About Match
St. Gallen go into the game 5th in the table on 10 points; Lugano sit 1st on 19 — a 9-point gap. St. Gallen rank just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/2 for St. Gallen and 2.71/0.86 for Lugano (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.86. A win would lift St. Gallen to 13 points and up to 4th (other results unchanged).
Defeat has not touched Lugano in 8 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, St. Gallen hold 6 points of 15 and Lugano 13.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 5 for St. Gallen, 3 for Lugano and 3 drawn, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Only 27% of these meetings ended in a home win. 73% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue is Kybunpark in St. Gallen, with room for 19,456 spectators.