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Serbia vs Switzerland, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Serbia
1 – 2
Full Time
Switzerland
Fri 22 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 34' Y
Luka Milivojevic 39' Y
Nemanja Matic 45' Y
Aleksandar Mitrovic 87' Y
Y 90' Xherdan Shaqiri

Overview

Match Preview

Serbia vs Switzerland — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Nawaf Shukralla
  • Referee Yaser Tulefat

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 Curaçao 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
2018-06-22 Serbia 1–2 Switzerland

Recent Form

Serbia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Switzerland H 1–2 L
17 Jun Costa Rica A 1–0 W
14 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L
08 Feb Vitória SC H 2–0 W
25 Oct SV Drochtersen/Assel H 2–2 D
21 Aug Wroxham FC H 2–1 W
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Serbia A 2–1 W
17 Jun Brazil A 1–1 D
21 Aug 1. FC Lok Stendal H 1–2 L
25 Jun Poland H 1–1 D
19 Jun France H 0–0 D
15 Jun Romania A 1–1 D

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Serbia and Switzerland.
  • 5' Aleksandar Mitrovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Switzerland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Serbia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Serbia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' The referee shows Serbia player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' The referee shows Serbia player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Serbia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nemanja Matic.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Switzerland. Haris Seferovic is replaced by Mario Gavranovic.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Granit Xhaka makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Serbia. Filip Kostic is replaced by Adem Ljajic.
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 73' Blerim Dzemaili makes way for Breel Embolo at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Switzerland.
  • 78' It’s high time Mladen Krstajic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' The Serbia bench stirs into life. Luka Milivojevic is withdrawn and Nemanja Radonjic gets his opportunity.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Serbia that had 13 games and scored 9 goals.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Aleksandar Mitrovic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 1-2!
  • 90' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Xherdan Shaqiri gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Josip Drmic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Zuber on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Switzerland is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Serbia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mladen Krstajic

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Serbia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Serbia or Switzerland 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Serbia32% Draw29% Switzerland39%
Actual: Switzerland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Serbia or Draw
61%
Draw or Switzerland
68%
Serbia or Switzerland
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Serbia23% Draw47% Switzerland30%
Actual: Serbia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Serbia

Handicap Serbia covers Push Switzerland covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Serbia keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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