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Switzerland vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Switzerland
2 – 2
Full Time
Costa Rica
Wed 27 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Cristian Gamboa
Y 29' Joel Campbell
Stephan Lichtsteiner 37' Y
Denis Zakaria 75' Y
Fabian Schar 83' Y
Y 89' Kendall Waston

Overview

Match Preview

Switzerland vs Costa Rica — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Norbert Hauata
  • Referee Bertrand Brial

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
Switzerland 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Costa Rica
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-27 Switzerland 2–2 Costa Rica

Recent Form

Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
19 Jun France H 0–0 D
Costa Rica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Switzerland A 2–2 D
22 Jun Brazil A 0–2 L
17 Jun Serbia H 0–1 L
21 Aug SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen H 0–6 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 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' Switzerland have kicked off against Costa Rica. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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 Bryan Ruiz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 11' It’s a booking for Costa Rica player. Cristian Gamboa gets a Yellow card.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' Costa Rica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Switzerland and Costa Rica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' The referee shows Costa Rica player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 31' Against the run of play, Blerim Dzemaili has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Xherdan Shaqiri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Switzerland.
  • 37' Stephan Lichtsteiner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Switzerland side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Switzerland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' Switzerland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 56' Kendall Waston makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Costa Rica are in front.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Switzerland team. Valon Behrami is replaced by Denis Zakaria on 60 minute.
  • 65' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josip Drmic is hanging Mario Gavranovic on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Costa Rica that had 7 games and scored 5 goals.
  • 75' Denis Zakaria was booked on 75.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Costa Rica — Rodney Wallace on, Daniel Colindres off on 81 minutes.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Fabian Schar. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Sensational shot from Josip Drmic. Switzerland is back in the lead.
  • 89' Kendall Waston has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' GOAL! Yann Sommer fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 90' The whistle greets David Guzman as he departs to be replaced by Randall Azofeifa.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Costa Rica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Ramirez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Switzerland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Costa Rica xG
I would bet for: Switzerland or Costa Rica 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Switzerland44% Draw26% Costa Rica30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Switzerland or Draw
70%
Draw or Costa Rica
56%
Switzerland or Costa Rica
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Switzerland31% Draw45% Costa Rica24%
Actual: Switzerland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Switzerland

Handicap Switzerland covers Push Costa Rica covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Switzerland keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Costa Rica keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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