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Romania vs Switzerland, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Romania
1 – 1
Full Time
Switzerland
Wed 15 Jun 2016 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrei Prepelita 22' Y
Alexandru Chipciu 23' Y
Claudiu Keseru 37' Y
Y 50' Granit Xhaka
Dragos Grigore 76' Y
Y 90' Breel Embolo

Overview

Match Preview

Romania vs Switzerland — European Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Sergey Ivanov
  • Referee Sergey Karasev
  • Referee Nikolay Golubev
  • Referee Tikhon Kalugin
  • Referee Marcos dos Santos Brito

Head-to-Head

1
Romania 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Switzerland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-15 Romania 1–1 Switzerland

Recent Form

Romania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
10 Jun France A 1–2 L
08 May Turkey A 0–3 L
30 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 3–4 L
26 Apr FC Porto A 1–2 L
23 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 3–2 W
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Romania A 1–1 D
11 Jun Albania A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Romania this season
20% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Romania
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ 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)

Romania
Razvan Marin 2 G
Denis Dragus 1 G
Nicolae Stanciu 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' Romania have kicked off against Switzerland. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anghel Iordanescu will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Switzerland have won 41 goals from 29 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' A stunning finish from Bogdan Stancu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' Romania receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 23' Controversy at the stadium! Alexandru Chipciu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' Claudiu Keseru has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Mihai Pintilii makes way for Ovidiu Hoban at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Romania.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Granit Xhaka on 50.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Admir Mehmedi adds to his 0 season tally! Switzerland lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Steliano Filip is replacing Razvan Rat for the Romania side.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Haris Seferovic as he leaves the pitch. Breel Embolo steps in for Switzerland.
  • 68' Johan Djourou, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' Romania are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Dragos Grigore. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' It is a cagey affair so far. Romania in their trying to find a way past Switzerland's compact .
  • 83' The crowd applauds Bogdan Stancu as he leaves the pitch. Florin Andone steps in for Romania.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Breel Embolo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Shani Tarashaj. He replaces Xherdan Shaqiri on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Romania Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anghel Iordanescu

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 Romania xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Romania or Switzerland 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Romania36% Draw30% Switzerland34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Romania or Draw
66%
Draw or Switzerland
64%
Romania or Switzerland
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Romania25% Draw49% Switzerland26%
Actual: Romania win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Romania

Handicap Romania covers Push Switzerland covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Romania keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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