Switzerland vs FYR Macedonia — UEFA Nations League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 37′FYR Macedonia, yellow card:Foul
- 43′Switzerland, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Switzerland, substitution:off
- 46′Switzerland, substitution:off
- 59′FYR Macedonia, substitution:off
- 59′FYR Macedonia, substitution:offLjupche Doriev
- 70′Switzerland, substitution:off
- 70′Switzerland, substitution:off
- 70′FYR Macedonia, substitution:off
- 73′Switzerland, goal:2–0assist
- 81′Switzerland, goal:3–0
- 82′FYR Macedonia, substitution:off
- 82′FYR Macedonia, substitution:off
- 86′Switzerland, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
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Switzerland cruise past FYR Macedonia to stay top of League B group
Switzerland extended their perfect start in UEFA Nations League League B - 4 with a 3-0 win over FYR Macedonia at the Swissporarena, a result that kept M. Yakin's side top of Group 1 with 12 points from four games.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Fabian Rieder broke the deadlock just before the break, finishing in the 43rd minute to send the hosts in 1-0 up at half-time. The second half brought more goals as Johan Manzambi doubled the lead in the 73rd minute, converting an assist from Dan Ndoye, before Ndoye himself added a third in the 81st minute to complete the rout.
Switzerland dominated for long spells, holding 57 percent of possession and firing 20 shots to FYR Macedonia's three, seven of them on target against none for the visitors. FYR Macedonia, winless through four matches, offered little going forward and remain bottom of the group with no points.
Dan Ndoye capped a dominant display with a goal and an assist, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 9.0.
Switzerland's 20 shots to FYR Macedonia's three underlined the gulf in attacking threat between the two sides.
Switzerland beat FYR Macedonia 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
Switzerland met FYR Macedonia in the UEFA Nations League (League B - 4). Kick-off was Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 18:45 UTC at Swissporarena. Referee: Edgars Malcevs.
Team pages: Switzerland · FYR Macedonia · UEFA Nations League
Key moments
- 43' Goal: Fabian Rieder — 1–0 · Watch Fabian Rieder's goal video (43')
- 73' Goal: Johan Manzambi (assist: Dan Ndoye) — 2–0 · Watch Johan Manzambi's goal video (73')
- 81' Goal: Dan Ndoye — 3–0 · Watch Dan Ndoye's goal video (81')
Starting line-ups
Switzerland (4-2-3-1)
FYR Macedonia (4-2-3-1)
- 23 Stole Dimitrievski
- 8 Ezgjan Alioski
- 6 Visar Musliu
- 5 Gjoko Zajkov
- 4 Andrej Stojchevski
- 19 L. Doriev
- 15 Agon Elezi
- 7 Eljif Elmas
- 10 Enis Bardhi
- 20 Dimitar Mitrovski
- 11 Elmin Rastoder
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Switzerland 82%, the draw 14%, FYR Macedonia 4%. It finished Switzerland 3–0 FYR Macedonia.
Switzerland's rating gap decides it — Switzerland are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Switzerland's 82%. The draw at 14% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Switzerland at 82%?
Switzerland sit 425 points higher on our strength rating — 1964 to 1540. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.0% of 5,575 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 84–13–3.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 82% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 14% and FYR Macedonia at 4%.
Why is the draw only 14%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 13.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,267.
What did we measure but not count?
Switzerland have averaged 14 percentage points more possession than FYR Macedonia in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Switzerland have gained 62 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.0% of 11,177 such games vs 40.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Switzerland vs FYR Macedonia final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Fabian Rieder's goal against FYR Macedonia (43').
- Watch Johan Manzambi's goal against FYR Macedonia (73').
- Watch Dan Ndoye's goal against FYR Macedonia (81').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Switzerland 3–0 FYR Macedonia. Explore more on the Switzerland and FYR Macedonia team pages or the UEFA Nations League page.