Monday , 12 October 2026

Serbia vs Switzerland, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Serbia
2 – 3
Full Time
Switzerland
Fri 2 Dec 2022 · 19:00 UTC Stadium 974 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Silvan Widmer
Y 34' Ruben Vargas
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 47' Y
Strahinja Pavlovic 56' Y
Predrag Rajkovic 66' Y
Nemanja Gudelj 81' Y
Aleksandar Mitrovic 82' Y
Nikola Milenkovic 90' Y
Y 90' Granit Xhaka
Y 90' Fabian Schar

Overview

Match Preview

Serbia vs Switzerland — Worldcup at Stadium 974.

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 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
Serbia 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Switzerland
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-02 Serbia 2–3 Switzerland 2018-06-22 Serbia 1–2 Switzerland

Recent Form

Serbia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Serbia A 3–2 W
28 Nov Brazil A 0–1 L
24 Nov Cameroon H 1–0 W
02 Jul Spain H 2–4 L
28 Jun France A 8–7 W
20 Jun Turkey H 3–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Switzerland
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Switzerland
Johan Manzambi 3 G 2 A
Breel Embolo 2 G 2 A
Ruben Vargas 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Serbia kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Vanja Milinkovic-Savic is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Serbia tonight.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The referee calls foul for Silvan Widmer. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 0-1.
  • 25' Serbia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' Assisted by Dusan Tadic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleksandar Mitrovic makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 27' What a strike from Aleksandar Mitrovic! The score is 2-1.
  • 32' 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.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruben Vargas on 34 minutes.
  • 35' What composure from Dusan Vlahovic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 40' Serbia 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.
  • 44' Goal! Breel Embolo scores his 68 goal in 411 matches.
  • 47' The referee shows Serbia player a Yellow card on 47.
  • 48' The Switzerland midfielder Remo Freuler breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 3-3!
  • 53' It’s high time Dragan Stojkovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Luka Jovic is replacing Dusan Vlahovic for the Serbia side.
  • 56' Serbia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Serbia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' Serbia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nemanja Maksimovic is hanging Sergej Milinkovic-Savic on the field on 68 minute.
  • 69' Djibril Sow makes way for Edimilson Fernandes at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Switzerland.
  • 74' Fabian Schar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Another substitution for Serbia to replace Dusan Tadic by Filip Duricic on 78 minute.
  • 81' Serbia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Aleksandar Mitrovic on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Serbia will be frustrated.
  • 83' The Switzerland manager makes a substitution. Ruben Vargas departs to be replaced by Christian Fassnacht.
  • 88' The travelling Switzerland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' The Switzerland bench stirs into life. Breel Embolo is withdrawn and Noah Okafor gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Nikola Milenkovic is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Full Time. Switzerland beats Serbia

Lineups

Serbia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dragan Stojkovic

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Murat Yakin

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.58 Serbia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Serbia or Switzerland 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Serbia31% Draw25% Switzerland44%
Actual: Switzerland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Serbia25% Draw41% Switzerland34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
1 – 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.