Winterthur tops Yverdon Sport 2-1

WINTERTHUR. Winterthur overcome Yverdon Sport to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Winterthur tops Yverdon Sport 2-1

WINTERTHUR. Winterthur beat Yverdon Sport to win 2-1. It was Winterthur to strike first with a goal of Boubacar Fofana at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Luca Zuffi gave the win to Winterthur in the 69′ minute with a goal. Winterthur was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Dimitrije Kamenović received a red card (68′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Yverdon Sport lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Schützenwiese stadium in Winterthur on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Sandro Schärer who was helped by Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.92 degrees Celsius or 51.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Winterthur

2 - 1

Team 1

Yverdon Sport

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 130 Attack 102
  • 90 Dangerous attack 61
  • 92 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Winterthur was in firm control of the ball 62% while Yverdon Sport was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Winterthur was putting more pressure with 90 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Winterthur won the match​.

Winterthur shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Yverdon Sport shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Winterthur received 2 yellow cards (Luca Zuffi and Adrian Gantenbein). Talking about the opposition, Yverdon Sport received 1 yellow card (Christian Marques ).

Also, Yverdon Sport didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Dimitrije Kamenović (Yverdon Sport) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (68′).

Match Timeline

Boubacar Fofana(goal)Sayfallah Ltaief
20'
Adrian Gantenbein- Yellow
45'
46'
Kevin Carlos- sub ->Anthony Sauthier
50'
Aimen Mahious(goal)Dimitrije Kamenović
Luca Zuffi- Yellow
55'
57'
Christian Marques- Yellow
68'
Dimitrije Kamenovic- Red
Luca Zuffi(goal)
69'
67'
Dimitrije Kamenovic(VAR_CARD)
73'
Ricardo Alves- sub ->Aimen Mahious
Thibault Corbaz- sub ->Nishan Burkart
81'
Loïc Lüthi- sub ->Matteo Di Giusto
81'
Silvan Sidler- sub ->Souleymane Diaby
82'
85'
Néhemie Lusuena- sub ->Mauro Rodrigues
85'
Vladan Vidakovic- sub ->Liziero
Adrian Durrer- sub ->Boubacar Fofana
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
0
Lugano
59
33
Servette
57
0
St. Gallen
50
0
Winterthur
49
0
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 playing this encounter, Winterthur has 37 points like Luzern to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Yverdon Sport will stays with 30 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

Winterthur – Formation

Winterthur
G
M. Keller 33.Switzerland
7.0
D
Remo Arnold 16.Switzerland
7.0
D
S. Diaby 18.Ivory Coast
7.0
82'
D
Adrian Gantenbein 19.Switzerland
6.4
45'
D
Granit Lekaj  23.Switzerland
7.0
M
Randy Schneider 6.Switzerland
7.8
M
Matteo Di Giusto 10.Switzerland
7.1
81'
M
Sayfallah Ltaief 70.Switzerland
7.5
M
Luca Zuffi 77.Switzerland
7.9
55' Goals69'
M
Nishan Burkart 99.Switzerland
6.3
81'
F
Boubacar Fofana 29.France
7.7
88' Goals20'
Substitutes
G
Markus Kuster 30.Austria
D
Michael Gonçalves 15.Switzerland
D
Loïc Lüthi 21.Switzerland
7.3
81'
D
Silvan Sidler 24.Switzerland
6.7
82'
D
Yannick Schmid 25.Switzerland
M
Thibault Corbaz 14.Switzerland
6.8
81'
M
Carmine Chiappetta 20.Switzerland
M
Adrian Durrer 22.Switzerland
6.7
88'
M
Francisco Rodríguez 44.Switzerland

Winterthur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Rahmen decided to play with the following team: Marvin Keller (7.0), Adrian Gantenbein (6.4), Granit Lekaj (7.0), Remo Arnold (7.0), Souleymane Diaby (7.0), Randy Schneider (7.8), Luca Zuffi (7.9), Nishan Burkart (6.3), Matteo Di Giusto (7.1), Sayfallah Ltaief (7.5) and Boubacar Fofana (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Thibault Corbaz (6.8), Michael Gonçalves, Carmine Chiappetta, Loïc Lüthi (7.3), Adrian Durrer  (6.7), Silvan Sidler (6.7), Yannick Schmid, Markus Kuster and Francisco Jose Rodriguez.

Winterthur could not rely on the presence of Thibault Corbaz (injured) and Adrian Durrer  (injured).

Substitutions

Winterthur made 4 changes: Matteo Di Giusto for Loïc Lüthi (81′), Nishan Burkart for Thibault Corbaz (81′), Boubacar Fofana for Adrian Durrer  (88′) and Souleymane Diaby for Silvan Sidler (82′).

Player of the match: Luca Zuffi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Winterthur was Luca Zuffi.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 39 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Yverdon Sport – Formation

Yverdon Sport
G
Paul Bernardoni 40.France
6.4
D
Mohamed Tijani 2.Benin
6.7
D
Dimitrije Kamenovic 3.Serbia
6.4
68'
D
Christian Marques 25.Portugal
6.6
57'
D
Anthony Sauthier  32.Switzerland
6.8
46'
M
B. Céspedes 5.Bolivia
6.4
M
Mauro Rodrigues 7.Portugal
6.7
85'
M
Marley Aké 9.France
7.3
M
Liziero 28.Brazil
7.0
85'
M
Christopher Lungoyi 88.Switzerland
6.8
F
Aimen Mahious 81.Algeria
7.3
73' Goals50'
Substitutes
G
Kevin Martin 22.Switzerland
D
William Le Pogam  6.France
D
Breston Malula 71.Angola
M
Dominic Corness 10.England
M
Ricardo Alves 17.Switzerland
6.7
73'
M
Néhemie Lusuena 18.Switzerland
6.4
85'
M
Vladan Vidakovic 44.Serbia
6.6
85'
F
Kevin Carlos 11.Spain
6.7
46'
F
Yannick Cotter 19.Switzerland

Also Yverdon Sport adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Alessandro Mangiarratti played with: Paul Bernardoni (6.4), Anthony Sauthier (6.8), Christian Marques  (6.6), Mohamed Tijani (6.7), Dimitrije Kamenović (6.4), Boris Céspedes (6.4), Liziero (7.0), Mauro Rodrigues (6.7), Christopher Lungoyi (6.8), Marley Aké (7.3) and Aimen Mahious (7.3).

They had on the bench: William Le Pogam , Dominic Corness, Kevin Carlos (6.7), Ricardo Alves (6.7), Néhemie Lusuena (6.4), Yannick Cotter, Kevin Martin, Vladan Vidaković (6.6) and Breston Malula.

Yverdon Sport could not rely on the presence of Kevin Carlos (injured).

Substitutions

Yverdon Sport made 4 changes: Anthony Sauthier for Kevin Carlos (46′), Aimen Mahious for Ricardo Alves (73′), Liziero for Vladan Vidaković (85′) and Mauro Rodrigues for Néhemie Lusuena (85′).

Player of the match: Marley Aké​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Yverdon Sport was Marley Aké.

His rating is 7.3 with 26 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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