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Hungary vs Switzerland: result 2-3 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 2Kick-off on October 7, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Groupama Aréna, Budapest

Hungary
2-3
Switzerland

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What was the result of Hungary vs Switzerland?

Switzerland won 2-3 on October 7, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 51′H. SeferovićSwitzerland
  • 53′Á. SzalaiHungary
  • 67′R. RodríguezSwitzerland
  • 71′Á. SzalaiHungary
  • 89′V. StockerSwitzerland

Official lineup for Hungary vs Switzerland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Hungary

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Á. Szalai
  1. 10Z. Gera
  2. 8Á. Nagy
  3. 15L. Kleinheisler
  1. 18Z. Stieber
  2. 7B. Dzsudzsák
  1. 2Á. Lang
  2. 4T. Kádár
  3. 5A. Fiola
  4. 20Richárd Guzmics
  1. 1P. Gulácsi

Switzerland

4-2-3-1
  1. 7B. Embolo
  1. 9H. Seferović
  2. 23X. Shaqiri
  3. 18A. Mehmedi
  1. 15B. Džemaili
  2. 11V. Behrami
  1. 4N. Elvedi
  2. 22F. Schär
  3. 13R. Rodríguez
  4. 2S. Lichtsteiner
  1. 1Y. Sommer
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, Hungary have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Switzerland have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Hungary
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2016Faroe Islands(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 26, 2016Belgium(home)0-4Euro Championship
Jun 22, 2016Portugal(home)3-3Euro Championship
Jun 18, 2016Iceland(away)1-1Euro Championship
Jun 14, 2016Austria(away)2-0Euro Championship
Switzerland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2016Portugal(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 25, 2016Poland(home)2-2Euro Championship
Jun 19, 2016France(home)0-0Euro Championship
Jun 15, 2016Romania(away)1-1Euro Championship
Jun 11, 2016Albania(away)1-0Euro Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Hungary score 1.2 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 5; Switzerland score 1.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Hungary1.21.622/52/5
Switzerland1.10.975/155/15

Over the last 5 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Hungary sit 3rd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (8 points from 6 matches) and Switzerland sit 1st (14 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1SwitzerlandGroup B642014214
3HungaryGroup F622211108

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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