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Switzerland vs Spain, European Championship 2021 QUARTER FINAL

European Championship · 2021
Switzerland
2 – 4
1 – 3 pen
Full Time
Spain
Fri 2 Jul 2021 · 16:00 UTC Saint Petersburg Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Silvan Widmer 67' Y
Remo Freuler 78' R
Y 90' Aymeric Laporte
Mario Gavranovic 120' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Switzerland vs Spain — European Championship at Saint Petersburg Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan
  • Referee Christian Dingert
8 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Switzerland 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-02 Switzerland 2–4 Spain

Recent Form

Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Spain H 2–4 L
28 Jun France A 8–7 W
20 Jun Turkey H 3–1 W
16 Jun Italy A 0–3 L
12 Jun Wales A 1–1 D
03 Jul Sweden A 0–1 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Switzerland A 4–2 W
28 Jun Croatia A 5–3 W
23 Jun Slovakia A 5–0 W
19 Jun Poland H 1–1 D
14 Jun Sweden H 0–0 D
01 Jul Russia H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season
43% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Switzerland
Breel Embolo 2 G
Michel Aebischer 1 G 2 A
Xherdan Shaqiri 1 G
Kwadwo Duah 1 G
Spain
Dani Olmo 3 G 2 A
Fabian Ruiz 2 G 2 A
Nico Williams 2 G 1 A
Alvaro Morata 1 G
Dani Carvajal 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Switzerland welcome Spain for this crunch clash at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Switzerland side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 8' Jordi Alba does the damage! The net is bulging and Spain surge ahead!
  • 13' Both keepers have barely been tested. Switzerland and Spain are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' Ruben Vargas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Breel Embolo on 23 minute.
  • 28' Switzerland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' Spain are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Switzerland currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Dani Olmo gets the nod from Spain. He replaces Pablo Sarabia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Switzerland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' The whistle greets Alvaro Morata as he departs to be replaced by Gerard Moreno.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Switzerland in their trying to find a way past Spain's compact .
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Enrique might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Silvan Widmer is booked for Switzerland — Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Xherdan Shaqiri makes it 1-1.
  • 73' Spain 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.
  • 78' Remo Freuler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 78.
  • 82' Switzerland make a change. Xherdan Shaqiri trudges off to be replaced by Djibril Sow on 82 minutes.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yann Sommer made 479 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Spain! Marcos Llorente comes on to replace Koke.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Aymeric Laporte argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Spain players.

Lineups

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Petković

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.72 Switzerland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.5 Spain xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Switzerland28% Draw23% Spain49%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Switzerland or Draw
51%
Draw or Spain
72%
Switzerland or Spain
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Switzerland23% Draw36% Spain41%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 3
6.3%
2 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 4
4%
0 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%
2 – 4
Actual
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Switzerland

Handicap Switzerland covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 13% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 19% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 16% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Switzerland keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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