Switzerland 1-0 Finland - November 19, 2008 / Friendlies 2008
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84'
SWI
SWI
46' - Substitution
Stephan Lichtsteineris substituted by Mario Eggimann
46' - Substitution
Gelson Fernandesis substituted by Valentin Stocker
46' - Substitution
Tranquillo Barnettais substituted by Eren Derdiyok
46' - Substitution
Blaise Nkufois substituted by Valon Behrami46
46' - Substitution
Jussi Jaaskelainenis substituted by Otto Fredrikson
46' - Substitution
Kasper Hämäläinenis substituted by Roman Eremenko
62' - Substitution
Alexander Freiis substituted by Hakan Yakin62
64' - Substitution
Mika Väyrynenis substituted by Jari Litmanen
69' - Substitution
Niklas Moisanderis substituted by Toni Kallio
78' - Substitution
Joonas Kolkkais substituted by Roni Porokara
79' - Substitution
Johan Djourouis substituted by Almen Abdi79
84' - Goal
Reto Ziegler84
89' - Substitution
Teemu Tainiois substituted by Antti Pohja
FIN
FIN
Team line-ups
Switzerland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Marco Wölfli | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Johan Djourou | 79 | 21 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Stéphane Grichting | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephan Lichtsteiner | 46 | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Reto Ziegler | 84 | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gökhan Inler | 24 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gelson Fernandes | 46 | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tranquillo Barnetta | 46 | 23 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Blerim Dzemaili | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Blaise Nkufo | 46 | 33 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alexander Frei | 62 | 29 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
Finland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jussi Jaaskelainen | 46 | 33 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Niklas Moisander | 69 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Hannu Tihinen | 32 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sami Hyypiä | 35 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Veli Lampi | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Teemu Tainio | 89 | 28 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mika Väyrynen | 64 | 26 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Joonas Kolkka | 78 | 34 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Markus Heikkinen | 30 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kasper Hämäläinen | 46 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Niklas Tarvajarvi | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
40
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Mario Eggimann | 46 | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Almen Abdi | 79 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Valon Behrami | 46 | 23 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Valentin Stocker | 46 | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hakan Yakin | 62 | 31 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Eren Derdiyok | 46 | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Otto Fredrikson | 46 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Toni Kallio | 69 | 30 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Antti Pohja | 89 | 31 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Roman Eremenko | 46 | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jari Litmanen | 64 | 37 | 96 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Roni Porokara | 78 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Reto Ziegler
IN
Christoph Spycher
OUT
Marco Wölfli
IN
Diego Benaglio
OUT
Gelson Fernandes
IN
Valon Behrami
OUT
Johan Djourou
IN
Mario Eggimann
OUT
Blerim Dzemaili
IN
Benjamin Huggel
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Niklas Tarvajarvi
IN
Mikael Forssell
OUT
Kasper Hämäläinen
IN
Daniel Sjölund
OUT
Niklas Moisander
IN
Petri Pasanen
OUT
Teemu Tainio
IN
Roman Eremenko
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
6
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Hitzfeld vs Finland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Hitzfeld vs Baxter
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
10
Success rate in this team:
20 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Baxter vs Switzerland
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Baxter vs Hitzfeld
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Aleksey Kulbakov
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Switzerland2 matches | General total | Finland2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Switzerland1 match | Season total | Finland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 12, 2019 | Latest figure on August 31, 2016 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Switzerland keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw vs Finland running (since 19/05/1976). It's a record streak. The first of history
Switzerland keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss in Friendlies running (since 24/05/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/06/2004-06/09/2006 time period (11 matches).
Finland keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a win away from home running (since 28/03/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/11/1990-22/01/1993 time period (12 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | 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 | VSwitzerland 2-1 Latvia11/10/2008 |
| Overall | VSwitzerland 2-0 Portugal15/06/2008 | VSwitzerland 4-1 Cyprus20/08/2008 | DIsrael 2-2 Switzerland06/09/2008 | LSwitzerland 1-2 Luxembourg10/09/2008 | VSwitzerland 2-1 Latvia11/10/2008 | VGreece 1-2 Switzerland15/10/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LAzerbaijan 1-0 Finland28/03/2007 | DSerbia 0-0 Finland08/09/2007 | DBelgium 0-0 Finland13/10/2007 | DPortugal 0-0 Finland21/11/2007 | LBulgaria 2-1 Finland26/03/2008 | LRussia 3-0 Finland15/10/2008 |
| Overall | LFinland 0-2 Turkey29/05/2008 | DFinland 1-1 Belarus02/06/2008 | VFinland 2-0 Israel20/08/2008 | DFinland 3-3 Germany10/09/2008 | VFinland 1-0 Azerbaijan11/10/2008 | LRussia 3-0 Finland15/10/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 13 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.83 |
|
2.25 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.4 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
1.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0-4 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Alexander Frei | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Jonatan Johansson |  |
| Alexander Frei | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Jari Litmanen | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Jari Litmanen | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Jari Litmanen | |
||
| Blaise Nkufo | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Blaise Nkufo | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Blaise Nkufo | 2 assists during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Jonatan Johansson | |
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
2 ga
Away
3 gf
3 ga
Total
6 gf
5 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
3 ga
Away
2 gf
3 ga
Total
5 gf
6 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
October 05, 1977 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
October 05, 1977 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
September 06, 1997 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
September 06, 1997 |
Latest head to head
September 06, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
October 06, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
October 05, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
May 19, 1976 - Rencontres amicales 1976
Best historical scorers against Finland
 |
Massimo Lombardo | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Murat Yakin | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Ruedi Elsener | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
 |
Ciriaco Sforza | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Adrian Kunz | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Joseph Küttel | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Switzerland
|
Antti Sumiala | 2 goals | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Jari Litmanen | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Joonas Kolkka | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Players with most games played vs Finland
 |
Raphael Wicky | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Erich Burgener | 2 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Lucio Bizzini | 2 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Marco Walker | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
 |
René Botteron | 2 matches | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Stéphane Chapuisat | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Switzerland
|
Jari Vanhala | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
 |
Antti Niemi | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Kari Rissanen | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Jukka Koskinen | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
|
Antti Sumiala | 2 matches | 1996 - 1997 |
 |
Toni Kuivasto | 1 match | 1997 - 1997 |
Competition info
The other matches
February 02, 2008
February 03, 2008
February 06, 2008
February 27, 2008
March 16, 2008
March 26, 2008
May 19, 2008
May 20, 2008
May 23, 2008
May 24, 2008
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