Switzerland vs Cameroon, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Switzerland vs Cameroon — Worldcup at Al Janoub Stadium.
- Switzerland 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
- Cameroon 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Gabriel Chade
- Referee Facundo Tello
- Referee Mauro Vigliano
- Referee Ezequiel Brailovsky
- Referee Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
- Referee Said Martinez (Honduras)
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season
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' KICK OFF: Cameroon gets underway.
- 5' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Switzerland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cameroon's shape.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Ricardo Rodriguez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cameroon needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' With 2 assists to his name this season, Ruben Vargas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cameroon.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 36' That is a Yellow card for Cameroon. Collins Fai will be fuming at that decision.
- 41' It’s high time Murat Yakin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 48' Breel Embolo does the damage! The net is bulging and Switzerland surge ahead!
- 53' Switzerland international Silvan Widmer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Switzerland must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 63' Nouhou Tolo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nico Elvedi.
- 68' Gael Ondoua is replacing Martin Hongla for the Cameroon side.
- 69' Cameroon make a change. Martin Hongla trudges off to be replaced by Gael Ondoua on 69 minutes.
- 72' The Switzerland bench stirs into life. Djibril Sow is withdrawn and Fabian Frei gets his opportunity.
- 74' Cameroon make a change. Maxim Choupo-Moting trudges off to be replaced by Vincent Aboubakar on 74 minutes.
- 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 81' The Switzerland manager makes a substitution. Ruben Vargas departs to be replaced by Fabian Rieder.
- 83' It’s a booking for Switzerland player. Manuel Akanji gets a Yellow card.
- 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' Eray Comert is replacing Ricardo Rodriguez for the Switzerland side.
- Switzerland celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Switzerland Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
-
23
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Noah Okafor 72'
- 5
-
7
Breel Embolo ↓ Haris Seferovic 72'
- 1
- 4
- 8
-
13
Ricardo Rodriguez ↓ Eray Comert 90'
- 3
-
15
Djibril Sow ↓ Fabian Frei 72'
-
17
Ruben Vargas ↓ Fabian Rieder 81'
Bench
- 22
- 21
- 6
- 2
-
20
Fabian Frei ↑ 72'
-
19
Noah Okafor ↑ 72'
- 12
-
18
Eray Comert ↑ 90'
-
9
Haris Seferovic ↑ 72'
- 14
- 16
- 24
- 26
-
25
Fabian Rieder ↑ 81'
Coach
Murat Yakin
Cameroon Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 19
- 21
- 3
- 25
-
18
Martin Hongla ↓ Gael Ondoua 68'
- 8
- 14
-
20
Bryan Mbeumo ↓ Nicolas Ngamaleu 81'
- 13
- 12
Bench
- 1
- 16
- 4
- 17
-
7
Georges N'Koudou ↑ 74'
- 24
- 2
-
5
Gael Ondoua ↑ 68'
- 11
- 15
-
6
Nicolas Ngamaleu ↑ 81'
- 22
- 26
-
10
Vincent Aboubakar ↑ 74'
- 9
Coach
Rigobert Song
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.3
Switzerland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79
Cameroon xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Switzerland win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Switzerland or Draw
79%
Draw or Cameroon
50%
Switzerland or Cameroon
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Switzerland
| Handicap | Switzerland covers | Push | Cameroon covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 25% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 14% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
Cameroon keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.