Thursday , 2 July 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
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Serbia and Switzerland is underway.
  • 5' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djibril Sow made 236 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Switzerland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 20' What a strike from Xherdan Shaqiri! The score is 0-1.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Switzerland that had 25 games and scored 36 goals.
  • 26' What an equalizer from Aleksandar Mitrovic!
  • 27' Goal! Aleksandar Mitrovic scores his 114 goal in 341 matches.
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Ruben Vargas gets a Yellow card.
  • 35' Goal! Dusan Vlahovic scores his 114 goal in 456 matches.
  • 40' The travelling Switzerland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 44' What a strike from Breel Embolo! The score is 3-2.
  • 47' Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 48' GOAL! Remo Freuler scores on 48.
  • 53' 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.
  • 55' Another change for Serbia made on 55 minute. Dusan Vlahovic leaves to be changed by Luka Jovic.
  • 56' Serbia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Predrag Rajkovic on 66.
  • 68' The whistle greets Sergej Milinkovic-Savic as he departs to be replaced by Nemanja Maksimovic.
  • 69' Edimilson Fernandes is replacing Djibril Sow for the Switzerland side.
  • 74' 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.
  • 78' Another substitution for Serbia to replace Dusan Tadic by Filip Duricic on 78 minute.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nemanja Gudelj.
  • 82' Serbia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Fassnacht is hanging Ruben Vargas on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' The whistle greets Breel Embolo as he departs to be replaced by Noah Okafor.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikola Milenkovic on 90.
  • With this win, Switzerland is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.