Thursday , 2 July 2026

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' In just a few seconds Saint Petersburg Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Switzerland and Spain.
  • 5' Switzerland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spain backline.
  • 8' Jordi Alba doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 13' Spain fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' Switzerland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 23' Time for substitution for Switzerland. Breel Embolo is replaced by Ruben Vargas.
  • 28' It’s high time Vladimir Petković made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Unai Simon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' 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 Silvan Widmer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Dani Olmo. He replaces Pablo Sarabia on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Spain ring the changes. Alvaro Morata has done his job and it is now time for Gerard Moreno to step up.
  • 60' The 29-year-old Pau Torres has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' The referee shows Switzerland player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' What a moment for Xherdan Shaqiri! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' 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.
  • 78' Remo Freuler picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' A change in the Switzerland ranks — Xherdan Shaqiri exits the field as Djibril Sow enters on 82.
  • 87' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Marcos Llorente. He replaces Koke on 90 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aymeric Laporte on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.