Sweden vs Switzerland
Ref: A. Taylor
Match recap
Switzerland beat Sweden 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Xhaka and Manzambi scored for Switzerland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.28 for Sweden versus 2.59 for Switzerland.
Second Half
48'
Akanji
Yellow Card
59'
⇄
Rieder
65'
⚽
Xhaka
Penalty
⇄
Karlström
⇄
Sema
⇄
Bernhardsson
74'
⇄
Widmer
84'
⇄
Vargas
⇄
Bergvall
Lagerbielke
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Manzambi
Assist: Freuler
Match Statistics
SwedenSwitzerland
2Won
Statistical edge
2–11
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.28VS2.59
Attack1 · 5 won
7
Shots
17
0
Shots on target
8
5
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
8
6
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
375
Total passes
552
296
Accurate passes
468
79%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 1 won
13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
0
1
Blocked shots
4
Sweden
3-5-2
Switzerland
4-3-3
Sweden
3-5-2Starting XI
- 4I. HienD
- 5G. GudmundssonD
- 7L. BergvallM
- 9A. IsakF
- 12V. JohanssonG
- 13K. SemaM
- 16J. KarlströmM
- 17V. GyökeresF
- 18Y. AyariM
- 21A. BernhardssonM
- 22G. LagerbielkeD
Substitutes
- 1N. TörnqvistG
- 2H. EkdalD
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 6E. HolmD
- 8D. SvenssonD
- 10B. NygrenF
- 11A. ElangaF
- 14A. SalétrosM
- 15C. StarfeltD
- 19R. BardghjiF
- 20H. LarssonM
- 23K. NordfeldtG
Switzerland
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 3S. WidmerD
- 4N. ElvediD
- 5M. AkanjiD
- 7B. EmboloF
- 8R. FreulerM
- 10G. XhakaM
- 11D. NdoyeF
- 13R. RodríguezD
- 17R. VargasF
- 22F. RiederM
Substitutes
- 2M. MuheimD
- 6A. BajramiD
- 9J. ManzambiM
- 12Y. MvogoG
- 14A. ZeqiriF
- 15D. SowM
- 16V. SierroM
- 18A. AmendaD
- 19C. IttenF
- 20L. JaquezD
- 21M. KellerG
- 23I. SchmidtD
Sweden
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isak Hien | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Sema | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Bergvall | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jesper Karlström | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Bernhardsson | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Alexander Isak(C) | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Victor Lindelöf | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Starfelt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nygren | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Elanga | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noel Törnqvist | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Larsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Holm | D | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Daniel Svensson | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roony Bardghji | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Anton Salétros | M | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Switzerland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Remo Freuler | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Nico Elvedi | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Fabian Rieder | M | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ruben Vargas | F | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Manuel Akanji | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dan Ndoye | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Silvan Widmer | D | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Breel Embolo | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1/3 |
| Gregor Kobel | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yvon Mvogo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miro Muheim | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vincent Sierro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cédric Itten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andi Zeqiri | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Keller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurèle Amenda | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Bajrami | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Manzambi | M | 12 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Djibril Sow | M | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Jaquez | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |