Sion – Servette : Preview & Prediction
Sion and Servette face off at the Stade de Tourbillon, in a match of the 1st round of the Super League. The history of direct clashes played at this stadium indicates a balance between these two teams, as there were 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 matches. However, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Super Liga, on 14‑03‑2021, Servette won by (1‑2). The goals of the match were scored by Y. Wakatsuki (84′ ), for Sion, and by A. Schalk (33′ ), for Servette. Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away matches.
This is the first match in this edition of the home team’s competition, which ended the previous edition in 9th place. Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 23 conceded, against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 home defeats, with 22 goals scored and 28 conceded. The team comes for this match after an away win against Strasbourg, by (0‑1). Sion has won 2, tied 3 and lost 5 of the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. In their home games there is a tendency towards goals, as 20 of their last 23 games have ended with Over 1.5 goals.
Sion’s team comes from a season where they struggled to achieve the goal of remaining among the elite of Swiss football, after having finished the regular phase of the Superliga in 9th and penultimate place in the classification. In the permanent playoff, the team led by coach Marco Walker won, in two matches, Thun, eventually managing to save themselves from relegation. In 2021/22, Sion’s objective is to ensure the stay in a more peaceful manner and subject to less anxiety. In the pre-season phase, Sion had three wins and two defeats in five matches, having closed the preparation cycle with a triumph against French Strasbourg (0-1) just under a week ago.
This will be the first game in this edition of the visiting team’s competition, which ended the previous edition in 3rd place. This is a team that usually gets better results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with a total of 18 goals scored and 28 conceded. At home, they won 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats, with a total of 24 goals scored and 27 conceded. In their last match, for the Club Friendlies, they got an away loss against Olympique Marseille by (3‑1). In the last 10 away matches Servette has won 6 and lost 4. The team hasn’t been very strong defensively, as they have always conceded goals in the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 matches .
Servette’s team has been growing in the last years in Swiss football and seems already able to fight for access to European competitions, being, of course, the main objective of maintaining the entry to 2021/22. Last season, the team coached by coach Alain Geiger ended up in 3rd place, with 50 points, one above Lugano and just three behind runner-up Basel. Last Thursday, Servette kicked off the new season in official terms, having suffered a heavy defeat against Molde (3-0), away from home, in the first match of the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, remaining thus in a difficult situation to dispute the classification for the next round in the following week.
Sion – Servette : Betting Tips
Sion – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
