LUZERN. Luzern recovers against Zürich with 2 goals from R. Šimić from a goal on the 90′ and a goal on the 89′.

The match was played at the swissporarena stadium in Luzern on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San who was helped by Jonas Erni and Susann Küng. The 4th official was Nico Gianforte. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing at -1.7 degrees Celsius or 28.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Luzern was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Zürich that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Zürich was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Zürich to win the encounter​.

Luzern shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Zürich shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Luzern received 3 yellow cards (Ardon Jashari, Ismajl Beka and Nicky Beloko). Regarding the opposition, Zürich received 3 yellow cards (Adrián Guerrero, Cheick Conde and Blerim Dzemaili).

Standings

After this match, Luzern will have 21 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Zürich will have 13 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Luzern will play away with Winterthur on the 10th of April with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Luzern (1 draw).

Zürich will host Basel on the 8th of April with a 38-12 head to head record in favor of Basel (16 draws).

Luzern – Formation

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

The manager Mario Frick decided to play with the following team: Marius Müller (6.7), Pius Dorn (7.0), Marco Burch (7.0), Ismajl Beka (7.2), Martin Frýdek (7.1), Nicky Medja Beloko (6.3), Ardon Jashari (6.8), Mohamed Dräger (7.0), Max Meyer (7.4), Pascal Schürpf (7.6) and Sofyan Chader (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Luca Jaquez, Mamady Diambou, Samuele Campo, Joaquín Ardaiz, Leny Meyer, Asumah Abubakar (6.2), Thibault Klidje, Vaso Vasic and Denis Simani.

Substitutions

Luzern made 3 changes: Mohamed Dräger for Asumah Abubakar (72′), Sofyan Chader for Thibault Klidjé (84′) and Nicky Beloko for Mamady Diambou (88′).

Best player: Pascal Schürpf​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luzern was Pascal Schürpf.

His rating is (7.6) with 25 passes (44% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.

Zürich – Formation

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

Bo Henriksen played with: Živko Kostadinović (7.1), Bećir Omeragić (6.6), Nikola Katić (6.7), Fidan Aliti (6.4), Cheick Oumar Conde (6.4), Nikola Boranijašević (7.2), Antonio Marchesano (6.2), Blerim Džemaili (7.1), Adrián Guerrero (7.1), Tosin Aiyegun (6.6) and Jonathan Okita (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Bledian Krasniqi (6.7), Stephan Seiler, Roko Šimić (7.3), Gianni De Nitti, Marc Hornschuh, Fabian Rohner, Lindrit Kamberi (6.5), Mirlind Kryeziu and Calixte Ligue.

Substitutions

Zürich made 5 changes: Blerim Dzemaili for B. Krasniqi (57′), Jonathan Okita for Lindrit Kamberi (77′), Fidan Aliti for R. Šimić (77′), Antonio Marchesano for Calixte Ligue (88′) and Adrián Guerrero for Fabian Rohner (88′).

Best player: Roko Šimić​

The most impressive player for Zürich was Roko Šimić.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 2 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 77′.

Results of the day

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

• Luzern – Zürich – 2-2
• Grasshopper – Young Boys – 1-2