Zürich and Sion meet at Stadion Letzigrund, in a match for the 14th round of the Super League. The two teams tied (2‑2), on 22‑11‑2020, in the previous meeting for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 3 victories for each team in the last 7 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 07-28-2020, for the Super League, which ended with the victory of Sion by (0-2). The goals of the match were scored by F. Stojilkovic (90 ‘) and R. Uldriķis (34′) for Sion. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Zürich:
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 18 points won. In their last match, they lost to Servette at home by (0‑1), after in the previous match having drawn (0‑0) away, in a match against Luzern. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In their last 6 home games for the championship, Zürich won 3, drew 1 and lost 2, winning 10 points out of 18 possible. His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Zurich reaches the fourteenth day of the Swiss Super League with a very balanced campaign so far, which allows it to occupy, for the moment, fifth position in the general classification, with 18 points added, the same as the trio composed of Lugano, Lausanne and Servette. Just two points behind Sankt Gallen and Basel, coach Massimo Rizzo’s team continues to dream of qualifying for a European competition. Last Sunday, Zurich reached their second straight winless and scoreless game, after last week’s mid-draw against Luzern (0x0), away from home. In a return to home games, Rizzo’s team was surprised by a Servette in good form and lost by 0x1, with a goal suffered near the end.
Sion :
After 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is currently in 9th position, with 11 points won. In their last match, they beat Vaduz at home by (2‑1), after having drawn away in the previous match, in a match against Servette, 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 they have registered 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 3 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats in their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 17 suffered. For the championship, Sion won 2 points out of 18 possible, after 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 6 matches they played as a visitor.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The great intention of Sion is to achieve maintenance in the first division of Swiss football and, for now, they have had some difficulties to achieve their goal. With only 11 points added in 12 games for the Swiss Super League, the team led by coach Fabio Grosso is two points away from the maintenance zone, occupied by Luzern, and with a five point advantage for Vaduz, in the last place. After ending a four-game losing streak by drawing away from home with Servette (1×1), Sion finally won again in a championship match last Sunday. At the reception to Vaduz, Grosso’s team won 2×1 with goals from Zock (72 ‘) and Abdellaoui (90’).
