Switzerland vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Switzerland vs Costa Rica — Worldcup .
- Switzerland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Costa Rica 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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
17 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Switzerland is hosting Costa Rica for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Costa Rica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 11' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cristian Gamboa.
- 16' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' Costa Rica 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.
- 29' Joel Campbell is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
- 31' Goal! Blerim Dzemaili scores his 4 goal in 477 matches.
- 36' Granit Xhaka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' Switzerland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 47' 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 Breel Embolo suffering a number of foals already.
- 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from , as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 56' GOAL! Kendall Waston scores on 56. Assisted by Joel Campbell
- 60' It is a substitution in Switzerland team. Valon Behrami is replaced by Denis Zakaria on 60 minute.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristian Gamboa made 407 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 69' Switzerland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josip Drmic is hanging Mario Gavranovic on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Denis Zakaria on 75.
- 80' Costa Rica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 81' Rodney Wallace is replacing Daniel Colindres for the Costa Rica side.
- 83' Switzerland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 88' Goal! Josip Drmic scores his 8 goal in 477 matches.
- 89' Kendall Waston is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- 90' GOAL! Yann Sommer scores on 90.
- 90' Randall Azofeifa is replacing David Guzman for the Costa Rica side.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Switzerland Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
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23
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Michael Lang 81'
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- 7
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- 13
- 15
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11
Valon Behrami ↓ Denis Zakaria 60'
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18
Mario Gavranovic ↓ Josip Drmic 69'
Bench
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- 21
- 12
- 16
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6
Michael Lang ↑ 81'
- 4
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19
Josip Drmic ↑ 69'
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17
Denis Zakaria ↑ 60'
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- 20
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Costa Rica Lineups
Starting XI
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- 8
- 2
- 3
- 5
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16
Cristian Gamboa ↓ Ian Smith 90'
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David Guzman ↓ Randall Azofeifa 90'
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- 12
- 9
Bench
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Randall Azofeifa ↑ 90'
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- 18
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- 17
- 21
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Rodney Wallace ↑ 81'
- 11
- 22
- 23
- 15
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Ian Smith ↑ 90'
Coach Oscar Ramirez -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Blerim Dzemaili 1 Kendall Waston 1 Yann Sommer 1 Josip Drmic 1 Kendall Waston 1 Yann Sommer 1 Josip Drmic 1 Head to Head
Switzerland Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.56 Switzerland xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 Costa Rica xGI would bet for: Switzerland or Costa Rica 74% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.89Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Switzerland win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 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 Actual0 – 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.