St. Gallen and Lugano meet at Kybunpark, in a match for the 12th round of the Super League. Lugano won at home by (1‑0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 24‑10‑2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 26‑01‑2020, for the Super League, which ended with the victory of St. Gallen by (3‑1). The goals of the match were scored by Víctor Ruiz (73 ‘and 57’) and E. Demirović (55 ‘), for St. Gallen, and M. Bottani (39′), for Lugano. Despite being a match between 3rd and 5th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 7th ranked in home games and the 4th away.
St. Gallen:
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 3rd position, with 18 points won. In their last match, they beat Lausanne Sport away by (0‑1), after having won in the previous match (1‑2) away, in a match against Zürich. This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 11 points away and 7 at home, with 6 goals scored and 4 suffered as away, against 5 goals scored and 5 suffered at home. In their last 4 home games for the championship, St. Gallen won 2, tied 1 and lost 1, for which they have 7 points out of 12 possible. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 6 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
With the aim of fighting for the places that guarantee qualification for European competitions, Sankt Gallen has had a relatively positive campaign, which is why it comes to this day in third place in the qualifying table, with a balance of 18 points, one more than Zurich and one more than Basel. After a cycle of several negative results, including six straight games without a win, coach Peter Zeidler appears to have finally regained his path to victories, coming off two consecutive victories, both away from home. Last Sunday, Sankt Gallen added the three points in the visit to Lausanne, where they won by 0x1 with a solitary goal from Víctor Ruiz at minute 61, in a very balanced match.
Lugano:
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, the visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 16 points won. In their last match, they lost to Zürich at home by (0‑1), after having won at home in the previous match, against Basel, by (1‑0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 10 points, against only 6 in their away games. In their last away match for this competition they drew (1‑1) against Servette. In their last 4 away matches for the championship, Lugano has recorded 1 victory and 3 draws, for which they have won 6 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In 9 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (0’‑ 15 ‘); they have conceded 7 of their 10 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Lugano have had a very consistent campaign and continue to score points frequently. Occupying the fifth position in the Super League standings, the team led by coach Maurizio Jacobacci has a total of 16 points added after nine games and has yet to suffer defeats. Two points behind Sankt Gallen and consequently qualifying places for UEFA competitions, Lugano will enter the game precisely after posting the first defeat of the season. After eight straight games without losing in the league, Jacobacci’s team was surprised last Sunday at home by Zurich (0x1), the result of poor efficiency, in a very balanced game.
