Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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
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
0% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Serbia welcome Switzerland for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The deadlock is broken! Aleksandar Mitrovic gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Serbia in their trying to find a way past Switzerland's compact .
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Xherdan Shaqiri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Serbia tonight.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mario Gavranovic made 188 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic on 34 minutes.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luka Milivojevic on 39.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nemanja Matic.
  • 46' Mario Gavranovic gets the nod from Switzerland. He replaces Haris Seferovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Serbia have won 9 goals from 13 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' The Switzerland Granit Xhaka breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 1-1!
  • 57' Vladimir Stojkovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Switzerland so far.
  • 62' 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.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Adem Ljajic. He replaces Filip Kostic on 64 minute.
  • 69' It looks surprising Switzerland does not make any changes. Nikola Milenkovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Breel Embolo is hanging Blerim Dzemaili on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Ricardo Rodriguez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' The Serbia bench stirs into life. Luka Milivojevic is withdrawn and Nemanja Radonjic gets his opportunity.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 87' The referee shows Serbia player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' Xherdan Shaqiri doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Xherdan Shaqiri. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Another substitution for Switzerland to replace Steven Zuber by Josip Drmic 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.