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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

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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

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 Curaçao 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
17% 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
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sweden
Yasin Ayari 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G
Switzerland
Johan Manzambi 3 G 2 A
Breel Embolo 2 G 2 A
Ruben Vargas 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sweden to score. At the same time, Switzerland does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Sweden started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Switzerland are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Controversy at the stadium! Mikael Lustig argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sweden that had 108 games and scored 17 goals.
  • 41' It looks surprising Switzerland does not make any changes. Michael Lang has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' The 33-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at . Sweden seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Johan Djourou is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Switzerland.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Valon Behrami.
  • 66' Emil Forsberg doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Granit Xhaka is booked for Switzerland — Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' Blerim Dzemaili makes way for Haris Seferovic at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Switzerland.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. Sweden in their trying to find a way past Switzerland's compact .
  • 82' Time for substitution for Sweden. Mikael Lustig is replaced by Emil Krafth.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Michael Lang. He receives a Red card.
  • 90' Sweden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Thelin is hanging Markus Berg on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-0.

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.