SION. Lugano overcame Sion.

The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Lukas Fähndrich with the assistance of Pascal Hirzel and Nicolas Müller. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -1.1 degrees Celsius or 29.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sion was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Lugano that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sion was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Lugano found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sion shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Lugano shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sion received 3 yellow cards (Denis Will Poha, Musa Araz and Wylan Cyprien). On the opposite side, Lugano received 3 yellow cards (Albian Hajdari , Hadj Mahmoud and Hadj Mahmoud).

Standings

After playing this match, Sion will stay with 20 points like Grasshopper to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Lugano will have 26 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Sion will host Servette on the 8th of April with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Sion (8 draws).

Lugano will host St. Gallen on the 10th of April with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (6 draws).

Sion – Formation

Sion started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Fabio Celestini decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner (6.3), Numa Lavanchy (6.5), Dimitri Cavaré (6.6), Joel Schmied (6.8), Reto Ziegler (6.0), Denis Will Poha (7.1), Anto Grgić (7.1), Musa Araz (6.6), Ylyas Chouaref (7.6), Giovanni Sio (6.2) and Wylan Cyprien (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Nsakala, Luca Zuffi, Kevin Bua, Kevin Fickentscher, Gilles Richard, Filip Stojilković (6.4), Itaitinga (6.7), Gaetan Karlen and Jose Aguilar Martinez.

Substitutions

Sion made 2 changes: Giovanni Sio for Itaitinga (61′) and Musa Araz for F. Stojilković (68′).

Best player: Wylan Cyprien​

The most impressive player for Sion was Wylan Cyprien.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Sebastian Osigwe (6.8), Allan Arigoni (5.8), Lars Lukas Mai (6.2), Fabio Daprelà (6.8), Albian Hajdari (6.7), Jonathan Sabbatini (7.4), Ousmane Doumbia (6.8), Mohamed El Amine Amoura (8.8), Mattia Bottani (6.2), Renato Steffen (7.2) and Žan Celar (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Jhon Espinoza (6.1), Mohamed Haj Mahmoud (6.8), Uran Bislimi, Kreshnik Hajrizi (6.2), Mickaël Facchinetti, Roman Macek (6.6), Serif Berbic, Boris Babić and Ignacio Aliseda (6.4).

Lugano could not rely on the presence of Ignacio Aliseda  (injured).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Lukas Mai for Kreshnik Hajrizi (36′), Mohamed Amoura for Ignacio Aliseda  (46′), Albian Hajdari  for J. Espinoza (65′), Renato Steffen for Hadj Mahmoud (65′) and Mattia Bottani for Roman Macek (81′).

Best player: Mohamed El Amine Amoura​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Mohamed El Amine Amoura.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​

• St. Gallen – Basel – 1-1
• Sion – Lugano – 2-3