Super League: Servette expected to win home game against Sion

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Thu 17.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Genève (28833 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Super League, with both Servette and Sion experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 9th place.

Insights:
  • Servette has the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League
  • Sion has the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Super League

Servette have less rest than Sion in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Young Boys.

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Servette form and stats

2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Servette, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League, so far this season.

It's back home for Servette, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Young Boys away with the result 1-0. Alex Schalk found the net in that victory. Sensational by Servette last match, beating Young Boys away as big underdogs. Before that match, a win away at Vaduz.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Servette's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Servette as they are travelling to their away game against Zurich in the Super League. That match is two days after this one.

Servette has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. On the other hand, Servette have conceded 5 goals.

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Sion form and stats

As the visiting team in Super League matches, Sion, who have the fewest points (1) away in Super League, have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far. With the Sion losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on F. Grosso, the Sion manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Sion in their previous game, as they lost their Super League-match, hosting Luzern, 1-2. Prior to that match, the Sion manager F. Grosso faced defeat when travelling to Basel and losing 2-4.

Sion goalkeeper Timothy Fayulu had a great day against Luzern, but despite making nine saves the loss could not be avoided.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sion playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, zero draws and two home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vaduz in just three days.

Sion find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Sion are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 5 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sion - Servette 2-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Servette, four draws and five wins for Sion. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

ServetteG. Kyei
G. Kyei
4 goals
SionJ. Bamert
J. Bamert
2 goals
SionA. Grgic
A. Grgic
2 goals

Servette missing players

Sion missing players

Servette Sion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 1 5 10
4 2 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
5 1 0 Lost L 1 4 5
9 5 0 Scored S 1 5 10
11 5 0 Conceded C 4 13 17
91% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
55% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 70%
27% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 50%
9% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 40% 20%
36% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 50%
36% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 30%
36% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 40%
 
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 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.4 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.3 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 11.2 9.1
3.8 3.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 3.1
21% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 31% 32%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Servette has the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League
  • Servette has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Super League
  • Servette have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sion has the fewest points (1) away in Super League
  • Sion has the most conceded goals (13) away in Super League
  • Sion has the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Super League
  • Sion has the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Super League
  • Sion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sion have yet to win a game away.
  • Sion 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 9 6 3 0 13 5 5 4 1 0 7 3 4 2 2 0 6 2 8 21
2 Basel 11 6 1 4 18 13 5 4 1 0 12 7 6 2 0 4 6 6 5 19
3 Lugano 8 4 4 0 11 7 4 3 1 0 6 3 4 1 3 0 5 4 4 16
4 St. Gallen 9 4 3 2 10 9 4 2 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 1 5 4 1 15
5 Zurich 10 4 2 4 18 15 5 3 1 1 10 4 5 1 1 3 8 11 3 14
6 Luzern 11 3 3 5 18 19 5 1 3 1 9 8 6 2 0 4 9 11 -1 12
7 Lausanne Sport 10 3 3 4 14 15 5 3 0 2 9 5 5 0 3 2 5 10 -1 12
8 Servette 10 3 2 5 8 11 5 2 2 1 5 5 5 1 0 4 3 6 -3 11
9 Sion 10 1 4 5 10 17 5 1 3 1 5 4 5 0 1 4 5 13 -7 7
10 Vaduz 10 1 3 6 9 18 6 1 1 4 6 11 4 0 2 2 3 7 -9 6

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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.