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Super League Matchweek 4 Wednesday, 16 September 2026

FC Lugano vs FC ST. Gallen 4-1 – Super League, 16 Sep 2026

FC Lugano
4–1 HT 4–0 Full-time
FC ST. Gallen
Beckham Castro 4'Elias Pihlstrom 14'Elias Pihlstrom 28'Behruzjon Karimov 36'
Andrin Hunziker 74'
VenueAIL Arena, Lugano Kick-off16 Sep · 18:00 BST Season2026/27

Match stats

49%51%Ball Possession
1221Total Shots
85Shots on Goal
28Corner Kicks
1114Fouls
33Yellow Cards

Key events

  • 82' Uran Bislimi for Hannes DelcroixSubstitution 5 FC Lugano
  • 82' Yanis Cimignani for Damian KelvinSubstitution 4 FC Lugano
  • 77' Albian AjetiYellow Card · Foul FC Lugano
  • 74' Andrin Hunziker assist Colin Noah Kleine-BekelNormal Goal FC ST. Gallen
  • 71' Chima OkorojiYellow Card · Dissent FC ST. Gallen
  • 68' Daniel Dos Santos Correia for Ahmed KendouciSubstitution 3 FC Lugano
  • 67' Aliou Balde for Diego BesioSubstitution 5 FC ST. Gallen
  • 61' Joel Ruiz for Enoch owusuSubstitution 4 FC ST. Gallen
  • 58' Uran BislimiYellow Card · Foul FC Lugano
  • 55' Beckham Castro for Albian AjetiSubstitution 2 FC Lugano
  • 47' Elias PihlstromRed Card · Serious Foul FC Lugano
  • 45' Behruzjon Karimov for Mattia ZanottiSubstitution 1 FC Lugano
  • 45' Carlo Boukhalfa for Hugo VandermerschSubstitution 3 FC ST. Gallen
  • 45' Lukas Daschner for Betim FazlijiSubstitution 2 FC ST. Gallen
  • 45' Nevio Scherrer for Andrin HunzikerSubstitution 1 FC ST. Gallen
  • 40' Lukas DaschnerYellow Card · Dissent FC ST. Gallen
  • 36' Behruzjon Karimov assist Lars Lukas MaiNormal Goal FC Lugano
  • 32' Nevio ScherrerYellow Card · Persistent Infringement FC ST. Gallen
  • 28' Elias Pihlstrom assist Joel BichselNormal Goal FC Lugano
  • 16' Behruzjon KarimovYellow Card · Foul FC Lugano
  • 14' Elias PihlstromNormal Goal FC Lugano
  • 4' Daniel Dos Santos CorreiaGoal confirmed FC Lugano
  • 4' Beckham Castro assist Antonios PapadopoulosNormal Goal FC Lugano

SportsLife forecast

Made before kick-off
Our pick FC Lugano 45% FC Lugano Home
= 45% Draw Draw
FC ST. Gallen 10% FC ST. Gallen Away

Our pick FC Lugano win or draw Correct

Double chance : FC Lugano or draw · goals home -3.5, away -2.5

76%24%Form
65%35%Attack
73%27%Defence
15%85%Head-to-head
33%67%Goals
56.0%44.0%Overall

Win probability for each side, worked out from recent form, attack and defence strength, goals scored and conceded, and past meetings. Close numbers mean an open match; the bars show which side each factor favours. Not betting advice.

FC Lugano

League formWWWWWD
Last 5 · form87%
Last 5 · attack / defence62% / 81%
Last 5 · goals for / against13 (2.6) / 4 (0.8)

FC ST. Gallen

League formWDLLWL
Last 5 · form27%
Last 5 · attack / defence33% / 48%
Last 5 · goals for / against7 (1.4) / 11 (2.2)

Line-ups

FC Lugano3-5-2

  • 28F. GebhardtG
  • 6A. PapadopoulosD
  • 17L. MaiD
  • 18J. BichselD
  • 2B. KarimovM
  • 25U. BislimiM
  • 8A. GrgićM
  • 27Daniel Dos SantosM
  • 21Y. CimignaniM
  • 22B. CastroF
  • 24E. PihlströmF

Substitutes

  • 9A. AjetiF
  • 23G. AjdinM
  • 7E. AlioskiD
  • 3H. DelcroixD
  • 4D. KelvinD
  • 14A. KendouciM
  • 30D. MoncadaF
  • 39C. NdiayeG
  • 46M. ZanottiD
CoachM. Croci-Torti

FC ST. Gallen3-1-4-2

  • 1L. ZigiG
  • 3C. Kleine-BekelD
  • 4J. StanićD
  • 36C. OkorojiD
  • 10L. DaschnerM
  • 74J. RuizM
  • 64M. StevanovicM
  • 11C. BoukhalfaM
  • 7C. WitzigM
  • 70N. ScherrerF
  • 14A. BaldeF

Substitutes

  • 28H. VandermerschD
  • 47E. OwusuM
  • 9A. HunzikerF
  • 68M. HeydariD
  • 26T. GaalD
  • 23B. FazlijiM
  • 31D. BesioF
  • 25L. WatkowiakG
CoachE. Maaßen

Statistics

329344Passes Accurate
813Shots Insidebox
48Shots Outsidebox
16Blocked Shots
1310Free Kicks
85Shots On Goal
44Goalkeeper Saves
310Shots Off Goal
14Offsides
410408Total Passes
10Red Cards
1221Total Shots
33Yellow Cards
28Corner Kicks
1114Fouls
49%51%Ball Possession

All events

  • 4' Beckham Castro assist Antonios PapadopoulosGoal · Normal Goal FC Lugano
  • 4' Daniel Dos Santos CorreiaVar · Goal confirmed FC Lugano
  • 14' Elias PihlstromGoal · Normal Goal FC Lugano
  • 16' Behruzjon KarimovCard · Yellow Card · Foul FC Lugano
  • 28' Elias Pihlstrom assist Joel BichselGoal · Normal Goal FC Lugano
  • 32' Nevio ScherrerCard · Yellow Card · Persistent Infringement FC ST. Gallen
  • 36' Behruzjon Karimov assist Lars Lukas MaiGoal · Normal Goal FC Lugano
  • 40' Lukas DaschnerCard · Yellow Card · Dissent FC ST. Gallen
  • 45' Nevio Scherrer for Andrin Hunzikersubst · Substitution 1 FC ST. Gallen
  • 45' Lukas Daschner for Betim Fazlijisubst · Substitution 2 FC ST. Gallen
  • 45' Carlo Boukhalfa for Hugo Vandermerschsubst · Substitution 3 FC ST. Gallen
  • 45' Behruzjon Karimov for Mattia Zanottisubst · Substitution 1 FC Lugano
  • 47' Elias PihlstromCard · Red Card · Serious Foul FC Lugano
  • 55' Beckham Castro for Albian Ajetisubst · Substitution 2 FC Lugano
  • 58' Uran BislimiCard · Yellow Card · Foul FC Lugano
  • 61' Joel Ruiz for Enoch owususubst · Substitution 4 FC ST. Gallen
  • 67' Aliou Balde for Diego Besiosubst · Substitution 5 FC ST. Gallen
  • 68' Daniel Dos Santos Correia for Ahmed Kendoucisubst · Substitution 3 FC Lugano
  • 71' Chima OkorojiCard · Yellow Card · Dissent FC ST. Gallen
  • 74' Andrin Hunziker assist Colin Noah Kleine-BekelGoal · Normal Goal FC ST. Gallen
  • 77' Albian AjetiCard · Yellow Card · Foul FC Lugano
  • 82' Yanis Cimignani for Damian Kelvinsubst · Substitution 4 FC Lugano
  • 82' Uran Bislimi for Hannes Delcroixsubst · Substitution 5 FC Lugano

Player ratings

FC Lugano

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
E. PihlströmF 478.1 202 17 13%03/7
B. CastroF 557.9 102 11 7%01/4
B. KarimovM 457.3 101 17 14%12/3
J. BichselD 907.1 010 59 51%05/9
L. MaiD 907.1 010 28 22%24/8
A. PapadopoulosD 907.1 011 23 19%38/13
U. BislimiM 826.7 000 51 46%22/4
F. GebhardtG 906.7 000 60 38%00/0
A. GrgićM 906.6 001 47 38%04/11
Daniel Dos SantosM 686.5 003 32 28%26/13
Y. CimignaniM 826.5 001 35 31%35/6
D. KelvinD 86.4 000 212/2
A. KendouciM 226.4 000 8 5%33/3
A. AjetiF 356.3 000 9 7%07/11
H. DelcroixD 86.2 000 6 5%11/1
M. ZanottiD 456.0 001 5 5%12/6

FC ST. Gallen

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
A. HunzikerF 457.5 107 5 2%03/9
C. Kleine-BekelD 907.2 010 60 53%14/10
C. OkorojiD 906.8 001 54 45%12/4
E. OwusuM 296.5 003 12 11%11/5
J. StanićD 906.5 001 59 53%27/8
M. StevanovicM 906.4 000 47 42%34/8
A. BaldeF 676.3 002 8 7%14/13
D. BesioF 236.3 000 5 3%00/0
H. VandermerschD 456.2 001 24 22%24/9
L. DaschnerM 456.1 001 20 17%03/4
L. ZigiG 906.1 000 15 10%00/0
C. WitzigM 906.0 002 25 20%03/5
B. FazlijiM 456.0 003 30 25%13/6
J. RuizM 615.9 000 27 21%11/5
C. BoukhalfaM 455.8 000 14 11%33/6
N. ScherrerF 455.7 000 3 2%04/9

Head-to-head last 10 meetings

2FC Lugano wins3Draws5FC ST. Gallen wins
  • 16 Sep 2026 Super League FC Lugano 4 – 1 FC ST. Gallen
  • 10 May 2026 Super League FC Lugano 1 – 2 FC ST. Gallen
  • 17 Mar 2026 Super League FC ST. Gallen 1 – 1 FC Lugano
  • 26 Nov 2025 Super League FC Lugano 1 – 3 FC ST. Gallen
  • 13 Sep 2025 Super League FC ST. Gallen 1 – 0 FC Lugano
  • 13 Apr 2025 Super League FC Lugano 1 – 1 FC ST. Gallen
  • 5 Feb 2025 Super League FC ST. Gallen 2 – 1 FC Lugano
  • 1 Sep 2024 Super League FC Lugano 1 – 1 FC ST. Gallen
  • 4 May 2024 Super League FC Lugano 0 – 1 FC ST. Gallen
  • 9 Mar 2024 Super League FC ST. Gallen 2 – 3 FC Lugano

Squads

FC Lugano31 players

Goalkeepers

  • 28F. Gebhardt23 y
  • 99D. Mina20 y
  • 39C. Ndiaye17 y
  • 16D. von Ballmoos31 y

Defenders

  • 7E. Alioski33 y
  • 18J. Bichsel23 y
  • 44João Victor Schlickmann Carbone20 y
  • 3H. Delcroix26 y
  • 4D. Kelvin23 y
  • 17L. Mai25 y
  • 26Martim Marques21 y
  • 6A. Papadopoulos26 y
  • 46M. Zanotti22 y

Midfielders

  • 2B. Karimov18 y
  • 23G. Ajdin18 y
  • 25U. Bislimi26 y
  • 21Y. Cimignani23 y
  • 27Daniel Dos Santos23 y
  • 8A. Grgić29 y
  • 14A. Kendouci26 y
  • 31J. Parente19 y
  • 11R. Steffen34 y

Forwards

  • 9A. Ajeti28 y
  • 91K. Behrens34 y
  • 22B. Castro22 y
  • 30D. Moncada18 y
  • 24E. Pihlström19 y
  • 32Nicolo Puddu18 y
  • 33Christian Raffa18 y
  • 13I. Tiraboschi16 y
  • 19Bryan Zurmuhle16 y

FC ST. Gallen30 players

Goalkeepers

  • 1L. Zigi29 y
  • 81Y. Bujard22 y
  • 35B. Dumrath22 y
  • 25L. Watkowiak29 y

Defenders

  • 71P. Büttiker19 y
  • 26T. Gaal24 y
  • 68M. Heydari19 y
  • 3C. Kleine-Bekel22 y
  • 72C. May18 y
  • 36C. Okoroji28 y
  • 4J. Stanić26 y
  • 28H. Vandermersch26 y

Midfielders

  • 74J. Ruiz19 y
  • 11C. Boukhalfa26 y
  • 10L. Daschner27 y
  • 23B. Fazliji26 y
  • 20L. Frokaj20 y
  • 16L. Görtler31 y
  • 63C. Konietzke19 y
  • 6B. Neziri22 y
  • 64M. Stevanovic23 y
  • 66N. Weibel18 y
  • 7C. Witzig24 y
  • 47E. Owusu19 y

Forwards

  • 14A. Balde23 y
  • 31D. Besio19 y
  • 17K. Csoboth25 y
  • 21Malamine Efekele21 y
  • 9A. Hunziker22 y
  • 70N. Scherrer17 y

Season numbers Super League 2026/27

FC Lugano

FormWWWWWWDW
Played (home / away)8 (5 / 3)
W · D · L7 · 1 · 0
Goals for (avg)23 (2.9)
Goals against (avg)7 (0.9)
Clean sheets / failed to score2 / 0
Biggest win (home / away)5-0 / 1-4
Longest win streak6
Most used formation3-5-2 (3×)
Cards (yellow / red)17 / 1

FC ST. Gallen

FormWWDLLWLL
Played (home / away)8 (4 / 4)
W · D · L3 · 1 · 4
Goals for (avg)13 (1.6)
Goals against (avg)18 (2.3)
Clean sheets / failed to score1 / 2
Biggest win (home / away)2-1 / 0-2
Longest win streak2
Penalties scored / missed1 / 0
Most used formation3-5-2 (4×)
Cards (yellow / red)15 / 0