Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 11th, where St. Gallen will play host to Lugano in a clash of these two closely matched Super League teams in the ever popular St. Gallen derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, St. Gallen recorded a 0-4 loss against Grasshopper. Mamadou Sene struck first for Grasshopper in the 32nd minute, then Mamadou Sene added another in the 43rd minute In the end, St. Gallen was frustrated by Grasshopper’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Grasshopper ended the match with the shutout victory. St. Gallen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while lugano sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sion. Mattia Bottani struck first for Lugano in the 40th minute on a feed from Olivier Custodio, then Mickael Facchinetti added another in the 44th minute In the end, Sion couldn’t muster any offence and Lugano ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Lugano should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Kybunpark, Lugano was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost three thousand jubilant spectators. Lavanchy scored the first goal for Lugano in the 16th minute, then Reto Ziegler added another in the 32nd minute.
Lugano’s most prolific scorer has been Reto Ziegler. The Swiss defender has netted two goals over the last five matches. St. Gallen’s top weapon lately has been Thody Elie Youan, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.