Super League match research: Lugano versus Servette

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio di Cornaredo (6390 seats)

Which team will run out as winners when Servette go to play Lugano? In this game guide you'll find all the relevant news and stats required to predict the outcome.

Insights:
  • Lugano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Servette have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lugano form and stats

6 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Lugano have to build on here at Stadio di Cornaredo in the Super League.

Haile-Selassie was the last player to score a league goal for Lugano and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Lugano haven't scored in 187 minutes.

The Lugano fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadio di Cornaredo: A 0-2 defeat against St. Gallen (placed 7th). Sabbatini (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.15/10. Sabbatini dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Zurich.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lugano have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost six.

Lugano has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Lugano's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Servette form and stats

4-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Servette in their Super League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Servette are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Servette's last game was the home draw against Luzern (1-1). Valls got a match rating of 7.72 in that game, top player of the team. Valls served one assist and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting St. Gallen's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Servette in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Servette, three draws and ten defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Servette are hosting Young Boys in the Super League only three days away.

Servette have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 16 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Servette have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This duo played each other earlier this campaign: Lugano - Servette 2-1. Lugano-Servette H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lugano four wins, Servette one win, five draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ServetteK. Imeri
K. Imeri
8 goals
LuganoR. Ziegler
R. Ziegler
4 goals
LuganoM. Bottani
M. Bottani
4 goals

Lugano missing players

Servette missing players

Lugano Servette
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 1 Played P 1 11 22
10 6 0 Won W 0 4 8
3 2 1 Drew D 1 2 5
9 3 0 Lost L 0 5 9
27 15 1 Scored S 1 16 35
31 15 1 Conceded C 1 20 40
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 91%
41% 45% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 73% 68%
23% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 36%
14% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 27%
45% 55% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 73%
23% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 14%
32% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 14%
 
4.2 4.3 1 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 4.5
4.6 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.1 4
2.5 2.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.1 12.5 7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.8 11.3
3.7 4.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.2 4.1
33% 29% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 39%
 
11.3 10.9 15 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.7 9.9
4.6 4.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.9 4.7
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • All of Lugano's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lugano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lugano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Servette have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Servette have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
  • Servette have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Servette haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zurich 22 15 5 2 51 28 11 9 2 0 29 10 11 6 3 2 22 18 23 50
2 Young Boys 22 11 7 4 52 28 11 7 3 1 23 12 11 4 4 3 29 16 24 40
3 Basel 22 10 10 2 48 25 11 5 5 1 27 12 11 5 5 1 21 13 23 40
4 Lugano 22 10 3 9 27 31 11 6 2 3 15 15 11 4 1 6 12 16 -4 33
5 Servette 22 8 5 9 35 40 11 4 3 4 19 20 11 4 2 5 16 20 -5 29
6 Grasshopper 22 6 9 7 37 33 11 3 5 3 20 18 11 3 4 4 17 15 4 27
7 St. Gallen 22 7 5 10 37 44 11 3 5 3 20 20 11 4 0 7 17 24 -7 26
8 Sion 22 7 5 10 30 40 11 5 2 4 15 12 11 2 3 6 15 28 -10 26
9 Luzern 22 2 9 11 23 42 11 2 2 7 12 21 11 0 7 4 11 21 -19 15
10 Lausanne Sport 22 2 6 14 19 48 11 1 3 7 11 28 11 1 3 7 8 20 -29 12

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Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland and the Swiss Super League is the top competition. It has ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures each. The season runs from July to May with a winter break. Number one in the final league table is the champion, number ten is relegated while number nine plays a relegation playoff.