Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sweden vs Switzerland, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Sweden
1 – 0
Full Time
Switzerland
Tue 3 Jul 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Mikael Lustig 31' Y
Y 61' Valon Behrami
Y 68' Granit Xhaka
R 90' Michael Lang

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs Switzerland — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Robert Vukan
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • 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

1
Sweden 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Switzerland
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-03 Sweden 1–0 Switzerland

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Switzerland H 1–0 W
27 Jun Mexico A 3–0 W
23 Jun Germany A 1–2 L
18 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W
05 May Poland H 0–3 L
28 Apr Italy A 1–3 L
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Sweden A 0–1 L
27 Jun Costa Rica H 2–2 D
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

Season Stats

Sweden Switzerland
#23 Position #5
4 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
7 Scored 7
7 Conceded 3
+0 GD +4
1.33 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season
0% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Sweden are 23rd (4 pts). Switzerland are 5th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sweden
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Switzerland
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Switzerland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Switzerland is showing some good football. However, Switzerland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The travelling Switzerland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Mikael Lustig is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Xherdan Shaqiri suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Sweden 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.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sweden needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' Manuel Akanji has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Valon Behrami.
  • 66' Sweden is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emil Forsberg on 66.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Granit Xhaka.
  • 73' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Haris Seferovic is hanging Blerim Dzemaili on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Sweden is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' Emil Krafth is replacing Mikael Lustig for the Sweden side.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ola Toivonen made 210 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Michael Lang. He receives a Red card.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Sweden team. Markus Berg is replaced by Isaac Thelin on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Sweden is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Sweden or Switzerland 77% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sweden34% Draw23% Switzerland43%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
58%
Draw or Switzerland
66%
Sweden or Switzerland
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sweden21% Draw41% Switzerland38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push Switzerland covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
14% ✗
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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