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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 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Switzerland and Costa Rica is underway.
  • 5' Costa Rica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 11' Costa Rica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 16' Kendall Waston is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Costa Rica tonight.
  • 21' Granit Xhaka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Costa Rica so far.
  • 26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' Joel Campbell is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 31' Blerim Dzemaili puts Switzerland on the lead.
  • 36' Stephan Lichtsteiner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' Controversy at the stadium! Stephan Lichtsteiner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 47' Switzerland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Costa Rica's shape.
  • 52' Costa Rica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' Goal! Kendall Waston scores his 9 goal in 7 matches.
  • 60' Denis Zakaria has so much to prove this time. He replaces Valon Behrami on 60 minute.
  • 65' Breel Embolo, a Switzerland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' A change in the Switzerland ranks — Mario Gavranovic exits the field as Josip Drmic enters on 69.
  • 74' 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.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Switzerland. Denis Zakaria will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Costa Rica team. Daniel Colindres is replaced by Rodney Wallace on 81 minute.
  • 83' Fabian Schar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' GOAL! Josip Drmic fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kendall Waston.
  • 90' Goal! Yann Sommer scores his 4 goal in 484 matches.
  • 90' The crowd applauds David Guzman as he leaves the pitch. Randall Azofeifa steps in for Costa Rica.
  • It finishes all square. Switzerland and Costa Rica share the spoils 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.