ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen annihilates Yverdon Sport 5-1 with goals of M. Zanotti (17′), Víctor Ruiz (49′), Chadrac Akolo (56′), Bastien Toma (84′) and Christian Witzig (90′ pen). Regarding the opposition, Yverdon Sport scored with ​Liziero (4′). St. Gallen was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 17,747 spectators.​ The referee was Luca Piccolo who had the assistance of Vital Jobin and Sladan Josipovic. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.07 degrees Celsius or 69.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Gallen

5 - 1

Yverdon Sport

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 19 Total 4
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 0
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 112 Attack 86
  • 88 Dangerous attack 45
  • 73 Ball safe 81
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

St. Gallen had a superior ball possession 61% while Yverdon Sport was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Gallen was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Gallen won the match​.

St. Gallen shot 19 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Yverdon Sport shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (Christian Witzig, Isaac Schmidt and Albert Vallci). Regarding the opposition, Yverdon Sport received 2 yellow cards (Ricardo Alves and Paul Bernardoni).

Match Timeline

4'
Liziero(goal)Mauro Rodrigues
M. Zanotti(goal)Chadrac Akolo
17'
Christian Witzig- Yellow
19'
Isaac Schmidt- Yellow
21'
Albert Vallci- Yellow
23'
Willem Geubbels(VAR)
32'
Víctor Ruiz(goal)M. Zanotti
49'
Chadrac Akolo(goal)
56'
61'
Paul Bernardoni- Yellow
62'
Mathias Olesen- sub ->Christopher Lungoyi
Julian Von Moos- sub ->Chadrac Akolo
69'
Jovan Milosevic - sub ->Willem Geubbels
70'
73'
Ricardo Alves- Yellow
74'
William Le Pogam - sub ->B. Céspedes
74'
Néhemie Lusuena- sub ->Mohamed Tijani
Bastien Toma- sub ->Víctor Ruiz
79'
Bastien Toma(goal)Jovan Milosevic
84'
A. Diaby- sub ->Albert Vallci
88'
Chima Okoroji- sub ->Isaac Schmidt
88'
Christian Witzig(penalty)
90'
90'
Christian Marques- sub ->Aimen Mahious
90'
Vladan Vidakovic- sub ->Ricardo Alves

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
59
1
Servette
57
33
St. Gallen
50
33
Winterthur
49
1
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, St. Gallen has 47 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Yverdon Sport will stays with 37 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lawrence Ati Zigi 1.Ghana
6.7
D
J. Stanić 4.Croatia
7.3
D
Albert Vallci 20.Austria
7.0
88' 23'
D
Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland
6.4
88' 21'
D
M. Zanotti 46.Italy
9.4
17'
M
Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain
7.1
M
Lukas Görtler 16.Germany
7.5
M
Víctor Ruiz 30.Spain
8.2
79' 49'
M
Christian Witzig 37.Switzerland
7.3
19' 90'
F
Willem Geubbels 9.France
6.7
70'
F
Chadrac Akolo 10.DR Congo
8.5
69' 56'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany
D
A. Diaby 15.Mali
88'
D
Chima Okoroji 36.Germany
88'
M
Grégory Karlen 13.Switzerland
M
Bastien Toma 24.Switzerland
7.5
79' 84'
M
M. Stevanović 64.Serbia
F
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
F
Julian Von Moos 11.Switzerland
6.6
69'
F
Jovan Milosevic 90.Serbia
7.3
70'

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 (6.7), M. Zanotti (9.4), J. Stanić (7.3), Albert Vallci (7.0), Isaac Schmidt (6.4), Lukas Görtler  (7.5), Jordi Quintillà  (7.1), Christian Witzig (7.3), Víctor Ruiz (8.2), Willem Geubbels (6.7) and Chadrac Akolo (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Fabian Schubert, Julian Von Moos (6.6), Grégory Karlen, A. Diaby, Bastien Toma (7.5), Lukas Watkowiak, Chima Okoroji, M. Stevanović and Jovan Milosevic  (7.3).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: Víctor Ruiz for Bastien Toma (79′), Willem Geubbels for Jovan Milosevic  (70′), Chadrac Akolo for Julian Von Moos (69′), Albert Vallci for A. Diaby (88′) and Isaac Schmidt for Chima Okoroji (88′).

Player of the match: M. Zanotti​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Gallen was M. Zanotti.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 46 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 18.

Yverdon Sport – Formation

Yverdon Sport
G
Paul Bernardoni 40.France
6.3
61'
D
Mohamed Tijani 2.Benin
6.6
74'
D
Dimitrije Kamenovic 3.Serbia
5.7
D
Dario Del Fabro 4.Italy
6.8
D
Ricardo Alves 17.Switzerland
6.1
90' 73'
D
Niklas Gunnarsson 23.Norway
6.4
M
B. Céspedes 5.Bolivia
6.3
74'
M
Mauro Rodrigues 7.Portugal
6.7
M
Liziero 28.Brazil
7.3
4'
F
Aimen Mahious 81.Algeria
7.0
90'
F
Christopher Lungoyi 88.Switzerland
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
Kevin Martin 22.Switzerland
D
William Le Pogam 6.France
6.1
74'
D
Christian Marques 25.Portugal
90'
D
Breston Malula 71.Angola
M
Mathias Olesen 13.Luxembourg
6.6
62'
M
Néhemie Lusuena 18.Switzerland
4.8
74'
M
Vladan Vidakovic 44.Serbia
90'
F
Kevin Carlos 11.Spain

Yverdon Sport started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Alessandro Mangiarratti played with: Paul Bernardoni (6.3), Ricardo Alves (6.1), Niklas Gunnarsson (6.4), Dario Del Fabro (6.8), Mohamed Tijani (6.6), Dimitrije Kamenovic (5.7), Mauro Rodrigues (6.7), B. Céspedes (6.3), Liziero (7.3), Aimen Mahious (7.0) and Christopher Lungoyi (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: William Le Pogam  (6.1), Kevin Carlos, Mathias Olesen (6.6), Néhemie Lusuena (4.8), Kevin Martin, Christian Marques, Vladan Vidakovic and Breston Malula.

Substitutions

Yverdon Sport made 5 changes: Christopher Lungoyi for Mathias Olesen (62′), B. Céspedes for William Le Pogam  (74′), Mohamed Tijani for Néhemie Lusuena (74′), Aimen Mahious for Christian Marques (90′) and Ricardo Alves for Vladan Vidakovic (90′).

Player of the match: Liziero​

The player that probably impressed the most for Yverdon Sport was Liziero.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 36 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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