Zürich 1-0 Sion: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Okita
SION. Zürich prevails over Sion 1-0 after J. Okita scored just 1 goal (8').
SION. Zürich defeats Sion 1-0 after J. Okita scored just 1 goal (8′).
The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Dudic with the help of Matthias Sbrissa and Leroy Hartmann. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 48%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sion was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Zürich that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Zürich was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Zürich won the match.
Sion shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Zürich shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sion received 5 yellow cards (A. Grgic, M. Araz, N. Lavanchy, G. Karlen and D. Poha). On the opposite side, Zürich received 7 yellow cards (N. Katic, C. Conde, T. Aiyegun, L. Kamberi, N. Boranijasevic, J. Okita and A. Guerrero).
After playing this contest, Sion will stay with 19 points like Luzern to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Zürich will have 6 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
J. Okita
A. Marchesano
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13'13'
N. Katic
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17'17'
N. Saintini (Goal Disallowed)
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36'36'
C. Conde
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46'46'
D. Poha
W. Cyprien
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46'46'
F. Stojilkovic
Itaitinga
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47'47'
T. Aiyegun
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58'58'
L. Kamberi
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66'66'
A. Grgic
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71'71'
L. Zuffi
A. Grgic
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72'72'
K. Bua
Y. Chouaref
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72'72'
B. Viunnyk
T. Aiyegun
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73'73'
M. Araz
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78'78'
N. Boranijasevic
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78'78'
K. Bua (Goal Disallowed)
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80'80'
G. Karlen
M. Balotelli
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81'81'
B. Krasniqi
A. Marchesano
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81'81'
M. Hornschuh
C. Conde
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84'84'
J. Okita
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86'86'
K. Mets
N. Katic
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87'87'
A. Guerrero
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90'90'
N. Lavanchy
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90'90'
G. Karlen
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90'90'
D. Poha
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Sion will play away with Basel on the 6th of November with a 40-7 head to head stats in favor of Basel (18 draws).
Zürich will play away with Lugano on the 6th of November with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Zürich (7 draws).
Sion: Formation and Lineups
Sion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Paolo Tramezzani chose to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner , Numa Lavanchy , Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Baltazar , Musa Araz , Anto Grgić , Wylan Cyprien , Itaitinga , Mario Balotelli and Ylyas Chouaref .
Substitutes
Sion made 5 changes: W. Cyprien for D. Poha (46′), Itaitinga for F. Stojilkovic (46′), A. Grgic for L. Zuffi (71′), Y. Chouaref for K. Bua (72′) and M. Balotelli for G. Karlen (80′).
Best player: Heinz Lindner
The player that probably impressed the most for Sion was the goalkeeper: Heinz Lindner. His rating is 8.24. He performed 7 saves.
Zürich: Formation and Lineups
Zürich started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Bo Henriksen played with: Yanick Brecher , Lindrit Kamberi , Nikola Katić , Fidan Aliti , Nikola Boranijašević , Ole Selnaes , Cheick Oumar Conde , Adrián Guerrero , Antonio Marchesano , Tosin Aiyegun and Jonathan Okita .
Zürich could not rely on the presence of K. Mets (injured).
Substitutes
Zürich made 4 changes: T. Aiyegun for B. Viunnyk (72′), A. Marchesano for B. Krasniqi (81′), C. Conde for M. Hornschuh (81′) and N. Katic for K. Mets (86′).
Top player: Nikola Boranijašević
The player who no doubt impressed Zürich the most was Nikola Boranijašević even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League
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