Lugano face a fresh challenge on Saturday as the clock ticks down to this Swiss Cup meeting versus FC Sion.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for FC Sion v Lugano are shown on this page (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
FC Sion
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FC Sion will be wanting a better result here following the 1-0 Challenge League loss in their previous game against FC Thun.
Daniel Dos Santos (30') was the scorer for FC Thun.
Their latest results shine a light on the fact that it has been a great time for the FC Sion backline. FC Sion have been mean at the back, with the tally of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their previous six matches standing at 4. We will see if that trend will be sustained here.
Lugano
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Lugano will go into this match following on from a 2-0 Super League win over FC Lausanne-Sport in their previous match.
In that match, Lugano managed 53% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Lugano, the scorers were Uran Bislimi (4') and Anto Grgić (10'). On the other side, Lausanne-Sport got 7 shots on goal with 2 on target.
In their last six clashes, Lugano have amassed the sum of 12 goals. Lugano have also scored on each one of those occasions. In that time, they’ve seen 3 goals go against them.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head clashes going back to 10/04/2022 shows us that FC Sion have won 2 of them & Lugano 3, with the tally of draws being 1.
A sum of 21 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 of them for Sion and 12 belonging to Lugano. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Super League match day 29 on 23/04/2023 which ended up with the score at Lugano 2-0 FC Sion.
That time, Lugano managed 70% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Milton Valenzuela (90') and Mohamed El Amine Amoura (94').
At the other end, FC Sion had 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
The referee was Esther Staubli.
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Team News: FC Sion
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the FC Sion manager to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. Itaitinga (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.
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Team News: Lugano
Lugano manager Mattia Croci-Torti has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Kreshnik Hajrizi (unknown injury), Kacper Przybylko (unknown injury) and Serif Berbic (unknown injury) miss out here.
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Prediction
Here is a game where FC Sion will need to put in a solid display to register a score against this Lugano team who will likely gain the upper hand.
We therefore see a good battle with a 0-1 advantage for Lugano when all is said and done.
Should be a close one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
16:01 24/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Sion
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon (14,283)
Chairman: Christian Constantin
Competitions: Challenge League position 1, Swiss Cup (Semi-finals)