In a weekend match on Sat May 7th, in week 33, Lugano hosts Young Boys in a Super League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Lugano sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Grasshopper. Léo Bonatini struck first for Grasshopper in the 58th minute on a feed from Hayao Kawabe, then in the 75th minute, Mattia Bottani sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jonathan Sabbatini earning them at least the one point. Lugano is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Young Boys is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sion. Vincent Sierro struck first for Young Boys in the 65th minute on a feed from Rieder, but Filip Stojilkovic got the equalizer for Sion in the 79th minute. Young Boys is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Lugano and Young Boys last played eachother at the Stade De Suisse Wankdorf Bern on Saturday Jan 29th. Young Boys won by a score of 1 to 0. Christian Fassnacht struck first for Young Boys in the 72nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Lugano couldn’t muster any offence and Young Boys ran away with the shutout win.
Young Boys is fortunate enough to have Jordan Siebatcheu in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Lugano’s most prolific scorer has been Žan Celar. The Slovenian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.