy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.