Switzerland v Estonia background
Monday, February 2, 2015
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Roy Hodgson was in charge the last time Switzerland took on Estonia, but the results of those past fixtures will encourage the home side in Group E.
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Switzerland will have positive – if distant – memories of their last encounter with Estonia as the sides meet in UEFA EURO 2016 Group E.
Previous meetings
• In their only previous senior encounters, Roy Hodgson's Switzerland beat Uno Piir's Estonia 6-0 away and 4-0 at home in 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
• That 6-0 defeat was Estonia's first competitive game since regaining independence.
• The teams for their only previous encounter in Switzerland, in Berne on 17 November 1993, were:
Switzerland: Pascolo, Herr, Geiger, Hottiger, Quentin (Türkyilmaz 75), Ohrel (Rueda 46), Bregy, Sutter, Bickel, Knup, Chapuisat.
Estonia: Poom, Prins, Kallaste, Kaljend, Borissov, Klavan (Puštov 80), Olumets, Reim, Bragin, Hepner, Rajala (Linnumäe 47).
• Victory in this game secured Switzerland's place in the World Cup finals.
Form guide
• Switzerland have won their last two Group E fixtures without conceding since opening their campaign with losses to England and Slovenia.
• Estonia have not scored in three Group E matches since kicking off with a 1-0 home victory against Slovenia. They were held 0-0 by San Marino in their final qualifier of 2014 – the first time their opponents had avoided defeat in 60 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.
• Estonia have gone five games (D1 L4) without a competitive away success since beating Andorra 1-0 in a 2014 World Cup qualifier on 16 October 2012.
Trivia and links
• The nations' ten meetings in UEFA age-group competitions have favoured Switzerland, whose record in those matches is W8 D1 L1 F38 A3. The lone Estonian success was a 1-0 away win for the Under-21s in August 2009.
• In eight UEFA competition encounters between the nations' clubs, the Swiss side have largely come out on top, boasting the record W6 D1 L1 F19 A5.
