FC Lugano vs FC ST. Gallen

FC Lugano

4 - 1

FC ST. Gallen

🕒 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio di Cornaredo 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

FC Lugano 1 · FC ST. Gallen 8

How the match was won

FC ST. Gallen outshot their opponent (12-21).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
FC Lugano had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Lugano (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-1-0

Goals For / Against

14 / 4

Avg: 2.80 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC ST. Gallen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

6 / 8

Avg: 1.50 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

2.60

PPG

1.50

2.80

1.50

0.80

2.00

80%

O2.5

50%

60%

BTTS

50%

80%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

FC Lugano rank1st

FC ST. Gallen rank8th

FC Lugano points22

FC ST. Gallen points10

FC Lugano: #1 · 22 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

FC ST. Gallen: #8 · 10 pts · GD -5

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

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

FC Lugano last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals14-4

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC ST. Gallen last 5 away

L W L W

Points6/12

Weighted index40

Goals6-8

Record2-0-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Lugano trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 20%

FC ST. Gallen trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

FC Lugano score at home100%

FC Lugano clean sheet at home40%

FC ST. Gallen score away75%

FC ST. Gallen clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

FC Lugano score first80%

FC Lugano win after scoring first75%

FC ST. Gallen score first50%

FC ST. Gallen win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Lugano 100% · FC ST. Gallen 0%

Avg first goal minute: FC Lugano 12.8' · FC ST. Gallen 3.5'

Vs league average

FC Lugano score at home2.80 vs 1.96

FC Lugano concede at home0.80 vs 1.92

FC ST. Gallen score away1.50 vs 1.92

FC ST. Gallen concede away2.00 vs 1.96

FC Lugano score 43% above league average, while FC ST. Gallen score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Lugano are 58% below league average at home, and FC ST. Gallen are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Lugano goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

FC ST. Gallen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

410

406

Passes Accurate

329

342

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ VAR

Daniel Dos Santos

Goal confirmed

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Castro

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Papadopoulos

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

E. Pihlström

Normal Goal

16'

16' B. Karimov

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

E. Pihlström

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bichsel

32'

32' N. Scherrer

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

B. Karimov

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Mai

40'

40' L. Daschner

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ B. Karimov

1st substitution · For: M. Zanotti

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ C. Boukhalfa

1st substitution · For: H. Vandermersch

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ L. Daschner

2nd substitution · For: B. Fazliji

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ N. Scherrer

3rd substitution · For: A. Hunziker

47'

47' E. Pihlström

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ B. Castro

2nd substitution · For: A. Ajeti

58'

58' U. Bislimi

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Ruiz

4th substitution · For: E. Owusu

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Balde

5th substitution · For: D. Besio

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Daniel Dos Santos

3rd substitution · For: A. Kendouci

71'

71' C. Okoroji

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

A. Hunziker

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kleine-Bekel

77'

77' A. Ajeti

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Y. Cimignani

4th substitution · For: D. Kelvin

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ U. Bislimi

5th substitution · For: H. Delcroix

FC Lugano vs FC ST. Gallen 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Lugano beat FC ST. Gallen 4-1 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 in Super League. It was played at Stadio di Cornaredo.

First half: VAR intervened at 4' for FC Lugano (Goal confirmed). FC Lugano extended the lead at 4' when B. Castro scored, with the assist credited to A. Papadopoulos, making the score 2-0. FC Lugano extended the lead at 14' when E. Pihlström scored, making the score 3-0. B. Karimov received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 16'. FC Lugano extended the lead at 28' when E. Pihlström scored, with the assist credited to J. Bichsel, making the score 4-0. N. Scherrer received a yellow card for FC ST. Gallen at 32'. FC Lugano extended the lead at 36' when B. Karimov scored, with the assist credited to L. Mai, making the score 5-0. L. Daschner received a yellow card for FC ST. Gallen at 40'. FC Lugano made their 1st substitution at 45', with B. Karimov replacing M. Zanotti. FC ST. Gallen made their 1st substitution at 45', with C. Boukhalfa replacing H. Vandermersch. FC ST. Gallen made their 2nd substitution at 45', with L. Daschner replacing B. Fazliji. FC ST. Gallen made their 3rd substitution at 45', with N. Scherrer replacing A. Hunziker.

Second half: E. Pihlström received a red card for FC Lugano at 47'. FC Lugano made their 2nd substitution at 55', with B. Castro replacing A. Ajeti. U. Bislimi received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 58'. FC ST. Gallen made their 4th substitution at 61', with J. Ruiz replacing E. Owusu. FC ST. Gallen made their 5th substitution at 67', with A. Balde replacing D. Besio. FC Lugano made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Daniel Dos Santos replacing A. Kendouci. C. Okoroji received a yellow card for FC ST. Gallen at 71'. FC ST. Gallen reduced the deficit at 74' when A. Hunziker scored, with the assist credited to C. Kleine-Bekel, making the score 5-1. A. Ajeti received a yellow card for FC Lugano at 77'. FC Lugano made their 4th substitution at 82', with Y. Cimignani replacing D. Kelvin. FC Lugano made their 5th substitution at 82', with U. Bislimi replacing H. Delcroix.

FC Lugano used 5 substitutions while FC ST. Gallen used 5 substitutions. FC Lugano got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while FC ST. Gallen got 3 yellow cards.