Match Report
St. Gallen (2nd, 60 pts) visited Lugano (3rd, 67 pts) with 7 points between them. Lugano had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Lugano were scoring 1.55 and conceding 1.11, St. Gallen 1.94 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Lugano arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Lugano wins, 4 for St. Gallen, 3 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 30% of those meetings. Both teams scored in 70% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadio di Cornaredo, with room for 6,390 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Lugano: Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (53') · St. Gallen: Mihailo Stevanovic (69'), Lukas Görtler (74')
Key stats
Possession: Lugano 58% · St. Gallen 42% · Total shots: 11-19 · On target: 6-9 · Corners: 2-6