National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sion or Lugano that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sion form and stats
Last season their Swiss Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Super League this season. Sion have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Stade de Tourbillon.
The Sion crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to St. Gallen here at Stade de Tourbillon. Sion were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfield player Chouaref got a match rating of 7.23 in that game, the max score being 10. Chouaref hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 12 of 13 times.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Winterthur that finished 1-1.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Lugano in only four days. This game is also played here at Stade de Tourbillon.
Sion are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (25 from 11 played).
Lugano form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Lugano, as they won the Swiss Cup.4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Lugano playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
Lugano's last game was the home draw against Basel (2-2). It looked so good for Lugano vs Basel, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Macek got a match rating of 8.34 in that game, top player of the team. Macek signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Young Boys.Lugano have another fixture that requires travelling in just four nights, a Super League fixture versus Sion. A difficult calendar for the visitors!
The travelling fans enjoy Lugano's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lugano have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sion victories, two draws and five Lugano wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Ž. Celar 11 goals |   M. Barwuah Balotelli 5 goals |  G. Sio 4 goals |
Sion missing players
Lugano missing players
| Sion | Lugano | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Scored | S | 20 | 41 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Conceded | C | 21 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 29% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 11.4 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 35 | 47 |
| 2 | Servette | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Luzern | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Lugano | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Basel | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| 8 | Zurich | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 9 | Sion | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | -14 | 22 |
| 10 | Winterthur | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -22 | 22 |
