St. Gallen are welcoming Sion for another important game after their 1-0 result against 3rd-placed Servette.
- Sion have the most conceded goals (54) in Super League
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Swiss Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Servette.
Sion are struggling to avoid relegation.
St. Gallen form and stats
6-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for St. Gallen so far this season.
Gallen are returning here after visiting Servette in a Swiss Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. B. Stillhart scored the goal(s). Heartbreak before that as Gallen lost 0-1 at Basel's place.
There will be little rest for St. Gallen after this match as they are travelling to Zurich for a Super League game in only three days.
Gallen has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sion form and stats
Sion, who have the most conceded goals (54) in Super League, have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Super League, after 3-6-7 (16 played).
There were no winners in Sion's previous match, a Super League home game that ended 1-1 vs Lausanne Sport (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Sion manager M. Walker faced defeat when travelling to Young Boys and losing 1-2.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sion are hosting Luzern in the Super League only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sion have scored 21 goals in 16 league games away. As for defending, Sion rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 29 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sion - Gallen 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Gallen won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Sion has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  K. Duah 9 goals |   A. Grgic 9 goals |  G. Karlen 7 goals |
St. Gallen missing players
Sion missing players
| St. Gallen | Sion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 36 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 21 | 39 |
| 42 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 29 | 54 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 91% |
| 59% | 56% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 84% |
| 44% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 31% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 31% |
| 12% | 6% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 66% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 16% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 12.9 | 13.3 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 38% |
- Sion have the most conceded goals (54) 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 | 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 |