Lugano overcomes St. Gallen 4-1

ST. GALLEN. Lugano had a straightforward win over St. Gallen.

By
Luke Meyer
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Lugano overcomes St. Gallen 4-1

ST. GALLEN. Lugano had a smooth win over St. Gallen. Lugano scored with Jonathan Sabbatini (45′), Zan Celar  (73′), Uran Bislimi (80′) and Zan Celar  (90′). On the other side, Mihailo Stevanović (68′) scored for St. Gallen. Lugano was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Lukas Fähndrich with the support of Nicolas Müller and . The 4th official was Nico Gianforte. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.27 degrees Celsius or 48.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

St. Gallen

1 - 4

Team 1

Lugano

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 8 Total 17
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 79 Attack 113
  • 48 Dangerous attack 68
  • 53 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lugano was in firm control of the ball 66% while St. Gallen was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lugano was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lugano won the encounter.​

St. Gallen shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lugano shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (Lawrence Ati Zigi, Felix Mambimbi and Fabian Schubert). Talking about the opposition, Lugano received 5 yellow cards (Shkelqim Vladi, Shkelqim Vladi, Amir Saipi, Jonathan Sabbatini and Ayman El Wafi).

(St. Gallen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (5′).

Match Timeline

Lukas Görtler - Red
5'
Lukas Görtler (VAR_CARD)
4'
Nikolaj Möller- sub ->Willem Geubbels
16'
45'
Jonathan Sabbatini (goal)Shkelqim Vladi
47'
A. El Wafi- Yellow
Fabian Schubert- sub ->Chadrac Akolo
46'
M. Stevanović- sub ->Bastien Toma
46'
Fabian Schubert- Yellow
51'
56'
Kreshnik Hajrizi- sub ->Ayman El Wafi
57'
Uran Bislimi- sub ->Roman Macek
M. Stevanović(goal)Chima Okoroji
68'
Felix Mambimbi - sub ->Isaac Schmidt
69'
71'
Jonathan Sabbatini - Yellow
73'
Zan Celar(goal)Anto Grgic
77'
Shkelqim Vladi- Yellow
6'
Shkelqim Vladi- Yellow
77'
Hicham Mahou- sub ->Shkelqim Vladi
77'
Milton Valenzuela- sub ->Yanis Cimignani
80'
Uran Bislimi(goal)Zan Celar 
A. Diaby- sub ->Nikolaj Moller
86'
87'
90'
Amir Saipi- Yellow
Lawrence Ati Zigi- Yellow
90'
90'
Zan Celar(goal)Adrian Durrer 
Felix Mambimbi - Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
62
2
Servette
61
2
St. Gallen
54
2
Winterthur
49
2
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, St. Gallen stays with 36 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Lugano will has 29 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, St. Gallen will host Servette on the 31st of January with a 12-3 head to head in favor of St. Gallen (6 draws).

Lugano will host Grasshopper on the 31st of January with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (7 draws).

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana
6.3
90'
D
M. Zanotti 46.Italy
7.0
D
J. Stanić 4.Croatia
6.3
D
Albert Vallci 20.Austria
6.4
D
Chima Okoroji 36.Germany
7.0
M
Jordi Quintillà  8.Spain
7.0
M
Lukas Görtler  16.Germany
3.1
5'
M
Bastien Toma 24.Switzerland
6.6
46'
M
Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland
6.8
69'
F
Willem Geubbels 9.France
7.0
16'
F
Chadrac Akolo 10.DR Congo
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany
D
Patrick Sutter 6.Switzerland
D
A. Diaby 15.Mali
6.4
86'
M
Corsin Konietzke 63.Switzerland
M
M. Stevanović 64.Serbia
7.3
46' Goals68'
M
Grégory Karlen 13.Switzerland
F
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
7.3
46' 51'
F
Felix Mambimbi  18.Switzerland
6.7
69' 90'
F
Nikolaj Möller 19.Sweden
6.3
16'

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

The manager Peter Zeidler decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati Zigi (6.3), Mattia Zanotti (7.0), Jozo Stanić (6.3), Albert Vallci (6.4), Chima Okoroji (7.0), Lukas Görtler (3.1), Jordi Quintillà (7.0), Isaac Schmidt (6.8), Bastien Toma (6.6), Chadrac Akolo (6.4) and Willem Geubbels (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Sutter, Fabian Schubert (7.3), Gregory Karlen, Abdoulaye Diaby (6.4), Felix Mambimbi (6.7), Nikolaj Moller (6.3), Lukas Watkowiak, Corsin Konietzke and Mihailo Stevanović (7.3).

St. Gallen could not rely on the presence of Nikolaj Moller (injured).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: Willem Geubbels for Nikolaj Moller (16′), Chadrac Akolo for Fabian Schubert (46′), Bastien Toma for Mihailo Stevanović (46′), Isaac Schmidt for Felix Mambimbi (69′) and Nikolaj Moller for Abdoulaye Diaby (86′).

Player of the match: Mihailo Stevanović​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Gallen was Mihailo Stevanović.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 5 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
6.3
90'
D
A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland
7.1
D
Lukas Mai 17.Germany
7.7
D
A. El Wafi 22.Morocco
6.7
56' 47'
M
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
6.7
87'
M
Roman Macek 7.Czech Republic
7.0
57'
M
Jonathan Sabbatini  14.Italy
7.8
71' Goals45'
M
Anto Grgic 16.Switzerland
7.8
M
Yanis Cimignani 21.France
7.0
77'
F
Zan Celar 9.Slovenia
9.2
Goals73', 90'
F
Shkelqim Vladi 19.Kosovo
7.9
77' 6'
Substitutes
D
Kreshnik Hajrizi 4.Kosovo
7.3
56'
D
Milton Valenzuela 23.Argentina
6.6
77'
M
Adrian Durrer 8.Switzerland
7.1
87'
M
Hicham Mahou 18.France
6.3
77'
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
7.1
57' Goals80'
M
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia

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

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (6.3), Lukas Mai  (7.7), Albian Hajdari (7.1), Ayman El Wafi (6.7), Anto Grgic (7.8), Jhon Espinoza (6.7), Roman Macek (7.0), Jonathan Sabbatini (7.8), Yanis Cimignani (7.0), Shkelqim Vladi (7.9) and Zan Celar  (9.2).

These were the players on the bench: Kreshnik Hajrizi (7.3), Adrian Durrer  (7.1), Hicham Mahou  (6.3), Milton Valenzuela (6.6), Uran Bislimi (7.1), Hadj Mahmoud, Romeo Morandi and Diego Mina.

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Ayman El Wafi for Kreshnik Hajrizi (56′), Roman Macek for Uran Bislimi (57′), Shkelqim Vladi for Hicham Mahou  (77′), Yanis Cimignani for Milton Valenzuela (77′) and Jhon Espinoza for Adrian Durrer  (87′).

Player of the match: Zan Celar ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Zan Celar .

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 18 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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