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Italy vs Switzerland: result 1-1 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 9Kick-off on November 12, 2021 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stadio Olimpico, Roma

Italy
1-1
Switzerland

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What was the result of Italy vs Switzerland?

Italy and Switzerland drew 1-1 on November 12, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 11′S. WidmerSwitzerland
  • 36′G. Di LorenzoItaly

Official lineup for Italy vs Switzerland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Italy

4-3-3
  1. 10L. Insigne
  2. 9A. Belotti
  3. 14F. Chiesa
  1. 5M. Locatelli
  2. 8Jorginho
  3. 18N. Barella
  1. 13Emerson
  2. 15F. Acerbi
  3. 19L. Bonucci
  4. 2G. Di Lorenzo
  1. 21G. Donnarumma

Switzerland

4-2-3-1
  1. 9N. Okafor
  1. 17R. Vargas
  2. 23X. Shaqiri
  3. 11R. Steffen
  1. 8R. Freuler
  2. 6D. Zakaria
  1. 13R. Rodríguez
  2. 5M. Akanji
  3. 22F. Schär
  4. 3S. Widmer
  1. 1Y. Sommer
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Italy have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Switzerland have 9, 5 and 1.

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

Italy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2021Belgium(home)2-1UEFA Nations League
Oct 6, 2021Spain(home)1-2UEFA Nations League
Sep 8, 2021Lithuania(home)5-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 5, 2021Switzerland(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 2, 2021Bulgaria(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Switzerland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 12, 2021Lithuania(away)4-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 9, 2021Northern Ireland(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 8, 2021Northern Ireland(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 5, 2021Italy(home)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 1, 2021Greece(home)2-1Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Italy win, 1 draw, 0 Switzerland wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2021Switzerland 0-0 ItalyWorld Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 16, 2021Italy 3-0 SwitzerlandEuro Championship

Last archived meeting: Switzerland vs Italy on Sep 5, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Italy score 2.3 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Switzerland score 2.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Italy2.30.587/159/15
Switzerland2.10.968/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Italy sit 2nd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (18 points from 8 matches) and Switzerland sit 1st (14 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1SwitzerlandGroup B642014214
2ItalyGroup I8602211218

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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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