Winterthur conquers Sion 1-0 with a goal scored by N. Burkart. HIGHLIGHTS

SION. Winterthur defeats Sion 1-0 after N. Burkart scored just 1 goal (21').

May 7, 2023

SION. Winterthur defeats Sion 1-0 after N. Burkart scored just 1 goal (21′). Sion lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

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 Luca Cibelli who was helped by Vital Jobin and Matthias Sbrissa. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.

Match Statistics

Sion

0 - 1

Winterthur

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

14 Total 9
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 5

145 Attack 118
119 Dangerous attack 59
111 Ball safe 123

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 0
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

8 Total 8
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sion was in firm control of the ball 60% while Winterthur was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sion was more pushing with 119 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Winterthur was able to find the solution to win this encounter.

Sion shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Winterthur shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sion received 4 yellow cards (Ilyas Chouaref, Giovanni Sio , Mario Balotelli and Wylan Cyprien). On the other side, Winterthur received 4 yellow cards (Hekuran Kryeziu, Matteo Di Giusto, Michael Gonçalves and Sayfallah Ltaief).

Match Timeline

Ilyas Chouaref- Yellow

16'

21'

Nishan Burkart(goal)Hekuran Kryeziu

46'

S. Diaby- sub ->Tobias Schättin

46'

56'

Kevin Bua- sub ->Yassin Fortune

65'

66'

Sayfallah Ltaief- sub ->Nishan Burkart

66'

Michael Gonçalves- sub ->Adrian Gantenbein

69'

71'

Yannick Schmid(var)

71'

73'

Matteo Di Giusto- Yellow

77'

Michael Gonçalves- Yellow

78'

79'

Thibault Corbaz- sub ->Samir Ramizi

87'

Remo Arnold- sub ->Matteo Di Giusto

88'

Sayfallah Ltaief- Yellow

Gaetan Karlen- sub ->Giovanni Sio

90'

Gaetan Karlen- sub ->Giovanni Sio

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sion will stay with 31 points to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Winterthur will have 32 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Sion will play away against St. Gallen on the 29th of May with a 28-20 head to head record in favor of St. Gallen (10 draws).

Winterthur will play away agasint Young Boys on the 29th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Young Boys (1 draw).

Sion – Formation

Sion

Alexandros Safarikas 12.Greece

6.3

Reto Ziegler 3.Switzerland

7.4

Numa Lavanchy 19.Switzerland

6.4

46'

Nathanaël Saintini 39.Guadeloupe

6.8

Baltazar 8.Brazil

7.1

Musa Araz 20.Switzerland

6.7

46'

Wylan Cyprien 10.France

6.8

78'

Y. Fortuné 17.France

6.6

65'

Ilyas Chouaref 9.France

6.8

46'

16'

Mario Balotelli 45.Italy

6.6

71'

Giovanni Sio 13.Côte d'Ivoire

7.0

90'

Substitutes

Dimitri Cavaré 97.Guadeloupe

7.1

46'

Luca Zuffi 7.Switzerland

Kevin Bua 33.Switzerland

6.4

65'

Anto Grgic 14.Switzerland

Denis Will Poha 22.France

6.8

46'

Gaetan Karlen 11.Switzerland

90'

Abdel Zagré 27.Burkina Faso

Kevin Halabaku 29.Kosovo

6.4

46'

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

The manager David Bettoni decided to play with the following team: Alexandros Safarikas (6.3), Numa Lavanchy (6.4), Nathanaël Saintini (6.8), Reto Ziegler (7.4), Baltazar (7.1), Yassin Fortune (6.6), Wylan Cyprien (6.8), Musa Araz (6.7), Ylyas Chouaref (6.8), Giovanni Sio (7.0) and Mario Balotelli (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Luca Zuffi, Gaëtan Karlen, Abdel Rachid Zagré, Dimitri Cavaré (7.1), Kevin Bua (6.4), Anto Grgic, Shaban Kuquku, Kevin Halabaku (6.4) and Denis Will Poha (6.8).

Substitutions

Sion made 5 changes: Ilyas Chouaref for Kevin Halabaku (46′), Musa Araz for Denis Will Poha (46′), Numa Lavanchy for Dimitri Cavaré (46′), Yassin Fortune for Kevin Bua (65′) and Giovanni Sio for Gaetan Karlen (90′).

Best player: Reto Ziegler

The most impressive player for Sion was Reto Ziegler.

His rating is (7.4) with 71 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Winterthur – Formation

Winterthur

Markus Kuster 30.Austria

7.1

Tobias Schättin 3.Switzerland

6.5

46'

Roy Gelmi 5.Switzerland

7.2

Yannick Schmid 25.Switzerland

7.2

Adrian Gantenbein 19.Switzerland

7.0

66'

Hekuran Kryeziu 40.Kosovo

7.2

56'

Samir Ramizi 8.Serbia

7.2

79'

Eris Abedini 77.Kosovo

6.8

Matteo Di Giusto 10.Switzerland

6.4

87'

73'

Nishan Burkart 99.Switzerland

7.7

66'

21'

J. Ardaiz 11.Uruguay

6.9

Substitutes

Timothy Fayulu 1.Switzerland

S. Diaby 18.Ivory Coast

6.7

46'

Michael Gonçalves 15.Switzerland

6.6

66'

77'

Thibault Corbaz 14.Switzerland

6.2

79'

Sayfallah Ltaief 24.Switzerland

6.4

66'

88'

Remo Arnold 16.Switzerland

87'

Francisco Rodríguez 44.Switzerland

Roman Buess 9.Switzerland

Samuel Ballet 17.Switzerland

Winterthur started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Bruno Berner played with: Markus Kuster (7.1), Adrian Gantenbein (7.0), Yannick Schmid (7.2), Roy Gelmi (7.2), Tobias Schättin (6.5), Eris Abedini (6.8), Matteo Di Giusto (6.4), Hekuran Kryeziu (7.2), Samir Ramizi (7.2), Nishan Burkart (7.7) and Joaquín Ardaiz (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Thibault Corbaz (6.2), Roman Buess, Souleymane Diaby (6.7), Michael Gonçalves (6.6), Timothy Fayulu, Sayfallah Ltaief (6.4), Remo Arnold, Francisco José Rodriguez Araya and Samuel Ballet.

Winterthur could not rely on the presence of Thibault Corbaz (injured).

Substitutions

Winterthur made 5 changes: Tobias Schättin for Souleymane Diaby (46′), Nishan Burkart for S. Ltaief (66′), Adrian Gantenbein for Michael Goncalves (66′), Samir Ramizi for Thibault Corbaz (79′) and Matteo Di Giusto for Remo Arnold (87′).