Wednesday , 30 September 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
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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' The ball is rolling at Saint Petersburg Stadium. Switzerland are looking to make home advantage count against Spain.
  • 5' Yann Sommer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordi Alba makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 13' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' Ricardo Rodriguez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Switzerland so far.
  • 23' The Switzerland bench stirs into life. Breel Embolo is withdrawn and Ruben Vargas gets his opportunity.
  • 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Switzerland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' It’s high time Vladimir Petković made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Switzerland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spain backline.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Denis Zakaria made 482 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Spain! Dani Olmo comes on to replace Pablo Sarabia.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Unai Simon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Switzerland.
  • 55' Another substitution for Spain to replace Alvaro Morata by Gerard Moreno on 55 minute.
  • 60' Spain international Pedri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Manuel Akanji has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' That is a Yellow card for Switzerland. Silvan Widmer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' Xherdan Shaqiri has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Switzerland and Spain are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Remo Freuler argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 82' Djibril Sow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xherdan Shaqiri on 82 minute.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Marcos Llorente is ready to make an impact after coming on for Koke at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Aymeric Laporte on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Spain will be frustrated.
  • The final score is 2-4.

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.