📏 Form Guide

FC Luzern

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FC Luzern prepare for this fixture following on from a 0-0 Super League drawn game against FC Lausanne-Sport.

In that game, FC Luzern managed 40% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Lausanne-Sport had 16 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

Matches involving FC Luzern have tended to be entertaining encounters lately with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen clashes, a total of 21 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 9 of them being chalked up by FC Luzern. That pattern isn’t assured to be continued into this match, of course.

Looking at the pre-match facts, FC Luzern:

• haven't beaten FC Zürich in their previous 4 league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

FC Zürich

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FC Zürich will go into this encounter following on from a 1-0 Super League win with the downing of FC Yverdon-Sports in their previous outing.

In that match, FC Zürich had 60% possession and 18 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for FC Zürich was Cheveyo Tsawa (87'). On the other side, Yverdon-Sport got 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

It has become apparent that FC Zürich have suffered from a lack of goals over their last 6 games, recording the disappointing return of just 4. In those matches, Der Stadtclub have also seen the overall goal tally against them equal 10.

A look at their previous results shows us that FC Zürich:

• remain undefeated by FC Luzern when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 18/03/2023 tells us that FC Luzern have won 1 of these games & FC Zürich 3, with the tally of drawn results being 2.

A sum of 18 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 from Die Leuchten and 10 coming from Der Stadtclub. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.

The last league game featuring these clubs was Super League match day 6 on 01/09/2024 when it finished FC Zürich 1-1 FC Luzern.

In that game, FC Zürich had 59% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Their only player to score was Juan José Perea (56').

At the other end, FC Luzern had 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Andrejs Cigaņiks (21') was the scorer.

The referee was Johannes von Mandach.

📰 Team News: FC Luzern

There is just the sole fitness concern for the FC Luzern gaffer Mario Frick to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Nicky Beloko (Cruciate ligament injury) is sidelined.

📰 Team News: FC Zürich

Thanks to a largely available group of players, there’s only the lone fitness worry for the FC Zürich boss Ricardo Moniz to contend with. Fernand Goure (Knee problems) won’t be in action.

💭 Prediction

We feel that FC Zürich have the capability to break down this FC Luzern team, however that probably won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for FC Luzern at the end of this one. Should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 15:01 26/01/2025