Zürich and Thun meet forces at Stadion Letzigrund, in a match for the 36 th round of the Super League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, played on 22‑09‑2019, Zürich won at home by (2‑0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 22‑09‑2019, in a match for the Super League that ended in Zürich’s victory by (2‑0). The goals of the match were scored by S. Sohm (41 ‘) and T. Aiyegun (52’) for Zürich. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and away.
Zürich :
The home team is currently in 5th position, with 32 points won, after 9 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to the Servette, by (4‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Neuchâtel Xamax, by (1‑1). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 9 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 27 goals scored and 22 suffered; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in his stadium, with 26 goals scored and 36 suffered. In the last match they played, for Friendlies, they defeated the Kriens by (2‑4). In their last 10 home matches for the championship, Zürich won 5, drew 1 and lost 4, winning 16 points in 30 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 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 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Zurich team could not star in the campaign they wanted in this edition of the Swiss league and reaches this last round in seventh place in the league table, despite the fact that maintenance has already been mathematically assured. At 42 points, the Ludovic Magnin-led formation continues with five points higher than Thun and seven points away from the first qualifying wave for the Europa League. Zürich is going through a terrible time, trying to break the series of six consecutive losses they are in, the last one last Friday. On the visit to Lucerne, the 2-1 defeat came in a game in which Kramer (32 ‘) made the Zurich team react quickly to the goal conceded in the 21st minute, with a goal from Nathan’s own goal, which ended, already in the final stretch (79 ‘), when Luzern scored again and smiled.
Thun :
After 5 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses, the visiting team is currently in 10th position, with 19 points won. In their last match, they tied in a home match against Luzern by (1‑1), after in the previous match they had won in a match against Basel, by (0‑1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins and 9 losses as a visitor; against 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Thun won 9 points in 30 possible, after 3 wins and 7 losses in the last 10 games he played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (6 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 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Thun’s team arrives this last day bound to win to celebrate the achievement of maintenance among the Swiss soccer elite next season. Currently in eighth place, with 37 points, just one more than Sion, the team led by coach Marc Schneider has had a solid moment in recent weeks, as evidenced by the six-game straight season without losing, where the Thun won three and tied for the remaining three. Last Friday, the team welcomed Basel and drew 0-0, in a balanced and divided game, but with little success when finishing side by side.
