Switzerland vs Sweden
Ref: E. Lambrechts
Match recap
Switzerland beat Sweden 4–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Embolo, Xhaka, Ndoye, and Manzambi scored for Switzerland; Nygren replied for Sweden. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.16 for Switzerland versus 0.77 for Sweden.
First Half
⚽
Embolo
Assist: Ndoye
18'
Ayari
Yellow Card
33'
⚽
Nygren
Ndoye
Yellow Card
Second Half
50'
⇄
Holm
51'
Karlström
Yellow Card
58'
Johansson
Yellow Card
⚽
Xhaka
Penalty
62'
⇄
Svanberg
63'
⇄
Ayari
⇄
Rieder
⇄
Rodríguez
⚽
Ndoye
Assist: Vargas
78'
⇄
Elanga
78'
⇄
Bernhardsson
⇄
Vargas
⇄
Embolo
90+2'
Forsberg
Yellow Card
⇄
Ndoye
⚽
Manzambi
Assist: Muheim
Match Statistics
SwitzerlandSweden
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.16VS0.77
Attack4 · 2 won
9
Shots
6
7
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
5
0
Shots outside box
1
2
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
531
Total passes
378
476
Accurate passes
320
90%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline3 · 0 won
13
Fouls
18
1
Yellow cards
4
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
0
Blocked shots
0
Switzerland
4-2-3-1
Sweden
4-4-2
Switzerland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 3S. WidmerD
- 4N. ElvediD
- 5M. AkanjiD
- 7B. EmboloF
- 10G. XhakaM
- 11D. NdoyeM
- 13R. RodríguezD
- 17R. VargasM
- 20M. AebischerM
- 22F. RiederM
Substitutes
- 2M. MuheimD
- 6B. OmeragićD
- 8S. SohmM
- 9J. ManzambiM
- 12Y. MvogoG
- 14A. ZeqiriF
- 15D. SowM
- 16C. FassnachtM
- 18A. AmendaD
- 19C. IttenF
- 21M. KellerG
- 23I. SchmidtD
Sweden
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2G. LagerbielkeD
- 4I. HienD
- 6E. HolmD
- 7B. NygrenF
- 8D. SvenssonD
- 11A. ElangaM
- 12V. JohanssonG
- 16J. KarlströmM
- 18Y. AyariM
- 19M. SvanbergF
- 21A. BernhardssonM
Substitutes
- 1J. Widell ZetterströmG
- 3E. KrafthD
- 5G. GudmundssonD
- 9A. IsakF
- 10E. ForsbergM
- 13K. SemaM
- 14R. BardghjiF
- 15C. StarfeltD
- 17I. LidbergF
- 20G. LundgrenM
- 22B. ZeneliM
- 23K. NordfeldtG
Switzerland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ndoye | M | 89 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Breel Embolo | F | 85 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/1 |
| Granit Xhaka(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ruben Vargas | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Michel Aebischer | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Manuel Akanji | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silvan Widmer | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nico Elvedi | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gregor Kobel | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian Rieder | M | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | D | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cédric Itten | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yvon Mvogo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Sohm | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bećir Omeragić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Schmidt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurèle Amenda | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Keller | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andi Zeqiri | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Manzambi | M | 10 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Miro Muheim | D | 20 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Fassnacht | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djibril Sow | M | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Sweden
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Mattias Svanberg | F | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Emil Holm | D | 50 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Elanga | M | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Alexander Bernhardsson | M | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Isak Hien(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlström | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Svensson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gustav Lundgren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Krafth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Sema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roony Bardghji | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Starfelt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Isak | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Emil Forsberg | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isac Lidberg | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Besfort Zeneli | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | D | 40 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |