LUZERN. Luzern overcomes Yverdon Sport 1-0 after L. Villiger scored just 1 goal (2′).

The match was played at the swissporarena stadium in Luzern on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 10,514 spectators.​ The referee was Stefan Horisberger with the help of Guillaume Maire and . The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Luzern

1 - 0

Yverdon Sport

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 79
  • 73 Dangerous attack 54
  • 74 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Luzern was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Yverdon Sport that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Luzern was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luzern won the match​.

Luzern shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Yverdon Sport shot 13 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Luzern received 2 yellow cards (Jesper Löfgren and L. Villiger). Regarding the opposition, Yverdon Sport received 3 yellow cards (Mauro Rodrigues, Liziero and Dario Del Fabro).

Match Timeline

L. Villiger(goal)Adrian Grbic
2'
L. Villiger- Yellow
16'
48'
Liziero- Yellow
62'
Christopher Lungoyi- sub ->Christian Marques
66'
Dario Del Fabro- Yellow
Jesper Löfgren- Yellow
68'
76'
Mauro Rodrigues- Yellow
Nicolas Haas- sub ->Max Meyer
76'
Thibault Klidjé- sub ->L. Villiger
76'
77'
Mathias Olesen- sub ->Dimitrije Kamenovic
S. Ottiger- sub ->Leny Meyer
77'
85'
Kevin Carlos- sub ->Aimen Mahious
85'
Niklas Gunnarsson- sub ->Dario Del Fabro
85'
Breston Malula- sub ->Néhemie Lusuena
L. Jaquez- sub ->Levin Winkler
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
62
2
Servette
61
2
St. Gallen
50
33
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 contest, Luzern has 42 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Yverdon Sport will stays with 34 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Luzern will host Lausanne Sport on the 7th of April with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of Luzern (6 draws).

Yverdon Sport will host Grasshopper on the 7th of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Grasshopper (2 draws).

Luzern – Formation

Luzern
G
P. Loretz 1.Switzerland
7.7
D
Jesper Löfgren 3.Sweden
7.3
68'
D
Denis Simani 5.Switzerland
7.8
D
Dario Ulrich 22.Switzerland
6.7
D
Leny Meyer 33.Switzerland
6.7
77'
M
A. Jashari 6.Switzerland
7.0
M
Max Meyer 7.Germany
7.1
76'
M
Nicky Beloko 18.Switzerland
7.8
F
Adrian Grbic 9.Austria
7.7
F
L. Villiger 27.Switzerland
7.3
76' 16' 2'
Substitutes
G
Vaso Vasic 90.Serbia
D
S. Ottiger 2.Switzerland
6.8
77'
D
L. Jaquez 4.Switzerland
90'
D
Mauricio Willimann 23.Switzerland
M
Nicolas Haas 32.Switzerland
6.7
76'
F
Teddy Okou 11.France
F
Thibault Klidjé 17.Togo
6.8
76'

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

The manager Mario Frick decided to play with the following team: P. Loretz (7.7), Dario Ulrich (6.7), Jesper Löfgren (7.3), Denis Simani (7.8), Leny Meyer (6.7), Levin Winkler (7.3), A. Jashari (7.0), Nicky Beloko (7.8), Max Meyer  (7.1), Adrian Grbic (7.7) and L. Villiger (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: S. Ottiger (6.8), L. Jaquez, Teddy Okou, Thibault Klidjé (6.8), Mauricio Willimann, Nicolas Haas (6.7) and Vaso Vasic.

Substitutions

Luzern made 4 changes: Max Meyer  for Nicolas Haas (76′), L. Villiger for Thibault Klidjé (76′), Leny Meyer for S. Ottiger (77′) and Levin Winkler for L. Jaquez (90′).

Player of the match: Denis Simani​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luzern was Denis Simani even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 64 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13.

Yverdon Sport – Formation

Yverdon Sport
G
Paul Bernardoni 40.France
7.3
D
Mohamed Tijani 2.Benin
7.3
D
Dario Del Fabro 4.Italy
6.4
85' 66'
D
Christian Marques 25.Portugal
7.0
62'
M
Dimitrije Kamenovic 3.Serbia
7.3
77'
M
B. Céspedes 5.Bolivia
7.5
M
Mauro Rodrigues 7.Portugal
7.3
76'
M
Ricardo Alves 17.Switzerland
7.1
M
Néhemie Lusuena 18.Switzerland
7.3
85'
M
Liziero 28.Brazil
6.7
48'
F
Aimen Mahious 81.Algeria
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Kevin Martin 22.Switzerland
D
Niklas Gunnarsson 23.Norway
6.8
85'
D
Breston Malula 71.Angola
6.4
85'
M
Marley Aké 9.France
M
Mathias Olesen 13.Luxembourg
6.4
77'
M
Vladan Vidakovic 44.Serbia
F
Kevin Carlos 11.Spain
7.0
85'
F
Yannick Cotter 19.Switzerland
F
Christopher Lungoyi 88.Switzerland
7.0
62'

Yverdon Sport started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Alessandro Mangiarratti played with: Paul Bernardoni (7.3), Christian Marques (7.0), Dario Del Fabro (6.4), Mohamed Tijani (7.3), Mauro Rodrigues (7.3), B. Céspedes (7.5), Liziero (6.7), Néhemie Lusuena (7.3), Dimitrije Kamenovic (7.3), Ricardo Alves (7.1) and Aimen Mahious (6.8).

They had on the bench: Marley Aké, Kevin Carlos (7.0), Mathias Olesen (6.4), Yannick Cotter, Kevin Martin, Niklas Gunnarsson (6.8), Vladan Vidakovic, Breston Malula (6.4) and Christopher Lungoyi (7.0).

Substitutions

Yverdon Sport made 5 changes: Christian Marques for Christopher Lungoyi (62′), Aimen Mahious for Kevin Carlos (85′), Dario Del Fabro for Niklas Gunnarsson (85′), Néhemie Lusuena for Breston Malula (85′) and Dimitrije Kamenovic for Mathias Olesen (77′).

Player of the match: B. Céspedes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Yverdon Sport was B. Céspedes.

His rating is 7.5 with 56 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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