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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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Serbia and Switzerland.
  • 5' Brilliant from the ! Aleksandar Mitrovic makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 5.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Haris Seferovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Switzerland tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It’s high time Mladen Krstajic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Serbia player. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' Luka Milivojevic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' The travelling Switzerland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Nemanja Matic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' Another substitution for Switzerland to replace Haris Seferovic by Mario Gavranovic on 46 minute.
  • 51' Switzerland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' The Switzerland Granit Xhaka breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 1-1!
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Adem Ljajic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Filip Kostic on 64 minute.
  • 69' Branislav Ivanovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Serbia so far.
  • 73' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Breel Embolo is hanging Blerim Dzemaili on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' Another change for Serbia made on 81 minute. Luka Milivojevic leaves to be changed by Nemanja Radonjic.
  • 86' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 87' Aleksandar Mitrovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' What composure from Xherdan Shaqiri! The Switzerland international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 90' The whistle greets Steven Zuber as he departs to be replaced by Josip Drmic.
  • It finishes all square. Serbia and Switzerland share the spoils 1-2.

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.