Sion and Servette meet forces at Stade de Tourbillon, in a match for the 25th round of the Super League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 27‑07‑2019, the two teams tied (0‑0). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 1 victory and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams, on 26‑10‑2019, ended with a draw by (1‑1). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Sion :
After 6 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 23 points won. In their last match, they tied in an away match against Lugano, by (0‑0), after in the previous match having lost by (1‑2) at home, in a match against Neuchâtel Xamax. This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Sion won 3, tied 3 and lost 4, winning 12 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half-time was 1‑1 (4 in 11 games). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not had great defensive strength, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 11 of the last 11 matches they have played in this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 23 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only got 1 comeback. In the last 11 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Sion, in this edition of the Swiss Super League, maintains the objective of staying in the first division. At the entrance of the second day after the restart, the team appears in eighth position in the leaderboard, the first in the maintenance area, with 23 points, one more than Neuchátel Xamax. Last weekend, the reception to the leader Sankt Gallen marked the debut of the Italian coach Paolo Tramezzani, who succeeded the Portuguese Ricardo Dionísio in charge of Sion. The match ended with a 1-2 defeat and Sankt Gallen made it to justify their superiority on the field, with two goals scored at 20 ‘and 53’. Sion’s honor goal would only come in compensation, after a penalty converted by Pajtim Kasami, rewarding his team’s spirit of resilience.
Servette :
After 10 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 37 points won. In their last match, they tied with Basel away by (2‑2), after in the previous match they had won at home, in a match against Zürich, by (4‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 29 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 25 goals scored and 10 suffered. In his last 10 away games for the championship, Servette has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so he won 15 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑2 (5 in 12 games). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 1 comeback.
In a season marked by Servette’s return to the first division of Swiss football, coach Alain Geiger’s team is having a good campaign, as evidenced by its fourth place, with 38 points added. With a four-point lead for Luzern and just two points away from Basel, Servette has reason to fuel the dream of reaching the Europa League when, initially, their goal was just maintenance in the first division. After a 2-2 draw with Basel in the last game before stopping the league, Servette returned last Sunday with a new draw. At the reception, Lugano drew 1-1, in a match in which Geiger’s team benefited from an own goal at 61 ‘to respond to the goal suffered at 21’.
