Lugano supporters put their faith in manager M. Croci-Torti to deliver victory against Sion

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sun 05.December
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio di Cornaredo (6390 seats)

Lugano - Sion. 3rd place meets 7th place. Everything can happen - get a full game guide here!

Insights:
  • Lugano have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Super League
  • Sion have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Super League

There haven't been much to rest for the home team, as they performed in a Super League game only four days back. That game was an away game at Young Boys, so at least Lugano are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Lugano form and stats

Lugano have performed here at Stadio di Cornaredo this season with 4 wins from 7 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Lugano, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Lugano are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Young Boys. Midfielder Sandi Lovrić was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.13 (out of ten) in that game. Lovrić scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Grasshopper with a 1-0 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lugano handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, five draws and zero defeats.

A decent goal production from Lugano in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Lugano's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sion form and stats

Playing away, Sion have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Super League this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Sion are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Sion had fun at their own home (Stadio di Cornaredo) last time out, beating St. Gallen 3-1. Filip Stojilković and Wesley (2) scored. Midfield player Wesley was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.7/10. Wesley scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A loss against Zurich was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Sion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, five draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Sion find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Sion concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. Sion has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Sion - Lugano 3-2 was the story when these squads previously did battle, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Lugano won three, Sion were winners in two and we saw five draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

LuganoR. Ziegler
R. Ziegler
4 goals
SionF. Stojilkovic
F. Stojilkovic
4 goals
LuganoM. Bottani
M. Bottani
3 goals

Lugano missing players

Sion missing players

Lugano Sion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 7 15
8 4 3 Won W 0 2 5
2 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
5 1 0 Lost L 2 3 7
22 11 7 Scored S 3 9 19
18 7 2 Conceded C 12 18 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
87% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 73%
40% 43% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 53%
27% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 43% 40%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 29% 20%
53% 71% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 86% 73%
27% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 13%
20% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 13%
 
4.7 4.7 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4 3.9
5 4.4 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 8 6.5
2.5 2.4 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.4 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 12.9 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.6 8.7
4.1 5.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.1 3.7
36% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 41% 34%
 
11.5 11.1 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 19.5 16.4 13.3
4.6 4.3 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10.5 6.1 4.9
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 have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Super League
  • Lugano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sion have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Sion have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Super League
  • Sion 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 15 9 4 2 33 24 7 5 2 0 18 9 8 4 2 2 15 15 9 31
2 Basel 14 8 5 1 32 13 7 4 2 1 18 6 7 4 3 0 14 7 19 29
3 Lugano 15 8 2 5 22 18 7 4 2 1 11 7 8 4 0 4 11 11 4 26
4 Young Boys 14 7 4 3 32 16 6 4 2 0 13 5 8 3 2 3 19 11 16 25
5 Grasshopper 15 4 6 5 25 23 8 3 3 2 16 12 7 1 3 3 9 11 2 18
6 Servette 15 5 3 7 26 30 8 3 1 4 15 17 7 2 2 3 11 13 -4 18
7 Sion 15 5 3 7 19 29 8 3 1 4 10 11 7 2 2 3 9 18 -10 18
8 St. Gallen 15 4 3 8 20 31 7 2 3 2 11 11 8 2 0 6 9 20 -11 15
9 Lausanne Sport 15 2 5 8 16 31 8 1 3 4 9 18 7 1 2 4 7 13 -15 11
10 Luzern 15 1 7 7 19 29 8 1 2 5 11 16 7 0 5 2 8 13 -10 10

Read more about Super League

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.