In this week 8 match on the 11th of September, Servette will host Zürich in a Super League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Servette sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Luzern. Timothé Cognat struck first for Servette in the 29th minute on a feed from Ronny Rodelin, then Enzo Crivelli added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Luzern couldn’t manage to score, and Servette took the shutout win. Servette should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while zürich sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Lugano. Renato Steffen scored the first goal for Lugano in the 5th minute, then Tosin Aiyegun got the equalizer for Zürich in the 24th minute on a feed from Blerim Džemaili. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Zürich won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.
Both Fabian Rohner and Blerim Džemaili have been the hottest scorers for Zürich in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Servette hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Patrick Pflücke and Boubacar Fofana, and they each have 1 goal.