SION. St. Gallen had an adventurous win over Sion. The hero of the match was who scored in the 27th, 32nd, 39th, 43rd, 45th, 51st and 60th minute. St. Gallen capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
L. Gortler squandered a penalty (43′) for St. Gallen.
The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sven Wolfensberger with the collaboration of Jonas Erni and Didier Dubrit. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 19
- 6 On Target 8
- 4 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 66 Attack 87
- 32 Dangerous attack 81
- 88 Ball safe 71
- 1 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 17 Total 16
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
St. Gallen had a strong ball possession 57% while Sion was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
St. Gallen was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Gallen won the match.
Sion shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Gallen shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sion received 4 yellow cards (N. Saintini, D. Cavare, L. Zuffi and K. Halabaku). Talking about the opposition, St. Gallen received 5 yellow cards (D. Guindo, J. Quintilla, L. Gortler, E. Latte Lath and B. Stillhart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sion will stay with 20 points like Luzern, Grasshopper and Lugano to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, St. Gallen will have 24 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Sion will host Lugano on the 22nd of November with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (8 draws).
St. Gallen will host Basel on the 22nd of November with a 34-14 head to head statistic in favor of Basel (13 draws).
Sion – Formation
Sion started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Paolo Tramezzani decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner
, Joel Schmied , Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Anto Grgić , Numa Lavanchy , Wylan Cyprien , Luca Zuffi , Dennis Iapichino , Mario Balotelli and Filip Stojilković .The home team had on the bench: Kevin Halabaku
, Kevin Bua, Kevin Fickentscher, Denis Will Poha , François Moubandje, Gaetan Karlen, Ylyas Chouaref , Gilles Richard and Giovanni Sio .Substitutions
Sion made 4 changes: A. Grgic for Y. Chouaref (46′), D. Iapichino for G. Sio (46′), F. Stojilkovic for K. Halabaku (73′) and W. Cyprien for D. Poha (78′).
Best player: Mario Balotelli
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Mario Balotelli.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 33 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.St. Gallen – Formation
St. Gallen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Zeidler played with: Lawrence Ati
, Basil Stillhart , Leonidas Stergiou , Matej Maglica , Daouda Guindo , Lukas Görtler , Jordi Quintillà , Isaac Schmidt , Chadrac Akolo , Emmanuel Latte Lath and Jérémy Guillemenot .The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabrizio Cavegn, Christian Witzig
, Gregory Karlen , Patrick Sutter, Randy Schneider , Lukas Watkowiak, Ricardo Azevedo, Stefano Guidotti and Michael Kempter.Substitutions
St. Gallen made 5 changes: E. Latte Lath for R. Schneider (58′), I. Schmidt for Ricky (66′), C. Akolo for C. Witzig (67′), J. Guillemenot for G. Karlen (79′) and L. Gortler for S. Guidotti (79′).
Best player: Emmanuel Latte Lath
The most impressive player for St. Gallen was Emmanuel Latte Lath.
His rating is
with 3 goals, 8 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Sion – St. Gallen – 2-7
- Grasshopper – Basel – 1-0