World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage

Oct 9, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Switzerland
2 - 0
N. Ireland

Zuber (45+3'), Fassnacht (90+1')
Zakaria (90')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Lewis (23'), Bradley (88'), Magennis (89')
Lewis (37')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Switzerland and Northern Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Switzerland win with a probability of 61.23%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 13.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Switzerland win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.34%) and 2-1 (8.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.91%), while for a Northern Ireland win it was 0-1 (6.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Switzerland would win this match.

Result
Switzerland	Draw	Northern Ireland
61.23%	25.18%	13.58%

Both teams to score 34.48%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

35.77%

64.23%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

16.65%

83.35%

Switzerland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.81%

21.19%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.93%

54.07%

Northern Ireland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

43.75%

56.25%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

11.39%

88.61%

Score Analysis

Switzerland 61.22%

Northern Ireland 13.59%

Draw 25.17%

Switzerland	Draw	Northern Ireland
1-0 @ 18.49% 2-0 @ 14.34% 2-1 @ 8.26% 3-0 @ 7.42% 3-1 @ 4.27% 4-0 @ 2.88% 4-1 @ 1.66% 3-2 @ 1.23% Other @ 2.68% Total : 61.22%	0-0 @ 11.91% 1-1 @ 10.64% 2-2 @ 2.38% Other @ 0.25% Total : 25.17%	0-1 @ 6.86% 1-2 @ 3.06% 0-2 @ 1.97% Other @ 1.69% Total : 13.59%

How you voted: Switzerland vs N. Ireland

Switzerland

81.1%

Draw

8.9%

Northern Ireland

10.0%