Zürich vs Lugano: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Zürich played Lugano in Super League (Switzerland). The match was played on 17 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Zürich: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Lugano: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Zürich scores 1.53 and concedes 1.76 goals per match. Lugano scores 1.41 and concedes 1.35. League average: 3.24 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Zürich 71%, Lugano 59%. Over 2.5: Zürich 76%, Lugano 53%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 68%.

xG, shots and style

Zürich has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.53. Zürich: 15.1 shots per match, Lugano: 14.2.

Match halves

Zürich: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.88. Lugano: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Zürich: 31-45+ (6 goals). Lugano: 61-75 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Super League: 3.24 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 68%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
ZürichLugano
12Shots9
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4Shots on target3
ZürichLugano
1.39xG1.07
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3Corners4
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50Dangerous attacks41
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24Fouls9
ZürichLugano
5Cards3
ZürichLugano

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.

1.53Goals scored / match1.41
ZürichLugano
1.76Goals conceded / match1.35
ZürichLugano
55%Average possession55%
ZürichLugano
5.65Shots on target / match4.71
ZürichLugano

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

15.06Shots per match14.18
ZürichLugano
5.65Shots on target4.71
ZürichLugano
10.2%Shot conversion10%
ZürichLugano
55%Possession55%
ZürichLugano
1.71xG for1.53
ZürichLugano
1.48xG against1.63
ZürichLugano

Shooting quality

Zürich: DominantLugano: Dominant
ZürichLugano
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.30

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.

Zürich is 38% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Zürich · 1.6 pts / match - Lugano

Zürich
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
41% W18% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-7
1.41 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Lugano
WLDDW
Season result split
47% W18% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-3-6
1.59 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-4
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Zürich is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

1.53 goals / match - Zürich · 1.41 goals / match - Lugano

Lugano is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.76 goals / match - Zürich · 1.35 goals / match - Lugano

Zürich scoring profile: very strong

Zürich scores in 76% of matches (13 of 17 matches), while Lugano keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 matches).

Lugano scoring profile: very strong

Lugano scores in 82% of matches (14 of 17 matches), while Zürich keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 17 matches).

26Goals scored (season)24
ZürichLugano
30Goals conceded (season)23
ZürichLugano
3.29Average goals in match2.76
ZürichLugano
10Goals scored (last 5)7
ZürichLugano
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
ZürichLugano

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal82%
ZürichLugano
59%2 goals29%
ZürichLugano
18%3 goals18%
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0%4 goals12%
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How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal71%
ZürichLugano
53%2 goals41%
ZürichLugano
24%3 goals18%
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6%4 goals6%
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* 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.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time24%
ZürichLugano
0%BTTS in both halves6%
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18%Scored in both halves12%
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BTTS and goal count

65%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
ZürichLugano
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
ZürichLugano
80%BTTS - last 560%
ZürichLugano

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

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
ZürichLugano
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
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18%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
ZürichLugano

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
ZürichLugano
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
ZürichLugano
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
ZürichLugano

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.

Lugano is 37% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.12 pts / match - Zürich · 1.53 pts / match - Lugano

Zürich - half-time state
29% leading24% draw47% trailing
Lugano - half-time state
35% leading47% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per match (1st half)1.53
ZürichLugano
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.71
ZürichLugano
0.88Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
ZürichLugano
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.18
ZürichLugano
29%Clean sheet before half-time59%
ZürichLugano
53%No goal before half-time47%
ZürichLugano

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)1.18
ZürichLugano
0.88Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
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0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
ZürichLugano
1.76Average goals (2nd half)1.59
ZürichLugano
41%Clean sheet after half-time35%
ZürichLugano
53%No goal after half-time59%
ZürichLugano

Zürich - second-half results

35% W24% D41% L
19
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding141%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Lugano - second-half results

29% W29% D41% L
26
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Zürich - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.20
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match1.20.2
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Lugano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.00
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Zürich
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
4
2
16-30
6
7
31-45
4
5
46-60
6
1
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). 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

3.02
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-67%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Zürich

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.79
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Lugano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* 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

ZürichLigaLugano
Average goals in match 3.293.24 2.76
Both teams scored 71%63% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 76%68% 53%
Clean sheets 6%21% 29%
Goal before half-time 88%77% 71%
Goal after half-time 82%81% 82%

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

3.24
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
68%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.82
Home goals / match
1.42
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
9%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
10%
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 cardDavid Vujevic
  2. LuganoYellow cardAnto Grgic
  3. LuganoYellow cardLars Lukas Mai
  4. ZürichYellow cardCalixte Paul Ligue
  5. LuganoSubstitutionOn: Damian KelvinOff: Lars Lukas Mai
  6. ZürichSubstitutionOn: Neil VolkenOff: Calixte Paul Ligue
  7. ZürichSubstitutionOn: Damienus ReversonOff: Umeh Umeh Emmanuel
  8. ZürichSubstitutionOn: Bledian KrasniqiOff: Cheveyo Tsawa
  9. ZürichYellow cardPhilippe Paulin Keny
  10. LuganoSubstitutionOn: Ilija MaslarovOff: Yanis Cimignani
  11. LuganoGoalKevin BehrensAssist: Uran Bislimi
  12. LuganoYellow cardAmir Saipi
  13. ZürichRed cardDamien Odera

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.

Nico GianforteMatches officiated: 15
5.6Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 227%Home wins47%Draws27%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Zürich 0 - 0 - 1 Lugano. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FC Lugano
1 : 0
FC Zürich

FAQ

What was the result of Zürich vs Lugano?

The Super League match finished Zürich 0:1 Lugano. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Zürich vs Lugano?

Zürich score 1.53 goals per game on average and Lugano 1.41. The Super League average is 3.24 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 68% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Zürich's matches and 59% of Lugano's.

What form are Zürich and Lugano in?

Over the last 5 games Zürich have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Lugano 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Zürich vs Lugano?

The statistical background for Zürich vs Lugano — 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.