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Zurich vs Lugano Prediction & Betting tips
Will the Young Boys once again be able to celebrate a start-finish victory? This question is asked by many fans of Swiss football. This weekend, the kick-off for the new season sounds. The starting position is similar to the previous year – with the Young Boys and Basel, there are two overpowering teams, the eight remaining teams act at about the same level. There should not be any lack of suspense in the coming weeks and months. The traditional club FC Zurich welcomes Lugano on Matchday 1 at their home Letzigrund Stadium!
Due to the descent of the record champion Grasshoppers, the fans have to do without city derbies this year. The FCZ also remained behind the expectations as a table sitter and will only be seen on a national stage this season. The guests from Lugano, however, secured third place in a spectacular finish and will be represented in the group stage of the Europa League. Nevertheless, the guests are considered as outsiders on Sunday afternoon. The game starts on Sunday at 15 pm.
FC Zurich:
The FCZ could convince in the previous year on the international stage quite well and also played well against the supposedly higher classified teams. At the national level, however, the team of Ludovic Magnin suffered many setbacks. The spring of 2019 was not necessarily satisfactory and the Magnin protégés were still ranked to number seven. Demand and reality did not only differ widely with the Grasshoppers, but also with the FCZ. In the meantime, even the FCZ trembled for the league, but could at least avoid the barrage.
The goal for the new season is clearly formulated. Should the Europa League be missed again, Ludovic Magnin should not be head coach of FC Zurich at the end of the season. The former defender wants to remain true to his philosophy despite the goal and continue to rely on the youth. The Zurich squad has many young talents. Top talent Kevin Rüegg – who was captain last year – could leave the Swiss soon. Magnin withdrew his captain’s bow, this is seen in the Swiss media as a further indication that a change is imminent. With Levan Kharabadze, Simon Sohm, Becir Omeragic or Izer Aliu, there are more teenagers who are much trusted this season.
Due to the many young players, the topic of consistency will probably not be obvious even in this season. The preparation was quite promising, including RB Leipzig could be defeated in a friendly match. However, these results must be considered with caution, because for the FCZ this was the dress rehearsal, for Leipzig, however, one of the first test matches. However, the results in preparation have shown that the FCZ seems to be more offensive this year.
Lugano:
This was by no means to be expected – the team of head coach Fabio Celestini caused last season for the biggest surprise in the Super League. Compared to other teams, Lugano does not show well-groomed combination football. Instead, the greatest strength is the extremely fast switching to ball gain. Counterfeit football par excellence, the Celestini-Elf delivered and thus secured the third place in the table and thus the ticket for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
Despite the fixed revenues for international business, the club remained true to the line and did not invest well. Nevertheless, the quality in the squad was increased thanks to clever transfers. Austrian Under-21 international Sandi Lovric and Hungarian Filip Holender are definitely reinforcements. With Francesco Rodriguez, the brother of Milan star Ricardo – and Linus Obexer, two strong, young Swiss were also pulled ashore. Marco Aratore brings experience and is on the left wing another asset to the Celestini protégés.
The Ticino presents itself as a compact unit without big stars, in which the mix of young talents and a few old stars is balanced. The swedish Alexander Gerndt had 19 scorer points a large share of the excellent season and is convinced that the team this season is even stronger than two years ago, when Lugano was also represented internationally. Together with the Brazilian Carlinhos (13 goals), the Swede forms a powerful offensive duo.
The results in the preparation were not outstanding, but the performance in the 1: 2 against Inter Milan still gives hope. Lugano has a wide chest after the great spring of 2019, after all there were only three defeats in the second half of the season. On the basis of these statistics, between FC Zurich and Lugano a forecast on at least one point win of the team from Ticino is an interesting option.
Zurich vs Lugano head to head matches
19.04.19 SL Lugano Zurich 3 : 0
03.03.19 SL Zurich Lugano 0 : 1
16.12.18 SL Zurich Lugano 0 : 0
01.09.18 SL Lugano Zurich 1 : 0
19.05.18 SL Lugano Zurich 1 : 1