Friendly

Switzerland 3–2 Finland

Wednesday 31 Mar 2021 · St. Gallen, Switzerland

Switzerland3–2Finland

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gavranovic Pohjanpalo Pohjanpalo Vargas Seferovic

21′1–0Mario Gavranovic Switzerland
30′1–1Joel Pohjanpalo Finland
40′1–2Joel Pohjanpalo Finland · penalty
57′2–2Rubén Vargas Switzerland
86′3–2Haris Seferovic Switzerland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Switzerland

21Jonas OmlinGK
4Nico ElvediDF ↓45′
6Eray CömertDF
22Loris BenitoDF
2Kevin MbabuMF ↓45′
14Steven ZuberMF
15Djibril SowMF ↓76′
17Denis ZakariaMF ↓55′
19Mario GavranovicFW● ↓67′
20Edimilson FernandesFW
23Xherdan ShaqiriFW ↓45′

Came on

5Manuel Akanji↑45′
16Christian Fassnacht↑45′
10Granit Xhaka↑45′
11Rubén Vargas●↑55′
9Haris Seferovic●↑67′
3Silvan Widmer↑76′

Finland

1Jesse JoronenGK ↓45′
3Daniel O'ShaughnessyDF
5Juhani OjalaDF
14Robert IvanovDF
7Robert TaylorMF
13Pyry SoiriMF ↓77′
15Thomas LamMF ↓65′
16Juha PirinenMF
18Onni ValakariMF ↓77′
9Marcus ForssFW ↓65′
20Joel PohjanpaloFW●● ↓77′

Came on

12Niki Mäenpää↑45′
6Glen Kamara↑65′
8Robin Lod↑65′
17Nikolai Alho↑77′
10Teemu Pukki↑77′
11Rasmus Schüller↑77′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Switzerland: 1952 → 1955
Finland: 1756 → 1753

Expected score for Switzerland: 84.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 2 times. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 6, 1976–2021.

Switzerland wins: 4
Draws: 0
Finland wins: 2

Form either side

Switzerland

Before

1–2 v Belgium 11 Nov 2020 · Friendly
1–1 v Spain 14 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
3–0 v Ukraine 17 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
3–1 v Bulgaria 25 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 28 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

2–1 v United States 30 May 2021 · Friendly
7–0 v Liechtenstein 3 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–1 v Wales 12 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
0–3 v Italy 16 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
3–1 v Turkey 20 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021

Finland

Before

2–0 v France 11 Nov 2020 · Friendly
2–1 v Bulgaria 15 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
1–3 v Wales 18 Nov 2020 · UEFA Nations League 2020
2–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Ukraine 28 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

0–2 v Sweden 29 May 2021 · Friendly
0–1 v Estonia 4 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–0 v Denmark 12 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
0–1 v Russia 16 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
0–2 v Belgium 21 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021

Every Switzerland v Finland match6

From Switzerland's side.


31 Mar 2021	Finland	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
19 Nov 2008	Finland	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
6 Sep 1997	Finland	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
6 Oct 1996	Finland	3–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—
5 Oct 1977	Finland	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 May 1976	Finland	0–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN