ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen overcome Lugano.

The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. In front of 3,337 spectators.​ The referee was Stefan Horisberger with the support of Jan Köbeli and Remy Zgraggen. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.6 degrees Celsius or 85.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Lugano

2 - 3

St. Gallen

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 19 Total 17
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 12
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 114 Attack 100
  • 83 Dangerous attack 74
  • 94 Ball safe 99
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 8 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Lugano was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. St. Gallen that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lugano had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Gallen was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Lugano shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, St. Gallen shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Lugano received 2 yellow cards (M. Belhaj Mahmoud and R. Ziegler). On the other side, St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (P. Sutter, D. Guindo and A. Vallci).

Match Timeline

5'
Patrick Sutter- Yellow
Zan Celar(penalty)
6'
29'
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud- Yellow
33'
45'
Christian Witzig(goal)L. Gortler
Uran Bislimi- sub ->M. Belhaj Mahmoud
46'
57'
59'
Lukas Görtler (penalty)
59'
59'
63'
Boris Babic- sub ->O. Doumbia
63'
63'
Isaac Schmidt- sub ->C. Akolo
Boris Babic(goal)A. Arigoni
65'
70'
Grégory Karlen- sub ->P. Sutter
70'
Albert Vallci- sub ->C. Witzig
Roman Macek- sub ->M. Haile-Selassie
75'
Lukas Mai- sub ->A. Arigoni
75'
79'
90'
Albert Vallci- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
74
36
Servette
58
36
Lugano
57
36
Luzern
50
36
Basel
47
36
St. Gallen
45
36
Grasshopper
44
36
Zürich
44
36
Winterthur
32
36
Sion
31
36

After playing this match, Lugano will stay with 6 points like Basel to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, St. Gallen will have 12 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Lugano will host Servette on the 2nd of October with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Lugano (6 draws).

St. Gallen will play away agasint Basel on the 1st of October with a 33-14 head to head statistic in favor of Basel (13 draws).

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
6.1
D
Reto Ziegler 3.Switzerland
6.8
57'
D
F. Daprelà 30.Switzerland
5.7
D
Milton Valenzuela 17.Argentina
7.2
D
Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland
7.1
75'
M
Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy
6.4
M
Ousmane Doumbia 20.Ivory Coast
7.0
63'
M
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia
6.2
46' 33'
F
Maren Haile-Selassie 11.Switzerland
6.1
75'
F
Zan Celar 9.Slovenia
8.1
6'
F
Hicham Mahou 18.France
6.2
63'
Substitutes
G
Sebastian Osigwe 58.Nigeria
D
Lukas Mai 15.Germany
6.6
75'
D
A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland
M
Roman Macek 77.Czech Republic
6.4
75'
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
6.8
46'
F
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
7.3
63'
F
Alessandro Casciato 33.Italy
F
Boris Babic 27.Switzerland
7.3
63' 65'

Lugano started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mattia Croci-Torti decided to play with the following team: Amir Saipi (6.1), Allan Arigoni (7.1), Fabio Daprelà (5.7), Reto Ziegler (6.8), Milton Valenzuela (7.2), Mohamed Haj Mahmoud (6.2), Ousmane Doumbia (7.0), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.4), Hicham Mahou (6.2), Žan Celar (8.1) and Maren Haile-Selassie (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Osigwe, Roman Macek (6.4), Uran Bislimi (6.8), Mohamed El Amine Amoura (7.3), Lars Lukas Mai (6.6), Alessandro Casciato, Albian Hajdari, Boris Babić (7.3) and Diego Mina.

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: M. Belhaj Mahmoud for U. Bislimi (46′), H. Mahou for E. A. Amoura M. (63′), O. Doumbia for B. Babic (63′), M. Haile-Selassie for R. Macek (75′) and A. Arigoni for L. L. Mai (75′).

Best player: Žan Celar​

The most impressive player for Lugano was Žan Celar.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

St. Gallen – Formation

St. Gallen
G
Lukas Watkowiak 25.Germany
7.2
D
Leonidas Stergiou 4.Switzerland
6.3
D
Patrick Sutter 30.Switzerland
6.0
70' 5'
D
Daouda Guindo 19.Mali
7.3
79'
D
Basil Stillhart 6.Switzerland
6.8
M
Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain
6.8
M
Lukas Görtler 16.Germany
8.1
59'
M
Christian Witzig 37.Switzerland
7.2
70' 45'
M
Fabian Schubert 7.Austria
6.8
59'
F
Chadrac Akolo 77.DR Congo
7.1
63'
F
Jérémy Guillemenot 9.Switzerland
8.1
59' 29'
Substitutes
G
Bela Dumrath 35.Germany
D
Albert Vallci 20.Austria
7.1
70' 90'
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
M
Grégory Karlen 23.Switzerland
6.1
70'
M
Ricardo Alves 28.Switzerland
M
Isaac Schmidt 33.Switzerland
6.8
63'
M
Randy Schneider 27.Switzerland
6.4
59'
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 22.Ivory Coast
6.4
59'
F
Julian Von Moos 11.Switzerland

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

Peter Zeidler played with: Lukas Watkowiak (7.2), Patrick Sutter (6.0), Leonidas Stergiou (6.3), Basil Stillhart (6.8), Daouda Guindo (7.3), Lukas Görtler (8.1), Jordi Quintillà (6.8), Christian Witzig (7.2), Fabian Schubert (6.8), Jérémy Guillemenot (8.1) and Chadrac Akolo (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Gregory Karlen (6.1), Ricardo Azevedo, Albert Vallci (7.1), Matej Maglica, Isaac Schmidt (6.8), Emmanuel Latte Lath (6.4), Randy Schneider (6.4), Julian Von Moos and Bela Dumrath.

St. Gallen could not rely on the presence of E. Latte Lath (injured).

Substitutions

St. Gallen made 5 changes: J. Guillemenot for E. Latte Lath (59′), F. Schubert for R. Schneider (59′), C. Akolo for I. Schmidt (63′), P. Sutter for G. Karlen (70′) and C. Witzig for A. Vallci (70′).

Best player: Lukas Görtler​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Gallen was Lukas Görtler.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 45 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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