Switzerland 2-1 Latvia - October 11, 2008 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2010
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SWI
SWI
46' - Substitution
Johan Djourouis substituted by Mario Eggimann46
59' - Substitution
Aleksandrs Caunais substituted by Andrejs Rubins
63' - Goal
Alexander Frei63
68' - Red card
Jurijs Laizans
69' - Substitution
Andrejs Pereplotkinsis substituted by Vladimirs Kolesnicenko
71' - Goal
Deniss Ivanovs
73' - Goal
Blaise Nkufo73
78' - Substitution
Alexander Freiis substituted by Hakan Yakin78
81' - Substitution
Genadijs Solonicinsis substituted by Aleksejs Visnakovs
84' - Substitution
Tranquillo Barnettais substituted by Gelson Fernandes84
LAT
LAT
Team line-ups
Switzerland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Diego Benaglio | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Johan Djourou | 46 | 21 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Stéphane Grichting | 29 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Christoph Spycher | 30 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephan Lichtsteiner | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Benjamin Huggel | 31 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gökhan Inler | 24 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Valon Behrami | 23 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tranquillo Barnetta | 84 | 23 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alexander Frei | 6378 | 29 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Blaise Nkufo | 73 | 33 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Latvia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andris Vanins | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kaspars Gorkss | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Deniss Ivanovs | 71 | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Igors Savcenkovs | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Deniss Kacanovs | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jurijs Laizans | 68 | 29 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Vitalijs Astafjevs | 37 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Genadijs Solonicins | 81 | 28 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Aleksandrs Cauna | 59 | 20 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andrejs Pereplotkins | 69 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Girts Karlsons | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
36
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Mario Eggimann | 46 | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gelson Fernandes | 84 | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hakan Yakin | 78 | 31 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Andrejs Rubins | 59 | 29 | 96 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Vladimirs Kolesnicenko | 69 | 28 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Aleksejs Visnakovs | 81 | 24 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Christoph Spycher
IN
Ludovic Magnin
OUT
Stephan Lichtsteiner
IN
Alain Nef
OUT
Benjamin Huggel
IN
Hakan Yakin
OUT
Valon Behrami
IN
Valentin Stocker
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Deniss Ivanovs
IN
Igors Stepanovs
OUT
Igors Savcenkovs
IN
Maris Verpakovskis
OUT
Aleksandrs Cauna
IN
Oskars Klava
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
4
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Hitzfeld vs Latvia
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Hitzfeld vs Starkovs
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
53
57
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
68 %
Starkovs vs Switzerland
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Starkovs vs Hitzfeld
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Lucilio Cortez Baptista
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Switzerland2 matches | General total | Latvia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Switzerland1 match | Season total | Latvia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 11, 2008 | Latest figure on October 11, 2008 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Deniss Ivanovs scores 1 goal in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone
Switzerland keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal conceded at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 01/05/1938). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Deniss Ivanovs scores a goal in his professional career with Latvia since the 26/03/2008 (with Latvia vs Andorra )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSwitzerland 3-0 Liechtenstein30/05/2008 | LSwitzerland 0-1 Czech Republic07/06/2008 | LSwitzerland 1-2 Turkey11/06/2008 | VSwitzerland 2-0 Portugal15/06/2008 | VSwitzerland 4-1 Cyprus20/08/2008 | LSwitzerland 1-2 Luxembourg10/09/2008 |
| Overall | LSwitzerland 0-1 Czech Republic07/06/2008 | LSwitzerland 1-2 Turkey11/06/2008 | VSwitzerland 2-0 Portugal15/06/2008 | VSwitzerland 4-1 Cyprus20/08/2008 | DIsrael 2-2 Switzerland06/09/2008 | LSwitzerland 1-2 Luxembourg10/09/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LDenmark 3-1 Latvia17/10/2007 | LSweden 2-1 Latvia21/11/2007 | VGeorgia 1-3 Latvia06/02/2008 | VAndorra 0-3 Latvia26/03/2008 | LRomania 1-0 Latvia20/08/2008 | VMoldova 1-2 Latvia06/09/2008 |
| Overall | VAndorra 0-3 Latvia26/03/2008 | VLatvia 1-0 Estonia30/05/2008 | VLatvia 2-1 Lithuania01/06/2008 | LRomania 1-0 Latvia20/08/2008 | VMoldova 1-2 Latvia06/09/2008 | LLatvia 0-2 Greece10/09/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 12 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 21 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Blaise Nkufo | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Vitalijs Astafjevs |  |
| Blaise Nkufo | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Vitalijs Astafjevs | |
| Hakan Yakin | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Hakan Yakin | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Hakan Yakin | 1 goal, 2 assists during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Vitalijs Astafjevs | |
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
0 ga
Total
1 gf
0 ga
Historical head to head
Away
0 gf
1 ga
Total
0 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
April 02, 1997 |
| Home | 1 - 0 |
April 02, 1997 |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against Latvia
 |
Adrian Kunz | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
Best historical scorers against Switzerland
Players with most games played vs Latvia
 |
Christophe Ohrel | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Marco Walker | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Raphael Wicky | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Mario Cantaluppi | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Stéphane Chapuisat | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Massimo Lombardo | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Switzerland
Competition info
The other matches
September 06, 2008
September 10, 2008
October 11, 2008
October 15, 2008
March 28, 2009
April 01, 2009
September 05, 2009
September 09, 2009
October 10, 2009
October 14, 2009
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