ST. GALLEN. St. Gallen and Lugano draw 1-1. C. Akolo scored the first goal (9′) for St. Gallen. Z. Celar made it even (83′). Lugano was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Sven Wolfensberger with the assistance of Pascal Hirzel and Didier Dubrit. The 4th official was Johannes von Mandach.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 17
- 8 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 13
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 110 Attack 92
- 91 Dangerous attack 71
- 81 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Lugano had a strong ball possession 60% while St. Gallen was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
St. Gallen was more pushing with 91 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough St. Gallen to win the match.
St. Gallen shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Lugano shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
St. Gallen received 3 yellow cards (L. Gortler, A. Vallci and I. Schmidt). On the other side, Lugano received 3 yellow cards (A. Arigoni, A. Saipi and M. Haile-Selassie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, St. Gallen will have 16 points like Lugano to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Lugano will have 16 points like St. Gallen to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, St. Gallen will host Basel on the 22nd of November with a 34-14 head to head record in favor of Basel (13 draws).
Lugano will play away agasint Sion on the 22nd of November with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (8 draws).
St. Gallen – Formation
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 , Patrick Sutter , Basil Stillhart , Albert Vallci , Daouda Guindo , Lukas Görtler , Jordi Quintillà , Isaac Schmidt , Gregory Karlen , Jérémy Guillemenot and Chadrac Akolo .
The home team had on the bench: Stefano Guidotti, Leonidas Stergiou, Julian Von Moos , Emmanuel Latte Lath , Christian Witzig, Lukas Watkowiak, Randy Schneider , Alessandro Kräuchi and Matej Maglica.
Substitutions
St. Gallen made 5 changes: J. Guillemenot for E. Latte Lath (46′), G. Karlen for R. Schneider (46′), C. Akolo for J. Von Moos (68′), I. Schmidt for C. Witzig (86′) and P. Sutter for L. Stergiou (86′).
Best player: Jordi Quintillà
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Gallen was Jordi Quintillà.
His rating is with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
Lugano – Formation
Lugano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi , Allan Arigoni , Lars Lukas Mai , Albian Hajdari , Milton Valenzuela , Ousmane Doumbia , Jonathan Sabbatini , Renato Steffen , Uran Bislimi , Hicham Mahou and Boris Babić .
These were the players on the bench: Mohamed El Amine Amoura , Maren Haile-Selassie , Žan Celar , Mattia Bottani , Adrian Durrer, Roman Macek , Kreshnik Hajrizi, Fabian Stöber and Sebastian Osigwe.
Substitutions
Lugano made 5 changes: B. Babic for Z. Celar (58′), U. Bislimi for M. Bottani (58′), R. Steffen for E. A. Amoura M. (68′), H. Mahou for M. Haile-Selassie (68′) and A. Arigoni for R. Macek (79′).
Best player: Maren Haile-Selassie
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Maren Haile-Selassie.
His rating is with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 68′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Zürich – Young Boys – 0-0
- St. Gallen – Lugano – 1-1
- Servette – Basel – 0-0