With their 1 point advantage in the league table, Lugano fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Zürich.
- Lugano have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Super League
- Zürich is in the worst form (1-1-4)
It's no vacation for neither Lugano nor Zürich as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lugano form and stats
Lugano, who have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Super League, have played 11 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Lugano are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio di Cornaredo with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Basel match.
It's back home for Lugano, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sion away with the result 3-0. Mattia Bottani, Mijat Marić and Olivier Custodio found the net in that victory. Prior to that, an away loss at Lausanne Sport.
The 3-0 win against Sion was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
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 seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost two.
Lugano has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Lugano's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Zürich form and stats
4-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Zürich in their Super League matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Zürich have lost on their last two travels.
Zürich might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Luzern proved too strong as Zürich slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Letzigrund. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Servette's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Zürich in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Zürich, four draws and two defeats.
Zürich has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. In the opposite end, Zürich have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Lugano - Zürich 0-1 played earlier this season. Lugano-Zürich H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lugano five wins, Zürich two wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Marchesano 9 goals |   M. Bottani 5 goals |  A. Gerndt 4 goals |
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| Lugano | Zürich | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 26 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 34 |
| 26 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 33 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 70% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 74% |
| 35% | 36% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 61% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | 43% |
| 4% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 36% | 22% |
| 57% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 57% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 30% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.5 | 8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 34% | 30% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 40% | 37% |
- Lugano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lugano have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Super League
- Lugano have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Super League
- Zürich have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zürich is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Basel | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | Servette | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 31 |
| 5 | Lausanne Sport | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Lugano | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Zürich | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Luzern | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Sion | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 10 | Vaduz | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 22 |