Luzern and Lugano have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Super League.
- Luzern have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Super League
- Lugano have the fewest scored goals in the second half (18) in Super League
Luzern and Lugano should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Luzern can neither be promoted or relegated from Super League. For Lugano most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Luzern form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Luzern at their home stadium (swissporarena) is 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Luzern here at swissporarena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
In their previous game, the manager F. Celestini led his Luzern to a defeat in the Super League match away at Young Boys. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at swissporarena. Varol Tasar (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.45/10. Tasar scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times. A goal frenzy last time out for Luzern, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Young Boys. Fun stuff to watch!
Before that, Luzern played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Sion.Luzern are traveling soon after this match as the Swiss Cup match at St. Gallen awaits in three days.
The Luzern manager F. Celestini has got the team scoring with 35 from 17 home games in the league. Luzern's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lugano form and stats
4 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Lugano playing as the away team in the Super League this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Jacobacci, the Lugano manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Impressive finishing from Reto Ziegler and Alexander Gerndt secured the home win 3-1 against Sion in their previous game. Reto Ziegler, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.1. Ziegler scored one goal, hit four key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Basel's place.Lugano are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 17 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Lugano have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Luzern and Lugano have met before this season: Lugano - Luzern 2-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Luzern victories, three draws and five Lugano wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Sorgić 12 goals |  L. Schaub 8 goals |  M. Schulz 7 goals |
Luzern missing players
Lugano missing players
| Luzern | Lugano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 17 | 35 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 61 | 35 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 19 | 38 |
| 57 | 21 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 21 | 41 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 91% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 71% |
| 71% | 65% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 41% | 37% |
| 40% | 47% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 20% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 77% | 65% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 47% | 46% |
| 20% | 35% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 7 | 8.5 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 35% | 41% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 37% | 32% |
- Lugano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lugano have the fewest scored goals in the second half (18) in Super League
- Luzern have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Super League
- Luzern have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Super League
- Luzern have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in Super League
- Luzern have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Super League
- Luzern have the most points from losing position (17) in Super League
- Luzern have the most scored goals in the second half (38) in Super League
| 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 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 70 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 43 | 81 |
| 2 | Basel | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Servette | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 50 |
| 4 | Luzern | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 46 |
| 5 | Lausanne Sport | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -1 | 46 |
| 6 | Lugano | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 41 |
| 8 | Zürich | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 36 | -7 | 40 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -19 | 36 |
| 10 | Sion | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -14 | 35 |