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Switzerland 2-0 Algeria, World Cup

Switzerland
  • Embolo 10′
  • Ndoye 46′

2–0

xG 2.45 – 0.74

Half time 1–0

Kick-off
Venue
BC Place Vancouver
Referee
Yael Falcón Pérez
Attendance
52,497

Switzerland 2-0 Algeria. xG 2.5-0.7. Switzerland deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Switzerland

4-2-3-1 · Murat Yakın

Avg rating 7.48

Algeria

4-1-2-3 · Vladimir Petković

Avg rating 6.36

Kobel

#1 · Goalkeeper · Switzerland

90′ played

8.0

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Rodríguez

#13 · Left-back · Switzerland

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.21

Attack

xG
0.01

Elvedi

#4 · Centre-back · Switzerland

90′ played

7.3

Attack

xG
0.09

Akanji

#5 · Centre-back · Switzerland

90′ played

7.8

Passing

xA
0.01

Zakaria

#6 · Right-back · Switzerland

87′ played

7.9

Off 87′

Passing

xA
0.35

Attack

xG
0.38

Freuler

#8 · Defensive midfielder · Switzerland

90′ played

7.3

Passing

xA
0.31

Attack

xG
0.05

Xhaka

#10 · Defensive midfielder · Switzerland

90′ played

7.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Vargas

#17 · Left winger · Switzerland

71′ played

7.5

Off 70′

xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.22

Manzambi

#9 · Attacking midfielder · Switzerland

71′ played

7.4

1 assistOff 70′

Passing

xA
0.12

Ndoye

#11 · Right winger · Switzerland

87′ played

8.4

1 goalOff 87′Player of the match

xG
0.09

Passing

xA
0.07

Embolo

#7 · Forward · Switzerland

83′ played

7.7

1 goalOff 82′

xG
1.00

Zidane

#23 · Goalkeeper · Algeria

90′ played

5.7

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Aït-Nouri

#15 · Left-back · Algeria

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.05

Mandi

#2 · Centre-back · Algeria

90′ played

6.6

Passing

xA
0.01

Bensebaini

#21 · Centre-back · Algeria

90′ played

6.2

Passing

xA
0.03

Belghali

#17 · Right-back · Algeria

82′ played

7.0

Off 82′

Passing

xA
0.18

Zerrouki

#6 · Midfielder · Algeria

58′ played

6.2

Off 58′

Passing

xA
0.01

Chaïbi

#10 · Midfielder · Algeria

90′ played

6.1

Passing

xA
0.03

Attack

xG
0.04

Bentaleb

#19 · Midfielder · Algeria

71′ played

6.7

Off 71′

Passing

xA
0.01

Aouar

#8 · Forward · Algeria

58′ played

6.4

Off 58′

xG
0.35

Passing

xA
0.03

Maza

#22 · Forward · Algeria

90′ played

6.2
xG
0.15

Passing

xA
0.04

Mahrez

#7 · Forward · Algeria

71′ played

6.0

Off 71′

xG
0.17

Passing

xA
0.12

Bench

  • Okafor

    #19 · Substitute · Switzerland

    19′ played

    6.6

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
  • Rieder

    #22 · Substitute · Switzerland

    19′ played

    6.4

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.76
  • Amdouni

    #23 · Substitute · Switzerland

    7′ played

    On 82′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Widmer

    #3 · Substitute · Switzerland

    3′ played

    On 87′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Aebischer

    #20 · Substitute · Switzerland

    3′ played

    On 87′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Gouiri

    #9 · Substitute · Algeria

    32′ played

    5.6

    On 58′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Hadjam

    #13 · Substitute · Algeria

    32′ played

    6.8

    On 58′

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Moussa

    #11 · Substitute · Algeria

    19′ played

    6.3

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
  • Boudaoui

    #14 · Substitute · Algeria

    19′ played

    6.2

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Boulbina

    #20 · Substitute · Algeria

    8′ played

    On 82′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Sandro Halank / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Антон Зайцев / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paté kroute / CC0 · Original: Domenico Cucinella Derivative work: Danyele / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quintin Soloviev / CC BY 4.0 · Schweizerischer Fussballverband (SFV / ASF) / CC BY 3.0 · Supporterhéninois / CC0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anneprudence / CC BY 4.0 · Clément Bucco-Lechat / CC BY-SA 3.0 · S. Plaine / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hans Reefman / CC BY-SA 4.0 · feguifoot / Public domain · Hainotdeptrai, CC0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 44%Possession56%
    SWT 44%, ALE 56%.
  • 2.45Expected goals (xG)0.74
    SWT 2.45, ALE 0.74.
  • 2.45Non-penalty xG0.74
    SWT 2.45, ALE 0.74.
  • 1.29xG on target0.28
    SWT 1.29, ALE 0.28.
  • 11Shots8
    SWT 11, ALE 8.
  • 5On target2
    SWT 5, ALE 2.
  • 2Big chances2
    SWT 2, ALE 2.
  • 438Passes563
    SWT 438, ALE 563.
  • 81%Pass accuracy85%
    SWT 81%, ALE 85%.
  • 4Corners2
    SWT 4, ALE 2.
  • 20Tackles21
    SWT 20, ALE 21.
  • 17Interceptions10
    SWT 17, ALE 10.
  • 4.9PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.3
    SWT 4.9, ALE 3.3.
  • 10Fouls12
    SWT 10, ALE 12.
  • 0Yellow cards2
    SWT 0, ALE 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    SWT 0, ALE 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

SwitzerlandAlgeria
  1. Goal, Embolo (Manzambi)1–0
    10′
  2. 36′
    Yellow card, Chaïbi
  3. Goal, Ndoye2–0
    46′
  4. 58′
    Substitution, Gouiri (Off Zerrouki / Aouar)
  5. 58′
    Substitution, Hadjam (Off Zerrouki / Aouar)
  6. Substitution, Okafor (Off Manzambi / Vargas)
    70′
  7. Substitution, Rieder (Off Manzambi / Vargas)
    70′
  8. 71′
    Substitution, Moussa (Off Mahrez / Bentaleb)
  9. 71′
    Substitution, Boudaoui (Off Mahrez / Bentaleb)
  10. 72′
    Yellow card, Boudaoui
  11. Substitution, Amdouni (Off Embolo)
    82′
  12. 82′
    Substitution, Boulbina (Off Belghali)
  13. Substitution, Widmer (Off Zakaria / Ndoye)
    87′
  14. Substitution, Aebischer (Off Zakaria / Ndoye)
    87′

Photos: feguifoot / Public domain · Supporterhéninois / CC0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hainotdeptrai, CC0 · Paté kroute / CC0

19 shots

Every shot

← ALE attack

SWT attack →

Embolo 10′Switzerland · Goal · Fast break · Left foot0.99xGOT0.97xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Switzerland2.45xG

Algeria0.74xG

Full time2–0

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Embolo 10′Ndoye 46′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

17Ndoye42Zakaria54Elvedi49Akanji31Kobel10Embolo36Rodríguez17Manzambi27Vargas30Freuler51Xhaka

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Switzerland · Starting XI until the first substitution (70')Busiest link: Akanji and Elvedi, 23 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Elvedi made 1.6× an even share of the passes.
23Maza33Mahrez43Aït-Nouri58Bensebaini32Zerrouki31Belghali50Mandi50Bentaleb25Aouar24Zidane31Chaïbi

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Algeria · Starting XI until the first substitution (57')Busiest link: Bentaleb and Bensebaini, 22 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Bensebaini made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.06 and 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 58), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 23).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.