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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 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
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' Temperatures are rising at as Serbia face off against Switzerland in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Aleksandar Mitrovic makes it 1-0.
  • 10' Steven Zuber, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The 38-year-old Nemanja Matic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Switzerland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Serbia and Switzerland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 39' Luka Milivojevic is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Serbia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nemanja Matic on 45.
  • 46' Switzerland make a change. Haris Seferovic trudges off to be replaced by Mario Gavranovic on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Switzerland international Josip Drmic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' What a strike from Granit Xhaka! The score is 1-1.
  • 57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' A change in the Serbia ranks — Filip Kostic exits the field as Adem Ljajic enters on 64.
  • 69' Serbia is showing some good football. However, Serbia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' Breel Embolo gets the nod from Switzerland. He replaces Blerim Dzemaili and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' A quiet spell here at . Serbia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 81' Another change for Serbia made on 81 minute. Luka Milivojevic leaves to be changed by Nemanja Radonjic.
  • 86' Serbia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Switzerland's shape.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Aleksandar Mitrovic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Xherdan Shaqiri has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Xherdan Shaqiri gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Switzerland team. Steven Zuber is replaced by Josip Drmic on 90 minute.
  • Serbia will have plenty to reflect on. Switzerland were simply the better side today.

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.