ZüRICH. Zürich was finally too good for Lugano with the goal of A. Marchesano (12′), D. Gnonto (64′) and A. Ceesay (66′). Lugano was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
R. Ziegler squandered a decisive penalty (53′). That would have allowed Lugano to draw the match.
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 Luca Cibelli who had the assistance of Vital Jobin and Sladan Josipovic. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lugano had a superior ball possession 62% while Zürich was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lugano was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Zürich was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Zürich shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Lugano shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Zürich received 1 yellow card (F. Aliti). Talking about the opposition, Lugano received 2 yellow cards (J. Sabbatini and F. Daprela).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Zürich will have 49 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Lugano will stay with 33 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Zürich will play away with Sion on the 20th of February with a 25-12 head to head record in favor of Zürich (20 draws).
Lugano will host St. Gallen on the 19th of February with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of Lugano (5 draws).
Zürich – Formation
Zürich
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Zürich adopted the 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher , Bećir Omeragić , Mirlind Kryeziu , Fidan Aliti , Ousmane Doumbia , Nikola Boranijašević , Bledian Krasniqi , Antonio Marchesano , Adriá Guerrero , Tosin Aiyegun and Assan Ceesay .
The home team had on the bench: Lindrit Kamberi, Akaki Gogia , Blaž Kramer , Ante Ćorić, Živko Kostadinović, Blerim Džemaili , Marc Hornschuh , Degnand Wilfried Gnonto and Karol Mets.
Substitutions
Zürich made 5 changes: B. Krasniqi for B. Dzemaili (59′), T. Aiyegun for D. Gnonto (59′), A. Marchesano for M. Hornschuh (72′), A. Ceesay for B. Kramer (81′) and N. Boranijasevic for A. Gogia (82′).
Best player: Yanick Brecher
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zürich was the goalkeeper: Yanick Brecher. His rating is 8.02. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 2 saves.
Lugano – Formation
Lugano
Also Lugano adopted the 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi , Kreshnik Hajrizi , Fabio Daprelà , Reto Ziegler , Olivier Custodio , Kevin Ruegg , Sandi Lovrić , Jonathan Sabbatini , Mickaël Facchinetti , Mattia Bottani and Ignacio Aliseda .
These were the players on the bench: Sebastian Osigwe, Žan Celar , Maren Haile-Selassie , Yuri , Numa Lavanchy , Adrian Durrer and Nikolas Muci .
Substitutions
Lugano made 5 changes: M. Bottani for Z. Celar (46′), M. Facchinetti for Yuri (59′), K. Hajrizi for N. Lavanchy (59′), I. Aliseda for M. Haile-Selassie (62′) and O. Custodio for N. Muci (68′).
Best player: Jonathan Sabbatini
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Jonathan Sabbatini.
His rating is with 56 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
