Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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
0% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Switzerland
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Switzerland 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.
  • 11' Cristian Gamboa was booked on 11.
  • 16' The travelling Costa Rica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' It looks surprising Costa Rica does not make any changes. Stephan Lichtsteiner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Costa Rica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joel Campbell.
  • 31' Goal! Blerim Dzemaili scores his 4 goal in 480 matches.
  • 36' Giancarlo Gonzalez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' The referee shows Switzerland player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Switzerland that had 26 games and scored 38 goals.
  • 56' What an equalizer from Kendall Waston!
  • 60' Denis Zakaria is replacing Valon Behrami for the Switzerland side.
  • 65' 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.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Switzerland team. Mario Gavranovic is replaced by Josip Drmic on 69 minute.
  • 74' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Denis Zakaria on 75.
  • 80' Costa Rica is showing some good football. However, Costa Rica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Costa Rica team. Daniel Colindres is replaced by Rodney Wallace on 81 minute.
  • 83' Fabian Schar is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 88' Switzerland is taking the lead after the goal scored by Josip Drmic on 88.
  • 89' Costa Rica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' What a strike from Yann Sommer! The score is 3-1.
  • 90' The Costa Rica manager makes a substitution. David Guzman departs to be replaced by Randall Azofeifa.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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.