Evenly matched teams: Luzern vs Servette match preview

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: swissporarena (16490 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Luzern have their presumed home advantage while Servette are ahead 5 points in the Super League table.

Insights:
  • Luzern have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Super League
  • Servette have the fewest scored goals (14) away in Super League

The visiting Servette played their last game only four days ago, a Swiss Cup match.

Servette are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Luzern form and stats

Luzern, who have the most scored goals (32) at home in Super League, have played 16 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-7-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Luzern after consecutive victories at their own ground.

It's back home for Luzern, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Aarau away with the result 2-1. I. Ndiaye and V. Tasar found the net in that victory. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Vaduz.

Manager F. Celestini felt very clever after V. Tasar scored the winning goal against Aarau, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 59th minute.

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 Luzern have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost two.

Luzern are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Sion awaits in three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 16 games), Luzern's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Luzern have conceded 21 goals.

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Servette form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (14) away in Super League, on their Super League travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Swiss Cup home defeat versus St. Gallen with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Before that, Servette secured a home win against Young Boys with the score 2-1.

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

A new game in only three days for Servette, the Super League home match versus Lausanne Sport. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Servette as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. Servette have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Servette - Luzern 4-2 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Luzern won four, Servette won four and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LuzernD. Sorgić
D. Sorgić
11 goals
ServetteG. Kyei
G. Kyei
11 goals
ServetteA. Schalk
A. Schalk
9 goals

Luzern missing players

Servette missing players

Luzern Servette
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
11 6 0 Won W 1 7 13
9 7 1 Drew D 1 1 8
12 3 3 Lost L 2 8 11
55 32 8 Scored S 4 14 40
51 21 11 Conceded C 6 23 46
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
91% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 78%
72% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 50%
41% 50% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 22%
22% 19% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
78% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 38% 62%
19% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 19%
9% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.6 2.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.9 12.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 10.8 10.8
4.9 4.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.2 4.2
35% 41% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 21% 30%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Luzern have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Servette have scored away.
  • Luzern have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Super League
  • Luzern have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Super League
  • Luzern have the most dropped points from leading position (23) 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 (32) at home in Super League
  • Luzern have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Super League
  • Servette have the fewest scored goals (14) away in Super League
  • Servette have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Super League
  • Servette haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 32 21 9 2 61 25 16 12 3 1 31 12 16 9 6 1 30 13 36 72
2 Basel 32 13 8 11 54 47 16 7 6 3 29 21 16 6 2 8 25 26 7 47
3 Servette 32 13 8 11 40 46 16 6 7 3 26 23 16 7 1 8 14 23 -6 47
4 Lugano 32 10 13 9 35 36 16 6 4 6 16 17 16 4 9 3 19 19 -1 43
5 Luzern 32 11 9 12 55 51 16 6 7 3 32 21 16 5 2 9 23 30 4 42
6 Lausanne Sport 32 11 9 12 44 43 16 9 1 6 29 23 16 2 8 6 15 20 1 42
7 Zurich 32 10 8 14 45 48 16 5 4 7 21 18 16 5 4 7 24 30 -3 38
8 St. Gallen 32 9 10 13 36 42 16 6 5 5 19 17 16 3 5 8 17 25 -6 37
9 Vaduz 32 8 9 15 32 49 16 4 4 8 17 26 16 4 5 7 15 23 -17 33
10 Sion 32 6 13 13 39 54 16 3 7 6 18 25 16 3 6 7 21 29 -15 31

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.