Summary

Nico Elvedi (Switzerland), Defender, 68 caps, 3 international goals, model: 2.2% to score anytime at WC 2026

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Nico Elvedi

#30 Defender Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) Switzerland

Nico Elvedi is a 30-year-old defender for Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) and Switzerland. He has earned 68 caps and 3 international goals for Switzerland. Our model puts Switzerland's title chance at 2% with a 89% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

68 Caps

3 Goals

0 Season goals

2 Assists

6.96 Form rating

Age30Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Weight183 lbsMarket value€6.9M

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Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Low

High shots volume Average

Tournament form Steady

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Nico Elvedi · the model’s read

Nico Elvedi brings 68 caps and 3 international goals for Switzerland at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a defender. At club level they play for Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Elvedi's anytime-goalscoring probability at 2.2% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.03 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Nico Elvedi: World Cup 2026 Form

How Nico has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

7.0

Avg rating 3 games · WC 2026

7.0

Last match vs Canada

Holding steady

7.1

vs Qatar

90 min

6.8

vs Bosnia & Herzegovina

90 min

7.0

vs Canada

90 min

Nico Elvedi: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (3 games) alongside the career baseline (56 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 7.0

Career baseline 7.1

0.67 Shotsper 90 min 0.51

— Shots on targetper 90 min 0.08

0.67 Key passesper 90 min 0.33

0.33 Tacklesper 90 min 1.28

0.67 Interceptionsper 90 min 1.12

2 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 3.35

88 Touchesper 90 min 76

At World Cup 2026, Nico is rating 7.0 — in line with his 7.1 career baseline.