Lugano – Zurich : Preview & Prediction
Lugano and FC Zürich face at Stadio di Cornaredo, in a match for the 1 st round of the Super League. At this stadium, the history of direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 07‑03‑2021, in a match for the Super Liga, Zürich won by (0‑1). The only goal of the match was scored by M. Schonbachler (18′ ). In this match, the home factor can play an important role, as both teams have significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor,according to gambling experts at Slottomat.
The home team debuts in this edition after finishing last season in 4th place. Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 28 goals scored and 19 conceded, against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 home defeats, with 17 goals scored and 18 conceded. The team comes for this match after a home draw against Inter by (2‑2). Lugano has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.
Lugano’s team comes from a season where they managed to carry out an excellent campaign in the Swiss Superliga, having finished the 2020/21 edition in 4th place in the league table, with 49 points, just one away from Servette, who occupied the first European classification wave. In 2021/22, the main objective of the team is to achieve maintenance in the most balanced way possible. At the outset, coach Maurizio Jacobacci replaced the experienced Brazilian Abel Braga, who arrives at Swiss football after several years in Canarian football, having had Internacional as his last experience. In the pre-season, Lugano only won against Semetina (1-9), having tied three other games in regular time.
This will be the first game in this edition of the visiting team’s competition, which ended the previous edition in 8th position. This is a team that usually gets better results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with a total of 18 goals scored and 26 conceded. At home, they won 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats, with a total of 26 goals scored and 24 conceded. The team comes to this match after a home loss against Neuchâtel Xamax, by (1‑4). In the last 10 away matches FC Zürich has won 1, tied 4 and lost 5. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, as 16 out of 23 ended with Over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around 1 time.
The Zurich team has arguments to dream a little above the goal of permanence, in a championship that is usually very well disputed and that always reserves room for some surprises. In the last edition, Zurich struggled until near the end to get maintenance, having ended up in a weak 8th place, with 43 points, five more than Sion. After a somewhat unsuccessful season, coach Massimo Rizzo received a walking guide, having been replaced by German André Breitenreiter. With several preparation games in the pre-season phase, Zurich only managed to win one match, against Kriens (6-1), having after that closed the stage with a defeat against Xamax (1-4).
Lugano – Zurich : Betting Tips
Lugano – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
