FC Winterthur

vs

FC St. Gallen

Preview

St. Gallen

Winterthur

Head-to-Head

• The head-to-head record suggests a home win is possible, but St. Gallen’s superior quality and form should secure an away win.
• St. Gallen have failed to win in their last 2 away trips to Winterthur, but the visitors can take their revenge with an away victory on Saturday.
• St. Gallen are red hot right now, having won their last four games, including away triumphs over Grasshopper Club Zurich and RSC Anderlecht, two solid teams in the Champions League qualification race.
• The bookies have them at 1.73 to win again, but that looks too short given Winterthur are available at 4.2.
• St. Gallen will be targeting the win and will surely feel confident after their 5-0 win against Winterthur in the reverse fixture, but that result counts for little as Winterthur have won 3 of their other last 5 meetings in all competitions.

Key Players

• That isn’t easy in the Super League and, while Andrin Hunziker is flying with 6 goals in 17 appearances, his work rate is the highlight in an otherwise poor campaign.
• Aliou Balde has scored 3 goals in his last 5, while top scorer Alessandro Vogt has 8 in 19.

Betting Insights

• However, it is St. Gallen who look to be in a position to take the win on Saturday with 1.73 odds.
• Recent stats:
  • They are more used to playing with freedom and are also a lot more used to winning, having done so in 6 of their 9 away Super League games, scoring 18 goals on the way.
  • Winterthur’s defensive issues have plagued them at home all season long with 22 goals conceded in nine matches, an average of 2.44 goals per game.
• With both teams playing positively on the transition, we like Over 2.5 goals at 1.5 here.

Prediction

• The head-to-head record suggests a home win is possible, but St. Gallen’s superior quality and form should secure an away win.
• With both teams playing positively on the transition, we like Over 2.5 goals at 1.5.