xG England vs Switzerland Attendance 46,907 | Expected Goals Stats Saka Possession Shots

Saka vs Switzerland

Here is a look at the England vs Switzerland xG (expected goals) stats from their Euro 2024 quarterfinal. England prevailed 5-4 on penalties in front of a 46,907 strong crowd in Dusseldorf.

xG England 0.68-1.53 Switzerland shots map (Actual score ENG 1-1 SUI)

1-0 Breel Embolo goal vs England xG 0.90 (empty net, poked home)
1-1 Bukayo Saka goal vs Switzerland xG 0.04 (long range effort)

xG England vs Switzerland Euro 2024

Total shots- England 13, Switzerland 11

Shots distribution

First half: England 5-2 Switzerland
Second half: England 4-6 Switzerland
AET 1 Half: England 4-0 Switzerland
AET 2 Half: England 0-3 Switzerland

8 of England’s 13 shots in the game were blocked by Swiss players.

England’s first shot in the game came in the 14th minute (Declan Rice blocked xG 0.06)

Saka had the most shots for England (3), followed by Rice, Mainoo, Kane and Bellingham (2 shots each) and 1 each for Eze and Foden.

Time of England’s shots vs Switzerland

Rice 14′
Mainoo 16′
Kane 22′
Saka 43′
Mainoo 45′
Saka 47′
Saka 80′ (goal)
Kane 83′
Eze 88′
Rice 95′
Foden 101′
Bellingham 102′ (two shots- one blocked, one saved)

As you can see, there was no shot for England between Saka’s 47th minute effort and his 80th minute goal.

Another game where England’s xG was below 1. The Swiss didn’t create too many big xG chances either- theirs was primarily down to the Embolo goal.

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Saka LWB; TAA/Trippier at RWB in 3-4-2-1 formation? Predicted England lineup v Switzerland Euro 2024

Several major media outlets appear to be in agreement that England will field 3 at the back in their quarterfinal clash against Switzerland later this evening in Dusseldorf.

England have traditionally played these Euros with four at the back, with Kieran Trippier, John Stones, Marc Guehi and Kyle Walker being Gareth Southgate’s first choice combination.

Guehi is suspended for this one, and Southgate apparently wants to try a 3 ATB combination for this clash to match the Swiss, with Ezri Konsa coming into central defence alongside Stones and Walker.

That means Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, who started the tournament on the right wing, is likely to be employed as a left wing-back against the Swiss in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

With Man Utd youngster Kobbie Mainoo set to partner Declan Rice in the middle of the park, the big question arises as to who plays RWB. Certain media outlets have it as Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (who originally started the tournament as a CM partnering Rice), but others think Trippier will get the nod over TAA.

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How did Havertz, Cucurella & others fare- Bild Marca Newspaper Player Ratings for Germany vs Spain Euro 2024

Here is look at the player ratings from the big European newspapers for Spain vs Germany. La Roja edged Die Mannschaft to move into the last four, where they will meet France.

Marc Cucurella was involved in one of the more controversial moments of the game- there was a handball call against him, but the referee didn’t award a penalty. Kai Havertz had one of Germany’s good chances when Unai Simon was off his line- he could’ve passed it to Wirtz who would’ve had a tap-in, but instead went for an ambitious chip, which missed the target.

Bild player ratings Germany 1-2 Spain Euro 2024

(German rating system; the lower the better; 1 very good, 6 very bad)

Cucurella got a 3 here, while Havertz was given a 4 by German paper Bild. They were very unhappy with Anthony Taylor’s performance, giving him a 5. The best player in their eyes was Dani Olmo (1 rating), who was an early replacement for Spain following a tough challenge by Kroos on Pedri.

Spain Germany Bild

ABC player ratings Espana Germany

Spanish newspaper ABC gave just one star to Cucurella, and chose not to rate Kai Havertz at all. Rodri got two stars.

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