FC St. Gallen 1879 vs Lugano
Match details. Super League, Regular Season - 13. Kick-off is Sun 8 Nov, 14:00 Lagos time. It is played at Kybunpark, St. Gallen.
What's at stake. FC St. Gallen 1879 are 5th on 19 points after 12 games, 1 point behind FC Zurich, 3 points clear of Servette FC. A win would take them above FC Zurich. Lugano are 1st on 34 points after 12 games, 9 points clear of BSC Young Boys.
Form. FC St. Gallen 1879 have won four, drawn one and lost five of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W W L. In this competition FC St. Gallen 1879 have gone W L W W L L. Lugano have won nine, drawn one and lost none of their last ten, 2.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. In this competition Lugano have gone W W W W W D.
The numbers. FC St. Gallen 1879 score 1.6 and concede two a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet. FC St. Gallen 1879 average 17.4 shots (5.6 on target), 6.8 corners and 1.9 cards a game, with 44% of the ball. Lugano score three and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets. Lugano average 17.9 shots (6.0 on target), 5.8 corners and 3.2 cards a game, with 56% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings FC St. Gallen 1879 have won five, drawn three and lost two. Five of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in eight. In the last four, FC St. Gallen 1879 won two, one was drawn and Lugano won one. The last time they met, on 16 Sep 2026, it finished FC St. Gallen 1879 1-4 Lugano: FC St. Gallen 1879 had 21 shots to 12, 51% of the ball, six yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. Lugano are the form side, but the meetings favour FC St. Gallen 1879: in the last ten meetings, FC St. Gallen 1879 won five, Lugano won two and three were drawn.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 74%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.14, 77% on the records (FC St. Gallen 1879: over 1.5 goals in 4 of 5 at home; Lugano: over 1.5 goals in 9 of 10). Backup: 2nd Half - Over/Under: Over 0.5 at 1.14. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: FC St. Gallen 1879 or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Lugano or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); FC St. Gallen 1879 or Both Teams Score (no result call). Predicted score: FC St. Gallen 1879 1-2 Lugano (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).