ZüRICH. Zürich demolishes Sion 6-2 with goals of A. Ceesay (3′), A. Ceesay (48′), A. Ceesay (72′), A. Marchesano (75′), A. Gogia (87′) and A. Ceesay (90′). On the other side, Sion scored with ​ F. Stojilkovic (33′), F. Aliti (63′ own). Zürich took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Alain Bieri who was helped by Alain Heiniger and Efe Kurnazca. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Zürich was in firm control of the ball 57% while Sion was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Zürich was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zürich won the match​.

Zürich shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Sion shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Zürich received 2 yellow cards (F. Rohner and A. Coric). On the opposite side, Sion received 1 yellow card (N. Saintini).

Standings

After this encounter, Zürich will have 17 points like Young Boys to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Sion will stay with 9 points to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Zürich will host Lugano on the 16th of October with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Zürich (7 draws).

Sion will host Basel on the 17th of October with a 39-6 head to head in favor of Basel (16 draws).

Zürich – Formation

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

The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher (6.3), Bećir Omeragić (6.9), Mirlind Kryeziu (6.5), Fidan Aliti (7.1), Fabian Rohner (6.3), Ousmane Doumbia (6.9), Moritz Leitner (6.7), Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (6.1), Bledian Krasniqi (7.4), Antonio Marchesano (9.2) and Assan Ceesay (10.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nikola Boranijašević (6.8), Blerim Džemaili (7.4), Lindrit Kamberi, Ante Ćorić (6.7), Marc Hornschuh, Stephan Seiler, Rodrigo Pollero, Živko Kostadinović and Akaki Gogia (7.1).

Substitutions

Zürich made 5 changes: F. Rohner for N. Boranijasevic (46′), M. Leitner for B. Dzemaili (46′), D. Gnonto for A. Gogia (69′), B. Krasniqi for A. Coric (70′) and A. Marchesano for M. Hornschuh (86′).

Best player: Antonio Marchesano​

The player that probably impressed the most for Zürich was Antonio Marchesano.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 44 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Sion – Formation

Sion started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the opposite side, Marco Walker played with: Timothy Fayulu (5.4), Wesley (6.1), Nathanaël Saintini (6.1), Joel Schmied (5.9), Marquinhos Cipriano (6.4), Serey Dié (6.1), Dimitri Cavaré (6.4), Abdul Keita (5.8), Luca Zuffi (6.3), Itaitinga (6.8) and Filip Stojilković (7.6).

They had on the bench: Adryan, Sandro Theler, Matteo Tosetti (6.5), Gilles Richard, Kevin Bua (6.0), Vagner Dias (6.2), Théo Berdayes, Kevin Fickentscher and Gaetan Karlen (6.6).

Substitutions

Sion made 4 changes: Itaitinga for K. Bua (64′), D. Cavare for M. Tosetti (73′), F. Stojilkovic for G. Karlen (73′) and Serey Die for Vagner (77′).

Best player: Filip Stojilković​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sion was Filip Stojilković.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Zürich – Sion – 6-2
• Basel – Luzern – 1-1
• Servette – Young Boys – 0-6