ZüRICH. Zürich and Luzern draw 1-1. J. Okita scored the first goal (59′) for Zürich. T. Klidjé  equalized (82′). Zürich was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Esther Staubli with the assistance of Guillaume Maire and Bastien Lengacher. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.57 degrees Celsius or 47.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Timeline

Antonio Marchesano- sub ->Rodrigo Conceição
19'
46'
L. Villiger- sub ->Jakub Kadak
Jonathan Okita(goal)Nikola Boranijašević
59'
63'
Thibault Klidjé- sub ->Teddy Okou
63'
63'
Max Meyer - sub ->Sofyan Chader
Bledian Krasniqi- sub ->Jonathan Okita
77'
82'
Thibault Klidjé(goal)Asumah Abubakar
Marc Hornschuh- sub ->Fabio Daprelà
84'
Ivan Santini- sub ->Daniel Afriyie
84'
87'
Max Meyer - Yellow
Nikola Katic- Yellow
90'
Ifeanyi Mathew(VAR)
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 match, Zürich has 31 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Luzern will has 25 points like Lugano to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Zürich will play away with St. Gallen on the 16th of December with a 33-15 head to head statistic in favor of Zürich (15 draws).

Luzern will host Basel on the 16th of December with a 43-14 head to head stats in favor of Basel (11 draws).

Zürich – Formation

Zürich
G
Yanick Brecher 25.Switzerland
6.7
D
Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland
7.3
D
F. Daprelà 5.Switzerland
6.4
84'
D
Nikola Katic 24.Croatia
7.5
90'
M
Adrián Guerrero 3.Spain
7.0
M
Ifeanyi Mathew 12.Nigeria
7.1
M
Cheick Condé 17.Guinea
8.1
M
Nikola Boranijasevic 19.Serbia
7.3
F
Jonathan Okita 11.Germany
8.5
77' 59'
F
D. Afriyie 18.Ghana
6.4
84'
F
Rodrigo Conceição 27.Portugal
6.6
19'
Substitutes
G
Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland
D
Silvan Wallner 4.Switzerland
D
Marc Hornschuh 16.Germany
6.8
84'
D
Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo
M
Bledian Krasniqi 7.Switzerland
7.1
77'
M
Antonio Marchesano 10.Switzerland
7.5
19'
M
Fabian Rohner 23.Switzerland
F
Ivan Santini 9.Croatia
6.7
84'
F
A. Oko-Flex 22.England

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

The manager Bo Henriksen decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher (6.7), Lindrit Kamberi (7.3), Nikola Katić (7.5), Fabio Daprelà (6.4), Nikola Boranijašević (7.3), Cheick Oumar Conde (8.1), Ifeanyi Mathew (7.1), Adrián Guerrero (7.0), Rodrigo Conceição (6.6), Daniel Afriyie (6.4) and Jonathan Okita (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Živko Kostadinović, Silvan Wallner, Bledian Krasniqi (7.1), Ivan Santini (6.7), Antonio Marchesano (7.5), Marc Hornschuh (6.8), Armstrong Oko-Flex, Fabian Rohner and Mirlind Kryeziu.

Zürich could not rely on the presence of Antonio Marchesano (injured).

Substitutions

Zürich made 4 changes: Rodrigo Conceição for Antonio Marchesano (19′), Fabio Daprelà for Marc Hornschuh (84′), Jonathan Okita for Bledian Krasniqi (77′) and Daniel Afriyie for Ivan Santini (84′).

Player of the match: Jonathan Okita​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zürich was Jonathan Okita.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Luzern – Formation

Luzern
G
P. Loretz 1.Switzerland
6.7
D
Dario Ulrich 22.Switzerland
7.0
D
Mauricio Willimann 23.Switzerland
7.3
D
S. Ottiger 2.Switzerland
7.0
63'
D
L. Jaquez 4.Switzerland
7.3
M
J. Kadák 16.Slovakia
6.8
46'
M
Nicky Beloko 18.Switzerland
6.4
M
Pius Dorn 20.Germany
7.0
M
A. Jashari 6.Switzerland
6.4
F
Teddy Okou 11.France
6.7
63'
F
Sofyan Chader 69.France
6.6
63'
Substitutes
G
Vaso Vasic 90.Serbia
M
Noah Rupp 41.Switzerland
M
Max Meyer 7.Germany
6.8
63' 87'
F
Thibault Klidjé 17.Togo
7.5
63' 82'
F
Asumah Abubakar 21.Portugal
7.3
63'
F
L. Villiger 27.Switzerland
6.6
46'

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

Mario Frick played with: Pascal Loretz (6.7), Severin Ottiger (7.0), Mauricio Willimann (7.3), Luca Jaquez (7.3), Dario Ulrich (7.0), Pius Dorn (7.0), Nicky Beloko (6.4), Ardon Jashari (6.4), Jakub Kadak (6.8), Sofyan Chader (6.6) and Teddy Okou (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Max Meyer (6.8), Thibault Klidjé  (7.5), Asumah Abubakar (7.3), Mile Vukelic, Lars Villiger (6.6), Levin Winkler, Noah Rupp and Vaso Vasic.

Substitutions

Luzern made 4 changes: Jakub Kadak for Lars Villiger (46′), Severin Ottiger for Asumah Abubakar (63′), Teddy Okou for Thibault Klidjé  (63′) and Sofyan Chader for Max Meyer (63′).

Player of the match: Thibault Klidjé ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luzern was Thibault Klidjé .

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 9 passes (22% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was fantastic also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 63′.

Results of the day

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