ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen beats Winterthur 4-2.

Aldin Turkeš didn’t convert a decisive penalty (70′). That would have allowed Winterthur to draw the match.​

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 Johannes von Mandach assisted by Devis Dettamanti and . The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.08 degrees Celsius or 44.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Gallen

4 - 2

Winterthur

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 11 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 108 Attack 115
  • 80 Dangerous attack 63
  • 85 Ball safe 107
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 19 Total 11
  • 7 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

St. Gallen had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Gallen won the match​.

St. Gallen shot 15 times, 11 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Winterthur shot 16 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

St. Gallen received 8 yellow cards (Isaac Schmidt, Lawrence Ati, Jozo Stanić, Gregory Karlen, Jordi Quintillà, Mattia Zanotti, Betim Fazliji and Peter Zeidler). On the other side, Winterthur received 1 yellow card (Aldin Turkeš).

Match Timeline

13'
Remo Arnold(goal)
Chadrac Akolo(goal)Willem Geubbels
20'
Chadrac Akolo(goal)
22'
Julian Von Moos(goal)Willem Geubbels
29'
31'
Loïc Lüthi- sub ->Yannick Schmid
35'
Aldin Turkes- Yellow
M. Zanotti- Yellow
41'
Isaac Schmidt- Yellow
45'
Chima Okoroji- sub ->Isaac Schmidt
46'
Chadrac Akolo(goal)
46'
J. Stanić- Yellow
49'
51'
Sayfallah Ltaief(goal)Aldin Turkeš
Betim Fazliji - sub ->Bastien Toma
62'
Albin Krasniqi- sub ->Chadrac Akolo
62'
Grégory Karlen- Yellow
68'
67'
Nishan Burkart- sub ->Souleymane Diaby
67'
Adrian Gantenbein- sub ->Samuel Ballet
68'
Adrian Gantenbein- sub ->Samuel Ballet
70'
Aldin Turkes- missed penaltyAldin Turkeš
Lawrence Ati Zigi- Yellow
70'
Nikolaj Möller- sub ->Willem Geubbels
75'
82'
Roman Buess - sub ->Basil Stillhart
M. Stevanović- sub ->Julian Von Moos
83'
Jordi Quintillà - Yellow
86'
Betim Fazliji - Yellow
90'

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 this contest, St. Gallen will have 27 points like Zürich to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Winterthur will stay with 16 points like Lausanne Sport and Lugano 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).

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

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana
7.3
70'
D
J. Stanić 4.Croatia
6.4
49'
D
Albert Vallci 20.Austria
6.7
D
Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland
8.1
46' 45'
D
M. Zanotti 46.Italy
6.8
41'
M
Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain
8.1
86'
M
Grégory Karlen 13.Switzerland
7.5
68'
M
Bastien Toma 24.Switzerland
6.4
62'
F
Willem Geubbels 9.France
7.8
75'
F
Chadrac Akolo 10.DR Congo
10.1
62' 20', 22', 46'
F
Julian Von Moos 11.Switzerland
7.0
83' 29'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany
D
Patrick Sutter 6.Switzerland
D
Chima Okoroji 36.Germany
6.3
46'
M
Betim Fazliji 23.Kosovo
7.1
62' 90'
M
M. Stevanović 64.Serbia
6.6
83'
F
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
F
Felix Mambimbi 18.Switzerland
F
Nikolaj Möller 19.Sweden
6.7
75'
F
Albin Krasniqi 61.Switzerland
6.4
62'

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

The manager Peter Zeidler decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati (7.3), Mattia Zanotti (6.8), Jozo Stanić (6.4), Albert Vallci (6.7), Isaac Schmidt (8.1), Gregory Karlen (7.5), Jordi Quintillà (8.1), Bastien Toma (6.4), Julian Von Moos (7.0), Willem Geubbels (7.8) and Chadrac Akolo (10.1).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Sutter, Fabian Schubert, Felix Mambimbi, Nikolaj Moller (6.7), Betim Fazliji (7.1), Lukas Watkowiak, Chima Okoroji (6.3), Albin Krasniqi (6.4) and Mihailo Stevanović (6.6).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: Isaac Schmidt for Chima Okoroji (46′), Bastien Toma for Betim Fazliji (62′), Chadrac Akolo for Albin Krasniqi (62′), Willem Geubbels for Nikolaj Moller (75′) and Julian Von Moos for Mihailo Stevanović (83′).

Best player: Jordi Quintillà​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Gallen was Jordi Quintillà even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 43 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Winterthur – Formation

Winterthur
G
M. Keller 33.Switzerland
6.8
D
Remo Arnold 16.Switzerland
7.5
13'
D
S. Diaby 18.Ivory Coast
6.3
67'
D
Silvan Sidler 24.Switzerland
6.0
D
Yannick Schmid 25.Switzerland
5.4
31'
M
Basil Stillhart 4.Switzerland
7.0
82'
M
Matteo Di Giusto 10.Switzerland
6.8
M
Samuel Ballet 17.Switzerland
6.4
68'
M
Sayfallah Ltaief 70.Switzerland
7.9
51'
M
Luca Zuffi 77.Switzerland
7.5
F
Aldin Turkes 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
35'
Substitutes
G
Markus Kuster 30.Austria
D
Tobias Schättin 3.Switzerland
D
Adrian Gantenbein 19.Switzerland
6.4
68'
D
Loïc Lüthi 21.Switzerland
7.8
31'
M
Randy Schneider 6.Switzerland
6.7
M
Samir Ramizi 8.Serbia
M
Thibault Corbaz 14.Switzerland
F
Roman Buess 9.Switzerland
6.7
82'
F
Nishan Burkart 99.Switzerland
7.0
67'

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

Patrick Rahmen played with: Marvin Keller (6.8), Silvan Sidler (6.0), Yannick Schmid (5.4), Remo Arnold (7.5), Souleymane Diaby (6.3), Basil Stillhart (7.0), Luca Zuffi (7.5), Samuel Ballet (6.4), Matteo Di Giusto (6.8), Sayfallah Ltaief (7.9) and Aldin Turkeš (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Tobias Schättin, Randy Schneider (6.7), Samir Ramizi, Roman Buess (6.7), Thibault Corbaz, Adrian Gantenbein (6.4), Loïc Lüthi (7.8), Markus Kuster and Nishan Burkart (7.0).

Winterthur could not rely on the presence of Roman Buess (injured) and Adrian Gantenbein (injured).

Substitutions

Winterthur made 5 changes: Yannick Schmid for Loïc Lüthi (31′), Basil Stillhart for Roman Buess (82′), Souleymane Diaby for Nishan Burkart (67′), Samuel Ballet for Adrian Gantenbein (68′) and Samuel Ballet for Adrian Gantenbein (67′).

Best player: Sayfallah Ltaief​

The player that probably impressed the most for Winterthur was Sayfallah Ltaief.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 23 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

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