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Servette vs Zurich Prediction & Betting tips
The first championship quarter in the Swiss Super League was officially concluded last weekend with the ninth matchday. However, there are still some catch-up games on the program, as not a single team has already played nine games. On Wednesday evening, three games from the seventh match day will be added, including the duel between Servette Geneva and FC Zurich.
The home side from French-speaking Switzerland have been one of the big disappointments of this season so far and have held the red lantern since last weekend. In order to leave the last place in the table, a win is essential.
A misjudgment of the betting providers? Or are there arguments that justify such a clear favorite role for the bottom of the line? This article is dedicated to these questions. The game in the Stade de Geneve starts on Wednesday evening at 17:15 p.m.
Servette Geneva:
Alain Geiger’s team was characterized by courageous, cheeky offensive football last season. The newly promoted acclimatized straight away in the Super League and ended the season in excellent fourth place in the table. This made the surprising return to Europe.
In the current 2020/21 season, however, the team from French-speaking Switzerland no longer has much in common with the team from last season. This is not even due to serious departures, but the ease and carefree was completely lost in the short summer break.
The Geiger-Elf started quite well and only had to admit defeat to Ligue 1 Klub Stade Reims. In the domestic championship, however, only managed one win in seven games. With only five points, Servette is at the bottom of the table and has lost all power, especially in the game.
In the first seven league games, the Geiger-Elf scored just four goals, making Servette Geneva the weakest offensive in the entire league. The only win of the season was against FC Basel on September 27th, so Servette has been waiting for a complete success for over two months.
Only last weekend the team had to admit defeat 1: 3 at home to the previously winless FC Luzern. Arguments in favor of a Servette victory are difficult to find. The betting odds offered appear all the more incomprehensible. Between Servette Geneva and FC Zurich, the prognosis for the home win should be refrained from.
FC Zurich:
Ex-Bundesliga legionnaire Ludovic Magnin was able to postpone his dismissal countless times, but after only one point from the first three league games in 2020/21, the almost infinite trust was exhausted and after almost two and a half years Magnin was dismissed from FCZ.
After Magnin’s dismissal, the club was able to present an interim coach with Massimo Rizzo who has FCZ blood in his veins. Trained as an active football player at FCZ, but without professional involvement. In his coaching career he has already worked for the U18 and U21 teams and also as an assistant coach for the professionals.
The 46-year-old has finally reached the front row and given the results so far, it seems like only a matter of time before Rizzo will be given a head coach contract. In four competitive games under his wing, the club collected ten out of twelve possible points. Within a very short time, Rizzo led the club from last place to fourth.
FC Zurich conceded an unbelievable 72 goals (an average of two goals per game) last season. Under Rizzo, the main focus was now on the defensive. The wings finally work backwards again and make the rooms narrow. Defensive stability should be the cornerstone of successful football.
In times of counter-pressing & Co., it is now unfamiliar when the team retreats into their own penalty area with almost eleven men in possession of the opposing ball. For the FCZ, however, this security was apparently exactly the right instrument to gain self-confidence. If you have the ball yourself, the offensive game is quite respectable and the Swiss media are already talking about the “miraculous resurrection of FCZ”.
The momentum speaks a more than clear language in this game and ensures between Servette Geneva and FC Zurich that the guests will tip on a victory. In the meantime, thanks to his successes, Rizzo has got a job guarantee until the winter break, with every further victory the chances increase that he will soon be under a long-term contract with his heart club.
Servette vs Zurich head to head matches
04.07.20 SL Zurich Servette 2 : 0
16.02.20 SL Servette Zurich 4 : 1
08.12.19 SL Zurich Servette 0 : 5
29.09.19 SL Servette Zurich 0 : 1
17.05.17 CL Zurich Servette 1 : 1