Sweden vs Switzerland: result 1-0 and analysis
World Cup8th FinalsKick-off on July 3, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Strawberry Arena, Solna
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What was the result of Sweden vs Switzerland?
Sweden won 1-0 on July 3, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 66′E. ForsbergSweden
Official lineup for Sweden vs Switzerland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sweden
4-4-2- 10E. Forsberg
- 20O. Toivonen
- 9M. Berg
- 17V. Claesson
- 8A. Ekdal
- 13G. Svensson
- 6L. Augustinsson
- 3V. Lindelöf
- 2M. Lustig
- 4A. Granqvist
- 1R. Olsen
Switzerland
4-2-3-1- 19J. Drmić
- 10G. Xhaka
- 23X. Shaqiri
- 14S. Zuber
- 15B. Džemaili
- 11V. Behrami
- 5M. Akanji
- 13R. Rodríguez
- 6M. Lang
- 20Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere
- 1Y. Sommer
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sweden have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Switzerland have 10, 4 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2018 | Mexico(away) | 3-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Germany(away) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 18, 2018 | South Korea(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Peru(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Denmark(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2018 | Costa Rica(home) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Serbia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 17, 2018 | Brazil(away) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Japan(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Spain(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Sweden score 1.6 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Switzerland score 2.0 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1.6 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Switzerland | 2.0 | 0.6 | 9 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sweden sit 1st in World Cup (3 points from 1 match) and Switzerland sit 2nd (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwedenGroup F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | SwitzerlandGroup B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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