ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen snatched a late win Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 1-0 after C. Witzig scored a penalty (90′). St. Gallen made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 16,192 spectators. The referee was Johannes von Mandach who had the assistance of Nicolas Müller and Leroy Hartmann. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 6.34 degrees Celsius or 43.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 6 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 82
- 89 Dangerous attack 32
- 70 Ball safe 104
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
St. Gallen had a superior ball possession 58% while Stade Lausanne-Ouchy was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
St. Gallen was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Gallen won the match.
St. Gallen shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Stade Lausanne-Ouchy shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
St. Gallen received 2 yellow cards (Christian Witzig and Nikolaj Moller). On the opposite side, Stade Lausanne-Ouchy received 4 yellow cards (Dylan Ouedraogo, Jérémy Vachoux , Alban Ajdini and Elies Mahmoud).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, St. Gallen has 40 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Stade Lausanne-Ouchy will stays with 15 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
St. Gallen – Formation
St. Gallen
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90'
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 , Jozo Stanić , Albert Vallci , Abdoulaye Diaby , Chima Okoroji , Patrick Sutter , Mihailo Stevanović , Christian Witzig , Bastien Toma , Nikolaj Moller and Chadrac Akolo .
The home team had on the bench: Justin Janitzek, Fabian Schubert, Willem Geubbels , Julian Von Moos , Lukas Watkowiak, Victor Ruiz , Albin Krasniqi and Corsin Konietzke.
Substitutions
St. Gallen made 3 changes: Nikolaj Moller for Julian Von Moos (46′), Patrick Sutter for Willem Geubbels (62′) and Bastien Toma for Victor Ruiz (85′).
Player of the match: Albert Vallci
The most impressive player for St. Gallen was Albert Vallci even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – Formation
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Ricardo Nuno Pereira Dionísio played with: Jérémy Vachoux , Ibrahim Diakité , Lucas Pos , Lavdrim Hajrulahu , Dylan Ouedraogo , Elies Mahmoud , Alban Ajdini , Romain Bayard , Edmond Akichi , Ismaël Gharbi and Gabriel Kyeremateng .
They had on the bench: Giovani Bamba, Noah Noverraz, Liridon Mulaj , Nathan Garcia, Rayan Kadima, Mohamed Abdallah , Sahmkou Camara, Valon Hamdiu and Michael Heule.
Substitutions
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy made 3 changes: Gabriel Kyeremateng for Liridon Mulaj (63′), Ibrahim Diakité for Mohamed Abdallah (82′) and Elies Mahmoud for Sahmkou Camara (90′).
Player of the match: Jérémy Vachoux
The most impressive player for Stade Lausanne-Ouchy was the goalkeeper: Jérémy Vachoux . His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- St. Gallen – Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – 1-0
- Yverdon Sport – Basel – 0-2
- Grasshopper – Luzern – 0-1
