Servette (home)
It’s not clear whether Servette keeper Joël Mall , who filled in for the injured Jérémy Frick , will retain his starting position this weekend, and his form will be something to monitor, as will the performances of Miroslav Stevanović and Samuel Mráz , who have made significant contributions to the club’s goals with their assists and goals from midfield and wide areas respectively.
Sion (away)
- Sion have been in a much steadier run, going unbeaten in their last three league matches (D2, W1, L0), including a vital 2-0 home win over Winterthur last time out.
- Sion’s recent improvement is due in no small part to the return of Paolo Tramezzani as head coach in mid-January 2026.
- Tramezzani is a pragmatic coach who sets his teams up to be compact and disciplined at the back before hitting on the counter with numbers.
Head-to-Head
Servette have won three of the last five competitive head-to-head meetings with Sion (D2) including a 3-0 home win in October 2024 and a 2-0 away victory in September 2025 in the Swiss Super League.
Key Players
- Sion’s defensive stability has been built upon the solidity of captain and centre-back Joël Schmied, who is a natural leader and an aerial threat on both sides of the ball.
- In midfield, Josias Lukembila and Donat Rrudhani have made good contributions, supplying assists and linking play in recent matches.
- It’s not clear whether Servette keeper Joël Mall, who filled in for the injured Jérémy Frick, will retain his starting position this weekend, and his form will be something to monitor, as will the performances of Miroslav Stevanović and Samuel Mráz, who have made significant contributions to the club’s goals with their assists and goals from midfield and wide areas respectively.
- It is a battle of chess and counter chess, with Ayé and Nivokazi looking to exploit any space left in behind the two defensive lines, and Gourvennec’s ball circulation or Tramezzani’s compactness will ultimately decide the game.
Betting Insights
- The form guide and recent head-to-head record favours a home victory for Servette on Saturday, but we feel that the match result markets, which price them up at 2.25 with Sion at 3.0 and the draw at 3.4, are too close for comfort and don’t reflect the current positions of the two clubs in the table.
- However, given the recent history of this fixture and the potential for an open contest on a cold winter’s day at Stade de la Praille, the Both Teams To Score market at 2.1 provides the most value for punters.
Prediction
- Our view of the match favours Sion, who we feel are more likely to avoid defeat in this game, making 1-1 or 1-2 the most likely correct score.
- The game should be won by the team that is most physically strong and tactically disciplined, although the wet pitch could favour Servette’s more open and flowing style.
