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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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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' 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' 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.
  • 10' 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 Yann Sommer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 11' Cristian Gamboa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' Costa Rica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at . Costa Rica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' It looks surprising Switzerland does not make any changes. has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' Joel Campbell is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 31' GOAL! Blerim Dzemaili fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Switzerland must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 37' Controversy at the stadium! Stephan Lichtsteiner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' The travelling Costa Rica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Against the run of play, Kendall Waston has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' Switzerland ring the changes. Valon Behrami has done his job and it is now time for Denis Zakaria to step up.
  • 65' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' Switzerland make a change. Mario Gavranovic trudges off to be replaced by Josip Drmic on 69 minutes.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oscar Ramirez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' The referee shows Switzerland player a Yellow card 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' Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Daniel Colindres by Rodney Wallace on 81 minute.
  • 83' Fabian Schar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' Assisted by Denis Zakaria with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josip Drmic makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 89' Kendall Waston was booked on 89.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Yann Sommer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' The Costa Rica manager makes a substitution. David Guzman departs to be replaced by Randall Azofeifa.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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.