FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Switzerland 4–0 Bulgaria

Monday 15 Nov 2021 · Lucerne, Switzerland

Switzerland4–0Bulgaria

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Okafor Vargas Itten Freuler

48′1–0Noah Okafor Switzerland
57′2–0Rubén Vargas Switzerland
72′3–0Cedric Itten Switzerland
90′4–0Remo Freuler Switzerland

Line-ups

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

Switzerland

1Yann SommerGK
2Kevin MbabuDF
3Silvan WidmerDF
4Fabian FreiDF
22Fabian SchärDF ↓90′
6Denis ZakariaMF
8Remo FreulerMF●
9Noah OkaforMF● ↓68′
17Rubén VargasMF● ↓79′
23Xherdan ShaqiriMF ↓90′
19Mario GavranovicFW ↓68′

Came on

11Renato Steffen↑68′
14Cedric Itten●↑68′
7Andi Zeqiri↑79′
15Djibril Sow↑90′
10Michel Aebischer↑90′

Bulgaria

Came on

19Dimitar Velkovski↑45′
17Georgi Minchev↑45′
22Ilian Iliev↑65′
16Radoslav Tsonev↑70′
6Dominik Iankov↑80′

Elo

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

Switzerland: 1994 → 1998
Bulgaria: 1573 → 1569

Expected score for Switzerland: 95.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 12, 1976–2021.

Switzerland wins: 6
Draws: 4
Bulgaria wins: 2

Form either side

Switzerland

Before

0–0 v Italy 5 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–0 v Northern Ireland 8 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–0 v Northern Ireland 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
4–0 v Lithuania 12 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Italy 12 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

1–2 v England 26 Mar 2022 · Friendly
1–1 v Kosovo 29 Mar 2022 · Friendly
1–2 v Czech Republic 2 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
0–4 v Portugal 5 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
0–1 v Spain 9 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022

Bulgaria

Before

1–0 v Lithuania 5 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
4–1 v Georgia 8 Sep 2021 · Friendly
1–3 v Lithuania 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–1 v Northern Ireland 12 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Ukraine 11 Nov 2021 · Friendly

After

1–2 v Qatar 26 Mar 2022 · Friendly
1–2 v Croatia 29 Mar 2022 · Friendly
1–1 v North Macedonia 2 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
2–5 v Georgia 5 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022
1–1 v Gibraltar 9 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022

Road through the tournament

Switzerland

3–1 v Bulgaria 25 Mar 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 28 Mar 2021
0–0 v Italy 5 Sep 2021
0–0 v Northern Ireland 8 Sep 2021
2–0 v Northern Ireland 9 Oct 2021
4–0 v Lithuania 12 Oct 2021
1–1 v Italy 12 Nov 2021
4–0 v Bulgaria 15 Nov 2021

Bulgaria

1–3 v Switzerland 25 Mar 2021
0–2 v Italy 28 Mar 2021
0–0 v Northern Ireland 31 Mar 2021
1–1 v Italy 2 Sep 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 5 Sep 2021
1–3 v Lithuania 9 Oct 2021
2–1 v Northern Ireland 12 Oct 2021
0–4 v Switzerland 15 Nov 2021

Every Switzerland v Bulgaria match12

From Switzerland's side.


15 Nov 2021	Bulgaria	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
25 Mar 2021	Bulgaria	3–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
6 Sep 2011	Bulgaria	3–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2011	—
26 Mar 2011	Bulgaria	0–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2011	—
11 Feb 2009	Bulgaria	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Apr 1992	Bulgaria	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
1 May 1991	Bulgaria	3–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1991	—
12 Sep 1990	Bulgaria	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1990	—
5 Feb 1985	Bulgaria	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Mar 1983	Bulgaria	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
7 Sep 1982	Bulgaria	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
17 Aug 1976	Bulgaria	2–2	Home	Friendly	—

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