FC Zurich vs FC Lugano

FC Zurich

0 - 1

FC Lugano

🕒 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Letzigrund 🧑‍⚖️ Nico Gianforte 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

FC Zurich 10 · FC Lugano 3

Referee Stats

Nico Gianforte

16 matches · 4.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.56
Reds avg	0.44
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	56%
Home wins	31%
Draws	44%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Zurich (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-1-11

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.53 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Lugano (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 22

Avg: 1.21 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Super League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.16

PPG

1.47

1.53

1.21

1.89

1.16

82%

O2.5

29%

71%

BTTS

53%

35%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

FC Zurich rank10th

FC Lugano rank3rd

FC Zurich points34

FC Lugano points57

FC Zurich: #10 · 34 pts · GD -18

26 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

FC Lugano: #3 · 57 pts · GD +12

3 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Zurich last 5 home

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals5-10

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Lugano last 5 away

W D D L D

Points6/15

Weighted index51

Goals4-4

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

FC Zurich trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.571%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 24%

FC Lugano trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

FC Zurich score at home82%

FC Zurich clean sheet at home12%

FC Lugano score away76%

FC Lugano clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

FC Zurich score first35%

FC Zurich win after scoring first67%

FC Lugano score first18%

FC Lugano win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Zurich 27% · FC Lugano 64%

Avg first goal minute: FC Zurich 16.3' · FC Lugano 79.0'

Vs league average

FC Zurich score at home1.53 vs 1.79

FC Zurich concede at home1.89 vs 1.46

FC Lugano score away1.21 vs 1.46

FC Lugano concede away1.16 vs 1.79

FC Zurich score 15% below league average, while FC Lugano score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Zurich are 29% above league average at home, and FC Lugano are 35% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Zurich goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 7

0-15 6

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

FC Lugano goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12'

12' David Vujević

23'

23' A. Grgić

35'

35' L. Mai

40'

40' C. Ligue

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Ligue

1st substitution · For: N. Volken

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Mai

1st substitution · For: D. Kelvin

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ U. Emmanuel

2nd substitution · For: D. Reverson

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ G. Koutsias

2nd substitution · For: R. Steffen

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Daniel Dos Santos

3rd substitution · For: H. Mahou

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ C. Tsawa

3rd substitution · For: B. Krasniqi

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Martim Marques

4th substitution · For: Z. Brault-Guillard

76'

76' P. Keny

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Behrens

Normal Goal · Assist: U. Bislimi

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ S. Zuber

4th substitution · For: J. Perea

90+7'

90+7' A. Saipi

90+9' ↑↓

↑↓

90+9' ⇄ Y. Cimignani

5th substitution · For: I. Maslarov

FC Zurich vs FC Lugano 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Lugano beat FC Zurich 1-0 on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 in Super League. The match was refereed by Nico Gianforte. It was played at Stadion Letzigrund.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. David Vujević received a yellow card for FC Zurich at 12'. A. Grgić received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 23'. L. Mai received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 35'. C. Ligue received a yellow card for FC Zurich at 40'.

Second half: FC Zurich made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Ligue replacing N. Volken. FC Lugano made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Mai replacing D. Kelvin. FC Zurich made their 2nd substitution at 60', with U. Emmanuel replacing D. Reverson. FC Lugano made their 2nd substitution at 60', with G. Koutsias replacing R. Steffen. FC Lugano made their 3rd substitution at 60', with Daniel Dos Santos replacing H. Mahou. FC Zurich made their 3rd substitution at 64', with C. Tsawa replacing B. Krasniqi. FC Lugano made their 4th substitution at 70', with Martim Marques replacing Z. Brault-Guillard. P. Keny received a yellow card for FC Zurich at 76'. FC Lugano took the lead at 90' when K. Behrens scored, with the assist credited to U. Bislimi, making the score 0-1. FC Zurich made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with S. Zuber replacing J. Perea. A. Saipi received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 90+7'. FC Lugano made their 5th substitution at 90+9', with Y. Cimignani replacing I. Maslarov.

FC Zurich used 4 substitutions while FC Lugano used 5 substitutions. FC Zurich got 3 yellow cards, while FC Lugano got 3 yellow cards.