Luzern recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Sion 2-1

SION. Luzern succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Sion to win 2-1.

May 26, 2023

SION. Luzern was capable to turn the tables against Sion to win 2-1. It was Sion to strike first with a penalty of Anto Grgic at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sofyan Chader gave the win to Luzern in the 75′ minute.

Denis Will Poha received a red card (66′). This red card was one of the reason why Sion lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Urs Schnyder assisted by Marco Zürcher and Nicolas Müller. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.

Match Statistics

Sion

1 - 2

Luzern

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

11 Total 13
4 On Target 10
7 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 2

88 Attack 86
76 Dangerous attack 78
90 Ball safe 91

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6

Fouls

9 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sion was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Luzern that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Luzern had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luzern won the contest.

Sion shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Luzern shot 13 times, 10 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sion didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Luzern received 2 yellow cards (Max Meyer and Nicky Beloko).

(Sion) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (66′).

Match Timeline

13'

Max Meyer - Yellow

Itaitinga (var)

13'

15'

24'

45'

Nicky Beloko- Yellow

46'

Sofyan Chader - sub ->Dantas Fernandez

52'

62'

66'

67'

72'

75'

Sofyan Chader (goal)Pius Dorn

82'

L. Jaquez- sub ->Ismajl Beka

Gaetan Karlen- sub ->Ilyas Chouaref

82'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Sion will stay with 31 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Luzern will have 50 points to remain in the 4th 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 stats in favor of St. Gallen (10 draws).

Luzern will host Servette on the 29th of May with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Servette (5 draws).

Sion – Formation

Sion

Alexandros Safarikas 12.Greece

7.0

Reto Ziegler 3.Switzerland

6.2

Dennis Iapichino 21.Switzerland

7.3

Numa Lavanchy 19.Switzerland

6.9

Nathanaël Saintini 39.Guadeloupe

6.9

Anto Grgic 14.Switzerland

7.6

15'

Denis Will Poha 22.France

6.4

66'

Baltazar 8.Brazil

6.7

Kevin Bua 33.Switzerland

6.4

67'

Ilyas Chouaref 9.France

6.4

82'

Itaitinga 76.Brazil

7.0

Substitutes

Gilles Richard 71.Switzerland

Jose Aguilar Martinez 15.Switzerland

Luca Zuffi 7.Switzerland

Kevin Halabaku 29.Kosovo

6.9

67'

Y. Fortuné 17.France

Giovanni Sio 13.Côte d'Ivoire

6.2

24'

Gaetan Karlen 11.Switzerland

82'

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

The manager Paolo Tramezzani decided to play with the following team: Alexandros Safarikas (7.0), Numa Lavanchy (6.9), Nathanaël Saintini (6.9), Reto Ziegler (6.2), Dennis Iapichino (7.3), Denis Will Poha (6.4), Anto Grgić (7.6), Baltazar (6.7), Itaitinga (7.0), Ylyas Chouaref (6.4) and Kevin Bua (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Gilles Richard, Kevin Halabaku (6.9), Jose Aguilar Martinez, Shaban Kuquku, Evan Berrut, Yassin Fortune, Giovanni Sio (6.2), Gaetan Karlen and Luca Zuffi.

Substitutions

Sion made 3 changes: Itaitinga for Giovanni Sio (24′), Kevin Bua for Kevin Halabaku (67′) and Ilyas Chouaref for Gaetan Karlen (82′).

Best player: Anto Grgić

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Anto Grgić.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 44 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Luzern – Formation

Luzern

Vaso Vasic 90.Serbia

7.1

Ismajl Beka 30.Kosovo

6.8

82'

Marco Burch 46.Switzerland

7.8

Ruben Dantas 40.Switzerland

6.1

S. Ottiger 74.Switzerland

6.1

62'

Martin Frydek 13.Czech Republic

7.8

Pius Dorn 20.Germany

7.2

Max Meyer 7.Germany

6.2

13'

Nicky Beloko 18.Switzerland

6.6

45'

Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland

7.1

52'

L. Villiger 27.Switzerland

6.2

72'

Substitutes

Diego Heller 44.Switzerland

L. Jaquez 4.Switzerland

82'

M. Dräger 2.Tunisia

6.8

62'

M. Stevanović 64.Serbia

Noah Rupp 41.Switzerland

Sofyan Chader 69.France

7.6

46'

75'

Luuk Breedijk 14.Switzerland

Asumah Abubakar 21.Portugal

6.4

72'

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

Mario Frick played with: Vaso Vasic (7.1), Severin Ottiger (6.1), Marco Burch (7.8), Ismajl Beka (6.8), Ruben Dantas (6.1), Pius Dorn (7.2), Martin Frýdek (7.8), Nicky Medja Beloko (6.6), Max Meyer (6.2), Lars Villiger (6.2) and Pascal Schürpf (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Asumah Abubakar (6.4), Mihailo Stevanović, Noah Rupp, Sofyan Chader (7.6), Luca Jaquez, Luuk Breedijk, Diego Heller and Mohamed Dräger (6.8).

Substitutions

Luzern made 4 changes: Dantas Fernandez for Sofiane Chader (46′), Severin Ottiger for Mohamed Dräger (62′), Vars Villiger for Asumah (72′) and Ismajl Beka for Luca Antony Jaquez (82′).