In this 22nd week match, on Sat Feb 19th, Lugano will host St. Gallen at Kybunpark in a clash of the Super League in the ever popular Lugano derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Lugano recorded a 0-3 loss against Zürich. Marchesano scored the first goal for Zürich in the 12th minute, then Gnonto added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Adria Guerrero Aguilar At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lugano couldn’t manage to score, and Zürich took the shutout win. Lugano is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while st. Gallen is fresh off their 5-1 win against Servette. Alex Schalk struck first for Servette in the 2nd minute on a feed from Alexis Antunes, then Ruiz Abril tied it up for St. Gallen in the 4th minute on a feed from Jeremy Bruno Guillemenot But luckily in the 10th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Guillemenot. St. Gallen is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 11th, St. Gallen hosted Lugano in their last match together. St. Gallen and Lugano battled to a 1-1 draw. Sandi Lovrić scored the first goal for Lugano in the 45th minute, but Patrick Sutter got the equalizer for St. Gallen in the 69th minute earning them at least the one point.
Duah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for St. Gallen. Lugano hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Sandi Lovrić and Maren Haile-Selassie, and they each have 1 goal.