Serbia vs Switzerland, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Serbia vs Switzerland — Worldcup at Stadium 974.
- Serbia 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Switzerland 2 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Diego Bonfa
- Referee Fernando Rapallini
- Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
- Referee Mauro Vigliano
- Referee Julio Bascunan
- Referee Kevin Ortega (Peru)
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 Colombia 2 6 42 Portugal 2 4 43 Congo DR 2 1 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
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Dec Switzerland H 2–3 L 28 Nov Cameroon A 3–3 D 24 Nov Brazil A 0–2 L 27 Jun Brazil H 0–2 L 22 Jun Switzerland H 1–2 L 17 Jun Costa Rica A 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Switzerland0-15–/–16-301/–31-45–/–46-60–/–61-751/–76+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Serbia and Switzerland is underway.
- 5' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djibril Sow made 236 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Switzerland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 20' What a strike from Xherdan Shaqiri! The score is 0-1.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Switzerland that had 25 games and scored 36 goals.
- 26' What an equalizer from Aleksandar Mitrovic!
- 27' Goal! Aleksandar Mitrovic scores his 114 goal in 341 matches.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 34' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Ruben Vargas gets a Yellow card.
- 35' Goal! Dusan Vlahovic scores his 114 goal in 456 matches.
- 40' The travelling Switzerland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 44' What a strike from Breel Embolo! The score is 3-2.
- 47' Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
- 48' GOAL! Remo Freuler scores on 48.
- 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 55' Another change for Serbia made on 55 minute. Dusan Vlahovic leaves to be changed by Luka Jovic.
- 56' Serbia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Predrag Rajkovic on 66.
- 68' The whistle greets Sergej Milinkovic-Savic as he departs to be replaced by Nemanja Maksimovic.
- 69' Edimilson Fernandes is replacing Djibril Sow for the Switzerland side.
- 74' 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.
- 78' Another substitution for Serbia to replace Dusan Tadic by Filip Duricic on 78 minute.
- 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nemanja Gudelj.
- 82' Serbia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
- 83' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Fassnacht is hanging Ruben Vargas on the field on 83 minute.
- 88' 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.
- 90' The whistle greets Breel Embolo as he departs to be replaced by Noah Okafor.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikola Milenkovic on 90.
- With this win, Switzerland is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Serbia Lineups
Starting XI
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Dusan Tadic ↓ Filip Duricic 78'
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Dusan Vlahovic ↓ Luka Jovic 55'
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Bench
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- 12
- 15
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- 13
- 25
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Filip Duricic ↑ 78'
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Nemanja Gudelj ↑ 55'
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- 22
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Nemanja Maksimovic ↑ 68'
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Luka Jovic ↑ 55'
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Nemanja Radonjic ↑ 78'
Coach Dragan StojkovicSwitzerland Lineups
Starting XI
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Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Denis Zakaria 69'
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Breel Embolo ↓ Noah Okafor 90'
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- 13
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- 15
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Bench
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Denis Zakaria ↑ 69'
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Edimilson Fernandes ↑ 69'
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Noah Okafor ↑ 90'
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Christian Fassnacht ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aleksandar Mitrovic 3 Xherdan Shaqiri 2 Xherdan Shaqiri 1 Dusan Vlahovic 1 Breel Embolo 1 Remo Freuler 1 Granit Xhaka 1 Serbia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.58 Serbia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.91 Switzerland xGI would bet for: Serbia or Switzerland 75% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Switzerland winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.49Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 67% 33% ± 3.5 46% 54% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Serbia or Draw 55%Draw or Switzerland 69%Serbia or Switzerland 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.1%1 – 2 8.5%2 – 1 7%2 – 2 6.6%0 – 2 5.6%1 – 3 5.4%0 – 1 5.2%0 – 0 4.5%2 – 3 Actual1 – 0 4.2%2 – 0 3.8%3 – 1 3.7%Asian Handicap — Serbia
Handicap Serbia covers Push Switzerland covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 9% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 16% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 55% — 45% +1 55% 19% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 14% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Serbia keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Switzerland keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.