Super League: Sion - Zürich pre-match thoughts and stats

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Tourbillon (14283 seats)

Both Sion and Zürich are thirsting for points in this game, despite the away team having a 24 point advantage in the league table.

Insights:
  • Sion have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Super League
  • Zürich have the most clean sheets (7) in Super League

Sion and Zürich 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.

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Sion form and stats

The story so far in the Super League for Sion at their home stadium (Stade de Tourbillon) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. When Sion hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Basel and Young Boys), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sion, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Sion are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Luzern. The forward Wesley outshone all the other footballers in that game and received a match rating of 7.21 out of 10. Wesley dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

A 3-3 draw away before that, with Basel the opponent.

Sion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sion have conceded 11 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Zürich form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Super League. In general it has been a productive period now for Zürich as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.

Zürich go into this game after a win, the home game against Lugano that ended 3-0. Defender Kryeziu was the best team player with a rating of 8.33. Kryeziu hit the woodwork once and won 11 of 14 duels.

Prior to that result Zürich won their away game at Grasshopper. The scoreline was 3-1.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Zürich are regular goalscorers on their travels. Zürich's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head meeting ended Sion - Zürich 0-1, played this season. The ref brandished his red card when these teams last met, and the sinner was Krasniqi (Zürich). Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sion, five draws and three wins for Zürich. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

ZürichA. Marchesano
A. Marchesano
9 goals
ZürichA. Ceesay
A. Ceesay
6 goals
ZürichD. Gnonto
D. Gnonto
6 goals

Sion missing players

Zürich missing players

Sion Zürich
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
7 5 1 Won W 2 6 15
4 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
10 4 1 Lost L 0 2 2
29 14 1 Scored S 9 21 50
39 11 1 Conceded C 5 17 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 70% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 81%
48% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 76%
38% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 70% 62%
24% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 19%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 62%
19% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 33%
19% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 5%
 
3.7 3.9 2 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.2 4.7
6.3 5.1 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.4 4.9
1.9 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 3.2 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9 10 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 15 11.4 11.8
4.1 4.7 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5 5.3
33% 30% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 42% 45%
 
12.8 10 10 Shots against (avg) S A 16.3 12.9 10.8
5 3.4 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.3 5.3 4.7
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Sion have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Super League
  • Sion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zürich have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zürich have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Super League
  • Zürich have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Super League
  • Zürich have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Super League
  • Zürich have the most clean sheets (7) in Super League
  • Zürich have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Super League
  • Zürich have the most points from losing position (16) in Super League
  • Zürich have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Super League
  • Zürich haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zürich is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 Zürich 21 15 4 2 50 27 11 9 2 0 29 10 10 6 2 2 21 17 23 49
2 Young Boys 21 11 6 4 50 26 11 7 3 1 23 12 10 4 3 3 27 14 24 39
3 Basel 21 9 10 2 45 25 10 4 5 1 24 12 11 5 5 1 21 13 20 37
4 Lugano 21 10 3 8 27 29 10 6 2 2 15 13 11 4 1 6 12 16 -2 33
5 Servette 21 8 4 9 34 39 10 4 2 4 18 19 11 4 2 5 16 20 -5 28
6 Grasshopper 21 6 8 7 35 31 10 3 4 3 18 16 11 3 4 4 17 15 4 26
7 Sion 21 7 4 10 29 39 10 5 1 4 14 11 11 2 3 6 15 28 -10 25
8 St. Gallen 21 6 5 10 35 44 11 3 5 3 20 20 10 3 0 7 15 24 -9 23
9 Luzern 21 2 8 11 22 41 11 2 2 7 12 21 10 0 6 4 10 20 -19 14
10 Lausanne Sport 21 2 6 13 19 45 11 1 3 7 11 28 10 1 3 6 8 17 -26 12

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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.