ZüRICH. Zürich overcome Winterthur. Winterthur lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Lukas Fähndrich with the help of Susann Küng and Claudio dos Santos. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Zürich

3 - 2

Winterthur

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 15 Total 18
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 1 Off Target 8
  • 9 Shots blocked 3
  • 92 Attack 80
  • 73 Dangerous attack 60
  • 41 Ball safe 54
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 12 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Winterthur had a strong ball possession 56% while Zürich was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zürich had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zürich won the match​.

Zürich shot 15 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Winterthur shot 18 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Zürich received 6 yellow cards (Nikola Katić, Fabian Rohner, Bo Henriksen, Nikola Boranijašević, Cheick Oumar Conde and Jonathan Okita). On the opposite side, Winterthur received 1 yellow card (Samuel Ballet).

Match Timeline

Nikola Boranijasevic(goal)Rodrigo Conceição
2'
Cheick Condé- Yellow
28'
31'
Matteo Di Giusto(goal)Samuel Ballet
33'
Antonio Marchesano(goal)Ifeanyi Mathew
45'
Nikola Boranijasevic- Yellow
45'
46'
Musa Araz - sub ->Alexandre Jankewitz
46'
Adrian Gantenbein- sub ->Samuel Ballet
46'
Sayfallah Ltaief- sub ->Nishan Burkart
Nikola Katic(VAR)
47'
Fabian Rohner- sub ->Daniel Afriyie
66'
Jonathan Okita- Yellow
73'
Fabian Rohner(goal)Antonio Marchesano
78'
80'
Roman Buess - sub ->Souleymane Diaby
80'
Randy Schneider- sub ->Matteo Di Giusto
A. Oko-Flex- sub ->Antonio Marchesano
83'
Adrián Guerrero- sub ->Nikola Boranijašević
89'
Fabian Rohner- Yellow
90'
Nikola Katic- Yellow
89'
90'
Sayfallah Ltaief(goal)Randy Schneider

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
65
36
Servette
61
36
St. Gallen
54
36
Winterthur
49
36
Zürich
48
33
Luzern
44
33
Lausanne Sport
40
33
Basel
40
33
Yverdon Sport
40
33
Grasshopper
30
33
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
23
33

After playing this encounter, Zürich will have 22 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Winterthur will stay with 12 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Zürich will host Lausanne Sport on the 30th of January with a 14-4 head to head stats in favor of Zürich (7 draws).

Winterthur will play away agasint Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 27th of January with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Winterthur (0 draws).

Zürich – Formation

Zürich
G
Yanick Brecher 25.Switzerland
8.1
D
Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland
6.7
D
F. Daprelà 5.Switzerland
6.4
D
Nikola Katic 24.Croatia
6.7
89'
M
Ifeanyi Mathew 12.Nigeria
8.1
M
Cheick Condé 17.Guinea
7.0
28'
M
Nikola Boranijasevic 19.Serbia
7.7
89' 45' 2'
M
Rodrigo Conceição 27.Portugal
7.1
F
Antonio Marchesano 10.Switzerland
8.5
83' 45'
F
Jonathan Okita 11.Germany
7.0
73'
F
D. Afriyie 18.Ghana
6.4
66'
Substitutes
G
Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland
D
Adrián Guerrero 3.Spain
89'
D
Silvan Wallner 4.Switzerland
D
Marc Hornschuh 16.Germany
D
Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo
M
A. Bar 8.Israel
M
Fabian Rohner 23.Switzerland
7.0
66' 90' 78'
F
Ivan Santini 9.Croatia
F
A. Oko-Flex 22.England
6.8
83'

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

The manager Bo Henriksen decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher (8.1), Lindrit Kamberi (6.7), Nikola Katić (6.7), Fabio Daprelà (6.4), Nikola Boranijašević (7.7), Cheick Oumar Conde (7.0), Ifeanyi Mathew (8.1), Rodrigo Conceição (7.1), Antonio Marchesano (8.5), Daniel Afriyie (6.4) and Jonathan Okita (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Živko Kostadinović, Adrián Guerrero, Silvan Wallner, Bar Arad, Ivan Santini, Marc Hornschuh, Armstrong Oko-Flex (6.8), Fabian Rohner (7.0) and Mirlind Kryeziu.

Substitutions

Zürich made 3 changes: Daniel Afriyie for Fabian Rohner (66′), Antonio Marchesano for Armstrong Oko-Flex (83′) and Nikola Boranijašević for Adrián Guerrero (89′).

Best player: Antonio Marchesano​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zürich was Antonio Marchesano.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Winterthur – Formation

Winterthur
G
M. Keller 33.Switzerland
6.6
D
Basil Stillhart 4.Switzerland
6.7
D
S. Diaby 18.Ivory Coast
6.7
80'
D
Silvan Sidler 24.Switzerland
7.3
D
Yannick Schmid 25.Switzerland
7.5
M
Matteo Di Giusto 10.Switzerland
7.5
80' 31'
M
Samuel Ballet 17.Switzerland
7.0
46' 33'
M
Alexandre Jankewitz 45.Switzerland
6.6
46'
M
Luca Zuffi 77.Switzerland
7.1
M
Nishan Burkart 99.Switzerland
6.3
46'
F
Aldin Turkes 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.3
Substitutes
G
Markus Kuster 30.Austria
D
Tobias Schättin 3.Switzerland
D
Adrian Gantenbein 19.Switzerland
7.0
46'
M
Randy Schneider 6.Switzerland
8.1
80'
M
Samir Ramizi 8.Serbia
M
Remo Arnold 16.Switzerland
M
Musa Araz 40.Switzerland
7.0
46'
M
Sayfallah Ltaief 70.Switzerland
7.5
46' 90'
F
Roman Buess 9.Switzerland
6.6
80'

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

Patrick Rahmen played with: Marvin Keller (6.6), Silvan Sidler (7.3), Yannick Schmid (7.5), Basil Stillhart (6.7), Souleymane Diaby (6.7), Alexandre Jankewitz (6.6), Luca Zuffi (7.1), Samuel Ballet (7.0), Matteo Di Giusto (7.5), Nishan Burkart (6.3) and Aldin Turkeš (7.3).

They had on the bench: Tobias Schättin, Randy Schneider (8.1), Samir Ramizi, Roman Buess (6.6), Remo Arnold, Adrian Gantenbein (7.0), Markus Kuster, Musa Araz (7.0) and Sayfallah Ltaief (7.5).

Substitutions

Winterthur made 5 changes: Alexandre Jankewitz for Musa Araz (46′), Samuel Ballet for Adrian Gantenbein (46′), Nishan Burkart for Sayfallah Ltaief (46′), Matteo Di Giusto for Randy Schneider (80′) and Souleymane Diaby for Roman Buess (80′).

Best player: Randy Schneider​

The most impressive player for Winterthur was Randy Schneider.

His rating is (8.1) with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 80′.

Results of the day

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