St. Gallen vs Zürich: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Gallen played Zürich in Super League (Switzerland). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

St. Gallen: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Zürich: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Gallen scores 2.00 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. Zürich scores 1.47 and concedes 1.80. League average: 3.32 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Gallen 60%, Zürich 67%. Over 2.5: St. Gallen 73%, Zürich 73%. League level: BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 71%.

xG, shots and style

Zürich has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.66. St. Gallen: 14.9 shots per match, Zürich: 15.1.

Match halves

St. Gallen: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00. Zürich: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.87.

Goals by minute

St. Gallen: 76-90+ (7 goals). Zürich: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Super League: 3.32 goals per match, BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 71%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
St. GallenZürich
10Shots11
St. GallenZürich
1Shots on target7
St. GallenZürich
1.03xG1.62
St. GallenZürich
2Corners10
St. GallenZürich
44Dangerous attacks60
St. GallenZürich
20Fouls23
St. GallenZürich
1Cards5
St. GallenZürich

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2Goals scored / match1.47
St. GallenZürich
1.2Goals conceded / match1.8
St. GallenZürich
45%Average possession55%
St. GallenZürich
5.73Shots on target / match5.6
St. GallenZürich

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.93Shots per match15.07
St. GallenZürich
5.73Shots on target5.6
St. GallenZürich
13.4%Shot conversion9.7%
St. GallenZürich
45%Possession55%
St. GallenZürich
1.66xG for1.69
St. GallenZürich
1.71xG against1.51
St. GallenZürich

Shooting quality

St. Gallen: Counter-attackingZürich: Dominant
St. GallenZürich
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

St. Gallen
LLWWD
Season result split
60% W7% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-1-5
1.87 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Zürich
LLWDW
Season result split
40% W13% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-7
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St. Gallen is 36% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - St. Gallen · 1.47 goals / match - Zürich

St. Gallen is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - St. Gallen · 1.8 goals / match - Zürich

St. Gallen scoring profile: very strong

St. Gallen scores in 87% of matches (13 of 15 matches), while Zürich keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 15 matches).

Zürich scoring profile: strong

Zürich scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while St. Gallen keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 matches).

30Goals scored (season)22
St. GallenZürich
18Goals conceded (season)27
St. GallenZürich
3.2Average goals in match3.27
St. GallenZürich
7Goals scored (last 5)7
St. GallenZürich
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
St. GallenZürich

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal73%
St. GallenZürich
53%2 goals53%
St. GallenZürich
27%3 goals20%
St. GallenZürich
20%4 goals0%
St. GallenZürich

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal93%
St. GallenZürich
27%2 goals53%
St. GallenZürich
20%3 goals27%
St. GallenZürich
7%4 goals7%
St. GallenZürich

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

65%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time27%
St. GallenZürich
0%BTTS in both halves0%
St. GallenZürich
33%Scored in both halves20%
St. GallenZürich

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
St. GallenZürich
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
St. GallenZürich
60%BTTS - last 560%
St. GallenZürich

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
St. GallenZürich
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
St. GallenZürich
40%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
St. GallenZürich

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
St. GallenZürich
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
St. GallenZürich
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
St. GallenZürich

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Gallen is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - St. Gallen · 1.07 pts / match - Zürich

St. Gallen - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Zürich - half-time state
27% leading27% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.07
St. GallenZürich
1Goals scored (1st half)0.6
St. GallenZürich
0.73Goals conceded (1st half)0.87
St. GallenZürich
1.73Average goals (1st half)1.47
St. GallenZürich
53%Clean sheet before half-time33%
St. GallenZürich
40%No goal before half-time53%
St. GallenZürich

After half-time (2nd half)

2.07Points per match (2nd half)1.2
St. GallenZürich
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.87
St. GallenZürich
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
St. GallenZürich
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.8
St. GallenZürich
73%Clean sheet after half-time40%
St. GallenZürich
40%No goal after half-time53%
St. GallenZürich

St. Gallen - second-half results

60% W27% R13% P
20
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding182%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Zürich - second-half results

33% W20% R47% P
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Gallen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match1.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-3+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3
Zürich - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match1.81.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-3+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

St. Gallen
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
6
2
16-30
3
6
31-45
3
3
46-60
5
3
61-75
7
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Zürich
ScoredConceded
0
6
0-15
4
2
16-30
5
5
31-45
3
5
46-60
5
1
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.23
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+24%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Gallen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Zürich

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Super League).

Teams vs league

St. GallenLigaZürich
Average goals in match 3.203.32 3.27
Both teams scored 60%65% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 73%71% 73%
Clean sheets 33%20% 7%
Goal before half-time 73%76% 87%
Goal after half-time 73%84% 87%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.32
Average goals per match
65%
Both teams scored
71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.87
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. ZürichYellow cardCheveyo Tsawa
  2. St. GallenGoalChristian WitzigAssist: Lukas Görtler
  3. ZürichYellow cardMohamed Bangoura
  4. ZürichYellow cardDamienus Reverson
  5. St. GallenYellow cardChima Okoroji
  6. ZürichSubstitutionOn: Neil VolkenOff: Calixte Paul Ligue
  7. ZürichSubstitutionOn: Damien OderaOff: Matthias Jean Phaëton
  8. ZürichYellow cardIlan Benjamin Sauter
  9. St. GallenSubstitutionOn: Hugo VandermerschOff: Chima Okoroji
  10. ZürichYellow cardDavid Vujevic
  11. ZürichSubstitutionOn: Aaron TchamdaOff: Miguel Raffael Reichmuth
  12. St. GallenSubstitutionOn: Malamine EfekeleOff: Cyrill May

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Sven WolfensbergerMatches officiated: 15
4.8Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins20%Draws40%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: St. Gallen 0 - 0 - 1 Zürich. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FC Zürich
3 : 1
FC Sankt Gallen 1879

FAQ

What was the result of St. Gallen vs Zürich?

The Super League match finished St. Gallen 1:2 Zürich. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Gallen vs Zürich?

St. Gallen score 2.00 goals per game on average and Zürich 1.47. The Super League average is 3.32 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 71% of games. Both teams score in 60% of St. Gallen's matches and 67% of Zürich's.

What form are St. Gallen and Zürich in?

Over the last 5 games St. Gallen have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Zürich 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Gallen vs Zürich?

The statistical background for St. Gallen vs Zürich — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.