Sion and Lugano draw 1-1 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SAVIèSE. Lugano and Sion draw 1-1. O. Doumbia scored the first goal (34') for Lugano. G. Sio made it even (66').

Sion and Lugano draw 1-1 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SAVIèSE. Lugano and Sion draw 1-1. O. Doumbia scored the first goal (34′) for Lugano. G. Sio equalized (66′). Lugano was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Stade St-Germain nouveau stadium in Savièse on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Urs Schnyder who was helped by Marco Zürcher and Benjamin Zürcher. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 10 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 108
  • 60 Dangerous attack 79
  • 84 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Lugano had a superior ball possession 61% while Sion was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lugano had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Lugano to win the match​.

Sion shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Lugano shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sion received 2 yellow cards (Denis Will Poha and I. Chouaref). Talking about the opposition, Lugano received 3 yellow cards (Renato Steffen, Kreshnik Hajrizi and Milton Valenzuela ).

Match Timeline

34'
Ousmane Doumbia(goal)Milton Valenzuela 
44'
Renato Steffen- Yellow
Ilyas Chouaref- sub ->Itaitinga
46'
46'
46'
50'
Kreshnik Hajrizi- Yellow
58'
61'
Roman Macek- sub ->J. Espinoza
61'
66'
70'
Milton Valenzuela- Yellow
73'
Boris Babic- sub ->Mohamed Amoura
73'
Ignacio Aliseda - sub ->Uran Bislimi
Ilyas Chouaref- Yellow
80'
82'
Lukas Mai - sub ->Kreshnik Hajrizi
Kevin Bua- sub ->Kevin Halabaku
83'
87'
Ignacio Aliseda (var)
87'
Ignacio Aliseda (var)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this contest, Sion will have 23 points like Winterthur to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Lugano will have 31 points to sit in the 4th 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 (9 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
G
Heinz Lindner 1.Austria
6.5
D
Reto Ziegler 3.Switzerland
7.2
D
Dennis Iapichino 21.Switzerland
7.1
D
Numa Lavanchy 19.Switzerland
7.4
D
Nathanaël Saintini 39.Guadeloupe
6.8
M
Musa Araz 20.Switzerland
6.8
M
Wylan Cyprien 10.France
6.1
46'
M
Anto Grgic 14.Switzerland
6.4
61'
F
Mario Balotelli 45.Italy
7.0
46'
F
Itaitinga  76.Brazil
6.1
46'
F
Kevin Halabaku 29.Kosovo
6.8
83'
Substitutes
G
Kevin Fickentscher 18.Switzerland
D
Baltazar 8.Brazil
D
Joël Schmied 2.Switzerland
M
Luca Zuffi 7.Switzerland
6.6
61'
M
Kevin Bua 33.Switzerland
83'
M
Denis Will Poha 22.France
6.7
46' 58'
F
Ilyas Chouaref 9.France
6.6
46' 80'
F
Gaetan Karlen 11.Switzerland
F
Giovanni Sio 13.Côte d'Ivoire
7.2
46' Goals66'

Sion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Fabio Celestini decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner (6.5), Numa Lavanchy (7.4), Nathanaël Saintini (6.8), Reto Ziegler (7.2), Dennis Iapichino (7.1), Anto Grgić (6.4), Wylan Cyprien (6.1), Musa Araz (6.8), Itaitinga (6.1), Mario Balotelli (7.0) and Kevin Halabaku (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ylyas Chouaref (6.6), Baltazar Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira, Luca Zuffi (6.6), Kevin Fickentscher, Kevin Bua, Denis Will Poha (6.7), Joël Schmied, Gaëtan Karlen and Giovanni Sio (7.2).

Substitutions

Sion made 5 changes: Itaitinga for Ylyas Chouaref (46′), Mario Balotelli for Giovanni Sio (46′), Wylan Cyprien for Denis Will Poha (46′), Anto Grgic for Luca Zuffi (61′) and Kevin Halabaku for Kevin Bua (83′).

Best player: Numa Lavanchy​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Numa Lavanchy.

His rating is (7.4) with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
6.6
D
Fabio Daprelà 30.Switzerland
6.5
D
Kreshnik Hajrizi 4.Kosovo
7.4
82' 50'
D
Albian Hajdari 5.Switzerland
6.8
M
Milton Valenzuela 23.Argentina
7.5
70'
M
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
6.4
61'
M
6.8
M
Ousmane Doumbia 20.Ivory Coast
7.7
Goals34'
F
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
6.8
73'
F
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
6.9
44'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
6.7
73'
Substitutes
G
Sebastian Osigwe  58.Nigeria
D
Mickael Facchinetti 7.Switzerland
D
Lukas Mai  15.Germany
6.8
82'
M
Mattia Bottani 10.Switzerland
M
Roman Macek 77.Czech Republic
6.4
61'
M
Johan Nkama 24.Nigeria
F
Ignacio Aliseda  31.Argentina
6.8
73'
F
Boris Babic 27.Switzerland
6.3
73'

Lugano started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (6.6), Kreshnik Hajrizi (7.4), Fabio Daprelà (6.5), Albian Hajdari (6.8), Jhon Espinoza (6.4), Ousmane Doumbia (7.7), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.8), Milton Valenzuela (7.5), Uran Bislimi (6.8), Mohamed El Amine Amoura (6.7) and Renato Steffen (6.9).

They had on the bench: Ignacio Aliseda (6.8), Mattia Bottani, Mickaël Facchinetti, Roman Macek (6.4), Lars Lukas Mai (6.8), Chinwendu Johan Nkama, Boris Babić (6.3) and Sebastian Ogenna Osigwe.

Substitutions

Lugano made 4 changes: J. Espinoza for Roman Macek (61′), Mohamed Amoura for Boris Babic (73′), Uran Bislimi for Ignacio Aliseda (73′) and Kreshnik Hajrizi for Lars Lukas Mai (82′).

Best player: Ousmane Doumbia​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Ousmane Doumbia.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 54 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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