Switzerland vs Slovenia
Ref: François Letexier, France
Match recap
Switzerland beat Slovenia 3–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Elvedi, Embolo, and Ndoye scored for Switzerland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.19 for Switzerland versus 0.81 for Slovenia.
First Half
⚽
Elvedi
Assist: Vargas
21'
⇄
Lovrić
⚽
Embolo
Assist: Rieder
⚽
Ndoye
Assist: Freuler
Second Half
61'
⇄
Stojanović
61'
⇄
Elšnik
⇄
Rieder
⇄
Widmer
⇄
Vargas
66'
Karničnik
Yellow Card
70'
Petrovič
Yellow Card
⇄
Embolo
86'
⇄
Karničnik
86'
⇄
Vipotnik
⇄
Ndoye
Match Statistics
SwitzerlandSlovenia
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.19VS0.81
Attack6 · 0 won
12
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
1
7
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
3
5
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
669
Total passes
354
600
Accurate passes
288
90%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
15
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
2
Switzerland
4-4-1-1
Slovenia
4-4-2
Switzerland
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 3S. WidmerD
- 4N. ElvediD
- 5M. AkanjiD
- 7B. EmboloF
- 8R. FreulerM
- 10G. XhakaM
- 11D. NdoyeM
- 13R. RodríguezD
- 17R. VargasM
- 22F. RiederF
Substitutes
- 2M. MuheimD
- 6D. ZakariaM
- 9J. ManzambiM
- 12P. LoretzG
- 14Joël MonteiroF
- 15S. SohmM
- 16V. SierroM
- 18A. AmendaD
- 19C. IttenF
- 20M. AebischerM
- 21M. KellerG
- 23I. SchmidtD
Slovenia
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1J. OblakG
- 2Ž. KarničnikD
- 6J. BijolD
- 8S. LovrićM
- 10T. ElšnikM
- 11B. ŠeškoF
- 13E. JanžaD
- 18Z. VipotnikF
- 20P. StojanovićM
- 21V. DrkušićD
- 22A. ČerinM
Substitutes
- 3J. BalkovecD
- 4D. PetrovičM
- 5D. ZecD
- 7S. SešlarM
- 9A. ŠporarF
- 12M. TurkG
- 14T. SvetlinM
- 15T. HorvatM
- 16I. VekičG
- 17Adrian ZeljkovićM
- 19D. ŠturmF
- 23D. BrekaloD
Switzerland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Elvedi | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Remo Freuler | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Dan Ndoye | M | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Breel Embolo | F | 78 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Fabian Rieder | F | 62 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Manuel Akanji | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gregor Kobel | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Vargas | M | 62 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Silvan Widmer | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Simon Sohm | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miro Muheim | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vincent Sierro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cédric Itten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Keller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurèle Amenda | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Monteiro | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Loretz | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Manzambi | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Michel Aebischer | M | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Denis Zakaria | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Slovenia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Šeško | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Adam Gnezda Čerin | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Petar Stojanović | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Timi Max Elšnik | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Žan Karničnik | D | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jaka Bijol | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sandi Lovrić | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Janža | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jan Oblak(C) | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vanja Drkušić | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tomi Horvat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Zec | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jure Balkovec | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Zeljković | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Vekić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andraž Šporar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Turk | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Svit Sešlar | M | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dejan Petrovič | M | 69 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| David Brekalo | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danijel Šturm | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tamar Svetlin | M | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |