ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen prevails over Grasshopper 3-1.
The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sandro Schärer who had the assistance of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.52 degrees Celsius or 58.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 19 Total 8
- 7 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 111
- 78 Dangerous attack 80
- 51 Ball safe 49
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 3
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. St. Gallen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Grasshopper that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grasshopper was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Gallen succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
St. Gallen shot 19 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Grasshopper shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (Richard van der Venne, Fabian Schubert and Jordi Quintillà). On the other side, Grasshopper didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, St. Gallen will have 21 points like Young Boys to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper will stay with 11 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, St. Gallen will play away against Lausanne Sport on the 20th of January with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of St. Gallen (3 draws).
Grasshopper will host Lausanne Sport on the 2nd of December with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Grasshopper (9 draws).
St. Gallen – Formation
St. Gallen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Peter Zeidler decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati
, Mattia Zanotti , Jozo Stanić , Chima Okoroji , Isaac Schmidt , Gregory Karlen , Jordi Quintillà , Bastien Toma , Christian Witzig , Willem Geubbels and Chadrac Akolo .The home team had on the bench: Justin Janitzek
, Patrick Sutter, Fabian Schubert , Felix Mambimbi, Nikolaj Moller, Lukas Watkowiak, Richard van der Venne , Albin Krasniqi and Mihailo Stevanović .St. Gallen could not rely on the presence of Albin Krasniqi (injured).
Substitutions
St. Gallen made 5 changes: Chadrac Akolo for Albin Krasniqi (26′), Willem Geubbels for Fabian Schubert (72′), Gregory Karlen for Mihailo Stevanović (72′), Christian Witzig for Richard van der Venne (83′) and Chima Okoroji for Justin Janitzek (83′).
Best player: Mattia Zanotti
The most impressive player for St. Gallen was Mattia Zanotti.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bruno Berner played with: Manuel Kuttin
, Maksim Paskotsi , Kristers Tobers , Ayumu Seko , Théo Ndicka Matam , Amir Abrashi , Tsiy Ndenge , Awer Mabil , Giotto Morandi , Pascal Schürpf and Dorian Babunski .These were the players on the bench: Nigel Lonwijk
, Bradley Fink , Dion Kacuri , Theo Corbeanu , Nicolas Glaus, Elvir Zukaj, Florian Hoxha, Elmin Rastoder and Filipe de Carvalho .Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of Dion Kacuri (injured).
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: Amir Abrashi for Dion Kacuri (71′), Awer Mabil for Bradley Fink (63′), Maksim Paskotsi for Nigel Lonwijk (46′), Giotto Morandi for Theo Corbeanu (46′) and Dorian Babunski for Filipe de Carvalho (82′).
Best player: Tsiy Ndenge
The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Tsiy Ndenge.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Zürich – Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – 1-1
- Yverdon Sport – Winterthur – 1-1
- St. Gallen – Grasshopper – 3-1