Thun
- The hosts are unbeaten in five Super League games, winning five of them and sitting top of the pile on 64 points from 27 contests.
- The hosts have won three straight home games while St. Gallen have won one and drawn one of their last two away, so there are certainly arguments on both sides.
St. Gallen
- St Gallen are unbeaten in their last five Super League matches, winning three and drawing two, to maintain the pressure on the leaders.
- With 50 points from 27, there’s still plenty of games to go.
Key Players
- Manager Mauro Lustrinelli has made Thun a pragmatic team that plays with a collective mentality since taking over in July 2022 and they are on a five-game winning streak that includes a 3-0 away win at Winterthur and a gritty 2-1 home win over Luzern.
- Elmin Rastoder is their main man up front with 11 Super League goals in 26 appearances this season, but Alessandro Vogt has been in fine form recently, netting four times in St. Gallen’s last five.
- 11 Super League goals in 26 appearances
- Four times in St. Gallen’s last five
- Thun set up in a compact 4-2-2-2 formation that focuses on quick vertical passes and direct runs by the forward players.
- Maassen’s 3-5-2 system at St. Gallen, which he introduced in July 2024, takes the wing-backs out wide to overload the flanks and control the ball.
- His side can also play in a more possession-based manner, but they are equally dangerous on the counter-attack.
Betting Insights
- Bookmakers have the home team a shade favorites at 2.08, but St. Gallen are worth a flutter at 3.24.
- The visiting side have won seven and lost only two of their 13 away games and have been in good form lately, so the draw is a very possible result.
- Both teams have some serious goalscorers and St. Gallen have conceded an average of only 1.23 goals in their Super League fixtures away from home, so the 'Over 2.5 goals' market at 1.46 could be the way to go for goal hunters.
Prediction
The key battle will be the central versus wide matchup and it’s the transition play that could decide the result, but we’re taking Thun to win a fast-paced and hard-fought matchup.
