Switzerland vs Northern Ireland

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 9 Oct 2021, 18:45
Switzerland
Switzerland
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
🏟 Stade de Genève (Lancy) 👤 S. Vinčić Round 7

Match report

Switzerland beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 9 October 2021.

Switzerland dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 27 shots to Northern Ireland's 2.

The match was played at Stade de Genève (Lancy), with S. Vinčić in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 27 - 2 On target 8 - 1 Corners 10 - 1 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Steven Zuber
Switzerland · 1 goal
8 Christian Fassnacht 1 goal
8 Kevin Mbabu captained the side
8 Ricardo Rodríguez 61 passes (70% accurate)
8 Xherdan Shaqiri captained the side
First half vs second half
Switzerland stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 11 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–1 16–1
Shots On Goal 3–1 5–0
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 4–1 6–0
Attacks 66–40 60–32
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
126 Attacks 72
58 Dangerous Attacks 24
10 On Target 1
18 Off Target 1
27 Shots Total 2
8 Shots On Goal 1
12 Shots Off Goal 0
7 Shots Blocked 1
16 Shots Inside Box 1
11 Shots Outside Box 1
11 Fouls 11
10 Corners 1
3 Offsides 0
72% Ball Possession 28%
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 6
592 Passes Total 228
498 Passes Accurate 127
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Switzerland · 4-2-3-1
1 Y. Sommer
2 K. Mbabu 5 M. Akanji 4 N. Elvedi 13 R. Rodríguez
6 D. Zakaria 8 R. Freuler
11 R. Steffen 23 X. Shaqiri 14 S. Zuber
7 B. Embolo
Northern Ireland · 5-4-1
1 B. Peacock-Farrell
17 P. McNair 4 D. Ballard 20 C. Cathcart 22 C. Brown 3 J. Lewis
14 S. Dallas 8 S. Davis 15 J. Thompson 6 G. Saville
9 C. Washington
Switzerland
Coach
M. Yakin
Substitutes
  • 12 Jonas Omlin
  • 21 David von Ballmoos
  • 3 Silvan Widmer
  • 17 Eray Cömert
  • 22 Fabian Schär
  • 18 Ulisses Garcia
  • 16 Christian Fassnacht
  • 15 Djibril Sow
  • 10 Michel Aebischer
  • 20 Cédric Itten
  • 19 Mario Gavranovic
  • 9 Albian Ajeti
Northern Ireland
Coach
I. Baraclough
Substitutes
  • 12 Conor Hazard
  • 23 Liam Hughes
  • 5 Tom Flanagan
  • 2 Conor Bradley
  • 16 Jordan Jones
  • 19 Alfie McCalmont
  • 7 Niall McGinn
  • 13 Carl Winchester
  • 11 Shane Ferguson
  • 10 Dion Charles
  • 18 Paul Smyth
  • 21 Josh Magennis
Substitutions
  • 53' ↑ F. Schär ↓ M. Akanji Switzerland
  • 62' ↑ J. Magennis ↓ C. Washington Northern Ireland
  • 80' ↑ S. Widmer ↓ K. Mbabu Switzerland
  • 80' ↑ S. Ferguson ↓ C. Brown Northern Ireland
  • 80' ↑ Jordan Jones ↓ J. Thompson Northern Ireland
  • 81' ↑ C. Fassnacht ↓ S. Zuber Switzerland
  • 86' ↑ C. Bradley ↓ S. Dallas Northern Ireland
  • 90+2' ↑ C. Itten ↓ B. Embolo Switzerland
  • 90+2' ↑ D. Sow ↓ X. Shaqiri Switzerland
Cards
  • 23' J. Lewis Northern Ireland
  • 88' C. Bradley Northern Ireland
  • 89' J. Magennis Northern Ireland
  • 90' D. Zakaria Switzerland
Head-to-head
Switzerland 1 2 draws 0 Northern Ireland
2025-03-21 Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 1 - 1
2021-10-09 Switzerland vs Northern Ireland 2 - 0
2021-09-08 Northern Ireland vs Switzerland 0 - 0
Recent form
Switzerland D D L W W
Northern Ireland D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Switzerland vs Northern Ireland?
Switzerland won 2-0 against Northern Ireland on 9 October 2021.
Who won Switzerland vs Northern Ireland?
Switzerland won the match 2-0.
Where was Switzerland vs Northern Ireland played?
The match was played at Stade de Genève (Lancy).
Who had more possession in Switzerland vs Northern Ireland?
Switzerland had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.