Group G in the FIFA World Cup 2022 is ready to experience Serbia vs Switzerland match at Stadium 974, Doha, on Friday (2nd December 2022) evening.
After a 2-0 defeat against Brazil, Serbia had a thrilling 3-3 draw result against Cameroon.
In the meantime, Switzerland beat Cameroon by 1-0 but suffered a 1-0 defeat against Brazil.
SER vs SUI Match Details
Match: Serbia vs Switzerland
Stage: Group (G)
Date: 2nd December 2022 (Friday)
Time: 22:00 local time/AST (UTC+3); 00:30 IST (next day)
Venue: Stadium 974, Doha
SER vs SUI Group G Scenarios
It is a must-win game for Serbia, as they can’t reach the next round without adding three points. Moreover, after a win, they also have to watch out for the match result of Cameroon vs Brazil. If Brazil can avoid a defeat, Serbia will comfortably advance to the Round of 16. However, in the case of Cameroon’s victory, the African side will have a clash with Serbia in the tie-breaking criteria.
On the other hand, a win can’t stop Switzerland to move to the next round, while a defeat will end their journey in this tournament. In the case of a draw, Switzerland also have to depend on Cameroon vs Brazil match result, where their criteria will be the same just as Serbia’s victory result.
SER vs SUI Match Preview
It will be the second official meeting between Serbia and Switzerland. They first time met during the group stage of the FIFA World cup 2018, where Switzerland won by 2-1.
Before starting this World cup campaign with a 2-0 defeat against the favourites Brazil, Serbia experienced a six-match unbeaten streak (5 wins and 1 draw).
On the other hand, Switzerland started this year in a struggling way with no wins in their first five games in 2022 (4 losses and 1 draw). However, they ended the Nations League with three successive victories.
Recent Form (starting from the latest)
Serbia (SER): DLWWW
Switzerland (SUI): LWLWW
SER vs SUI Team News
(Serbia)
After recovering from an adductor injury, striker Dušan Vlahović played the last 12 minutes of their tournament opener but spent on the bench during the entire period of the second game.
Filip Kostić missed out on the first game of the tournament due to muscle fatigue but played the entire 90 minutes of the next game against Cameroon (was substituted in the added time).
Centre-back Strahinja Pavlović was substituted in the 56 minutes of the last game due to an injury. He scored a goal in that game.
Check here Serbia’s Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022 & Team Profile and FIFA World Cup 2022: Serbia - World Cup Records and Stats
(Switzerland)
There is no new injury news in this squad.
SER vs SUI predicted starting lineups
Serbia (SER): Vanja Milinković-Savić; Nikola Milenković, Miloš Veljković, Strahinja Pavlović; Andrija Živković, Nemanja Maksimović, Saša Lukić, Filip Kostić; Dušan Tadić (Captain), Sergej Milinković-Savić, Aleksandar Mitrović
Switzerland (SUI): Yann Sommer; Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez; Granit Xhaka (Captain), Remo Freuler, Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas; Breel Embolo
SER vs SUI Dream11 Team Prediction
GK: Y Sommer (8.5 cr)
DEF: S Widmer (7.5 cr), M Akanji (9 cr), S Pavlovic (8.5 cr)
MID: X Shaqiri (8.5 cr), G Xhaka (8.5 cr), A Zivkovic (7.5 cr), S Milinkovic-Savic (8.5 cr)
FW: D Tadic (9 cr), A Mitrovic (8.5 cr), B Embolo (8.5 cr)
Vice-captain: S Milinkovic-Savic
Captain: A Mitrovic
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