Switzerland 1-3 Argentina - February 29, 2012 / Friendlies 2012
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SWI
19' - Goal
Lionel Messi
SWI
46' - Substitution
Diego Benagliois substituted by Marco Wölfli46
46' - Substitution
Rodrigo Brañais substituted by Fernando Gago
49' - Goal
Xherdan Shaqiri49
52' - Substitution
Fabian Freiis substituted by Eren Derdiyok52
57' - Substitution
Stephan Lichtsteineris substituted by Reto Ziegler57
65' - Substitution
Blerim Dzemailiis substituted by Valentin Stocker65
70' - Substitution
Maxi Rodríguezis substituted by Toto Salvio
80' - Substitution
Admir Mehmediis substituted by Innocent Emeghara80
80' - Substitution
José Ernesto Sosais substituted by Gonzalo Higuaín
86' - Substitution
Eren Derdiyokis substituted by Matías Vitkieviez86 88' - Goal
Lionel Messi 92' - Goal
Lionel Messi
ARG
ARG
Team line-ups
Switzerland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Diego Benaglio | 46 | 28 | 42 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
François Affolter | 20 | 5 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Philippe Senderos | 27 | 45 | 3.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephan Lichtsteiner | 57 | 28 | 46 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ricardo Rodriguez | 19 | 5 | 6.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gökhan Inler | 27 | 55 | 4.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fabian Frei | 52 | 23 | 4 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Granit Xhaka | 19 | 7 | 6.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Blerim Dzemaili | 65 | 25 | 18 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Xherdan Shaqiri | 49 | 20 | 18 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Admir Mehmedi | 80 | 20 | 8 | 4.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
23.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Argentina
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Sergio Romero | 25 | 26 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ezequiel Garay | 25 | 4 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Federico Fernández | 23 | 6 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hugo Campagnaro | 31 | 1 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pablo Zabaleta | 27 | 22 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Javier Mascherano | 27 | 79 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rodrigo Braña | 46 | 32 | 4 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
José Ernesto Sosa | 80 | 26 | 14 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Maxi Rodríguez | 70 | 31 | 42 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lionel Messi | 921988 | 24 | 68 | 9.9You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Sergio Agüero | 23 | 35 | 8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Marco Wölfli | 46 | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Reto Ziegler | 57 | 26 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Matías Vitkieviez | 86 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Valentin Stocker | 65 | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Eren Derdiyok | 5286 | 23 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Innocent Emeghara | 80 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Fernando Gago | 46 | 25 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Toto Salvio | 70 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gonzalo Higuaín | 80 | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Philippe Senderos
IN
Steve von Bergen
OUT
Xherdan Shaqiri
IN
David Degen
OUT
François Affolter
IN
Timm Klose
OUT
Fabian Frei
IN
Gelson Fernandes
OUT
Blerim Dzemaili
IN
Eren Derdiyok
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ezequiel Garay
IN
Nicolás Burdisso
OUT
Sergio Agüero
IN
Gonzalo Higuaín
OUT
Hugo Campagnaro
IN
Clemente Rodríguez
OUT
Maxi Rodríguez
IN
Pablo Guiñazú
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
63
37
Success rate in this team:
41 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Hitzfeld vs Argentina
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Hitzfeld vs Sabella
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
57
9
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
59 %
Sabella vs Switzerland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Sabella vs Hitzfeld
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Florian Meyer
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Switzerland1 match | General total | Argentina1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Switzerland1 match | Season total | Argentina1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on February 29, 2012 | Latest figure on February 29, 2012 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Argentina keeps its 5 matches with only one goal conceded at most away from home in Friendlies running (since 17/11/2010). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/02/1999 (3 matches)
It's the first time Lionel Messi scores at least 3 goals during the same game vs Switzerland in his professional career
It's the first time Xherdan Shaqiri scores 1 goal vs Argentina in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DSwitzerland 0-0 Australia03/09/2010 | LSwitzerland 1-3 England07/09/2010 | VSwitzerland 4-1 Wales12/10/2010 | DSwitzerland 2-2 Ukraine17/11/2010 | VSwitzerland 3-1 Bulgaria06/09/2011 | VSwitzerland 2-0 Montenegro11/10/2011 |
| Overall | VLiechtenstein 1-2 Switzerland10/08/2011 | VSwitzerland 3-1 Bulgaria06/09/2011 | LWales 2-0 Switzerland07/10/2011 | VSwitzerland 2-0 Montenegro11/10/2011 | DNetherlands 0-0 Switzerland11/11/2011 | VLuxembourg 0-1 Switzerland15/11/2011 |
Current form
| Away | DCosta Rica 0-0 Argentina29/03/2011 | LNigeria 4-1 Argentina01/06/2011 | LPoland 2-1 Argentina05/06/2011 | LBrazil 2-0 Argentina28/09/2011 | LVenezuela 1-0 Argentina11/10/2011 | VColombia 1-2 Argentina15/11/2011 |
| Overall | DArgentina 0-0 Brazil14/09/2011 | LBrazil 2-0 Argentina28/09/2011 | VArgentina 4-1 Chile07/10/2011 | LVenezuela 1-0 Argentina11/10/2011 | DArgentina 1-1 Bolivia11/11/2011 | VColombia 1-2 Argentina15/11/2011 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
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| Winning streak | 2 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
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| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
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Draws (Competition total) |
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Losses (Competition total) |
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Losses (Home / Away) |
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Goals
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Goals scored (Home / Away) |
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Goals conceded (Competition total) |
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Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
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Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
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Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
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Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
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Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
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Betting aid
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Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
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Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
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Clean sheets (Competition total) |
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Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
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Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
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Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
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Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
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Bookings
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Yellow cards (Competition total) |
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Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
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Red cards (Competition total) |
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Key players
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
4 ga
Away
0 gf
5 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
2 ga
Total
2 gf
11 ga
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
0 ga
Away
4 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
0 ga
Total
11 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 16, 1980 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
September 01, 1984 |
Latest head to head
June 02, 2007 - Rencontres amicales 2007
May 08, 1990 - Rencontres amicales 1990
September 01, 1984 - Rencontres amicales 1984
December 16, 1980 - Rencontres amicales 1980
July 19, 1966 - Coupe du Monde 1966
Best historical scorers against Argentina
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Kubilay Türkyilmaz | 1 goal | 1990 - 1990 |
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Marco Streller | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
Best historical scorers against Switzerland
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Luis Artime | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
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Daniel Passarella | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
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Ramón Díaz | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
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Jose Daniel Valencia | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
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Óscar Dertycia | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
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Carlos Tévez | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
Players with most games played vs Argentina
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Alain Geiger | 3 matches | 1980 - 1990 |
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Heinz Hermann | 3 matches | 1980 - 1990 |
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Karl Engel | 2 matches | 1980 - 1984 |
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Roger Wehrli | 2 matches | 1980 - 1984 |
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Hanspeter Zwicker | 2 matches | 1980 - 1984 |
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Andy Egli | 2 matches | 1980 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Switzerland
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Jorge Luis Burruchaga | 2 matches | 1984 - 1990 |
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Diego Armando Maradona | 2 matches | 1980 - 1990 |
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Óscar Ruggeri | 2 matches | 1984 - 1990 |
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Alberto González | 1 match | 1966 - 1966 |
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José Serrizuela | 1 match | 1990 - 1990 |
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Américo Gallego | 1 match | 1980 - 1980 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 15, 2012
January 17, 2012
January 18, 2012
January 21, 2012
January 22, 2012
January 23, 2012
January 25, 2012
January 27, 2012
February 22, 2012
February 24, 2012
February 27, 2012
February 28, 2012
February 29, 2012
April 17, 2012
April 18, 2012
April 25, 2012
May 02, 2012
May 11, 2012
May 17, 2012
May 22, 2012
May 23, 2012
May 25, 2012
May 26, 2012
May 27, 2012
May 28, 2012
May 29, 2012
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