Portugal vs Switzerland, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16
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Overview
Match Preview
Portugal vs Switzerland — Worldcup at Lusail Iconic Stadium.
- Portugal 2 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
- Switzerland 2 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Istvan Kovacs
- Referee Cesar Ramos
- Referee Miguel Angel Hernandez
- Referee Drew Fischer
- Referee Alberto Morin (Mexico)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Japan 2 4 23 Sweden 2 3 24 Tunisia 2 0 25 Egypt 2 4 26 Iran 2 2 27 Belgium 2 2 28 New Zealand 2 1 29 Spain 2 4 30 Uruguay 2 2 31 Cape Verde Islands 2 2 32 Saudi Arabia 2 1 33 France 2 6 34 Norway 2 6 35 Senegal 2 0 36 Iraq 2 0 37 Argentina 2 6 38 Austria 2 3 39 Algeria 2 3 40 Jordan 2 0 41 Portugal 2 4 42 Colombia 2 4 43 Congo DR 2 2 44 Uzbekistan 2 0 45 England 2 4 46 Ghana 2 4 47 Croatia 2 3 48 Panama 2 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Portugal Switzerland #41 Position #6 4 Points 4 2 Played 2 1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0 6 Scored 5 1 Conceded 2 +5 GD +3 2.00 PPG 2.00 50% Win % 50% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season0% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this seasonPortugal are 41st (4 pts). Switzerland are 6th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portugal0-152/–16-301/–31-451/146-601/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededSwitzerland0-15–/–16-301/–31-45–/–46-60–/–61-751/–76+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portugal to score. At the same time, Switzerland does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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 Manuel Akanji suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Switzerland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Eray Comert has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 17' What a strike from Goncalo Ramos! The score is 1-0.
- 22' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Fabian Schar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 32' The travelling Switzerland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 33' Goal! Pepe scores his 18 goal in 121 matches.
- 38' It’s high time Fernando Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 43' Fabian Schar is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 46' The whistle greets Fabian Schar as he departs to be replaced by Eray Comert.
- 51' Goal! Goncalo Ramos scores his 75 goal in 467 matches.
- 54' The supporters are chanting for Denis Zakaria. He replaces Remo Freuler on 54 minute.
- 55' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Denis Zakaria is hanging Remo Freuler on the field on 55 minute.
- 55' What a strike from Raphael Guerreiro! The score is 4-0.
- 58' What a strike from Manuel Akanji! The score is 4-1.
- 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eray Comert on 59.
- 64' 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.
- 66' It is a substitution in Switzerland team. Ruben Vargas is replaced by Noah Okafor on 66 minute.
- 67' Goal! Goncalo Ramos scores his 75 goal in 467 matches.
- 72' Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Cristiano Ronaldo. He replaces Goncalo Ramos on 73 minute.
- 74' Cristiano Ronaldo is replacing Goncalo Ramos for the Portugal side.
- 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Switzerland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 81' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Bernardo Silva is replaced by Ruben Neves on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- 87' Another change for Portugal made on 87 minute. Bruno Fernandes leaves to be changed by Rafael Leao.
- 89' Another change for Switzerland made on 89 minute. Breel Embolo leaves to be changed by Ardon Jasari.
- The final score is 6-1.
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Lineups
Portugal Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Bernardo Silva ↓ Ruben Neves 81'
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Bruno Fernandes ↓ Rafael Leao 87'
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Otavio ↓ Vitor Ferreira 74'
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Joao Felix ↓ Ricardo Horta 74'
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Bench
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Ruben Neves ↑ 81'
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Rafael Leao ↑ 87'
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Cristiano Ronaldo ↑ 73'
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Ricardo Horta ↑ 74'
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Vitor Ferreira ↑ 74'
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Coach Fernando SantosSwitzerland Lineups
Starting XI
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Fabian Schar ↓ Eray Comert 46'
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7
Breel Embolo ↓ Ardon Jasari 89'
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8
Remo Freuler ↓ Denis Zakaria 54'
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15
Djibril Sow ↓ Haris Seferovic 54'
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Ruben Vargas ↓ Noah Okafor 66'
Bench
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Denis Zakaria ↑ 54'
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Noah Okafor ↑ 66'
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Eray Comert ↑ 46'
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Haris Seferovic ↑ 54'
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Ardon Jasari ↑ 89'
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Coach Murat Yakin -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Goncalo Ramos 3 Pepe 1 Manuel Akanji 1 Rafael Leao 1 Raphael Guerreiro 1 Head to Head
Portugal Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 43.58 Portugal xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.18 Switzerland xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Portugal to win 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portugal winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.76Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 94% 6% ± 2.5 83% 17% ± 3.5 67% 33% ± 4.5 49% 51% Double Chance
Portugal or Draw 87%Draw or Switzerland 28%Portugal or Switzerland 85%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portugal win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–1 not predicted6 – 1Actual3 – 1 7.7%4 – 1 6.8%3 – 0 6.8%2 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 6%4 – 0 5.9%5 – 1 4.9%3 – 2 4.5%1 – 1 4.3%5 – 0 4.2%4 – 2 4%2 – 2 3.8%Asian Handicap — Portugal
Handicap Portugal covers Push Switzerland covers -2.5 44% — 56% -2 44% 19% 37% -1.5 63% — 37% -1 63% 16% 21% -0.5 79% — 21% +0.5 92% — 8% +1 92% 5% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Portugal keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Switzerland keeps clean sheet 4% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.