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Switzerland vs Portugal: result 2-0 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 1Kick-off on September 6, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Switzerland
2-0
Portugal

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What was the result of Switzerland vs Portugal?

Switzerland won 2-0 on September 6, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 23′B. EmboloSwitzerland
  • 30′A. MehmediSwitzerland

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Switzerland have 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Portugal have 7, 6 and 2.

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

Switzerland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
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
Jul 1, 2014Argentina(away)0-1World Cup
Portugal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 10, 2016France(home)1-0Euro Championship
Jul 6, 2016Wales(home)2-0Euro Championship
Jun 30, 2016Poland(away)2-2Euro Championship
Jun 25, 2016Croatia(away)1-0Euro Championship
Jun 22, 2016Hungary(away)3-3Euro Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Switzerland win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Portugal win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 15, 2008Switzerland 2-0 PortugalEuro Championship

Last archived meeting: Switzerland vs Portugal on Jun 15, 2008

How many goals should we expect?

Switzerland score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 14; Portugal score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Switzerland1.11.065/145/14
Portugal1.31.167/157/15

Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Switzerland sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (14 points from 6 matches) and Portugal sit 1st (13 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Switzerland642014214
1Portugal641120713

How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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