Lugano vs Zurich

9 August 2026 · Swiss Super League · 2026/27 · Referee Lukas Fahndrich

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Kevin Behrens 16’, 34’
  • Renato Steffen 52’
  • Daniel Dos Santos 79’
  • Dereck Moncada 89’

Match summary

Lugano won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Zurich. Lugano led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Behrens put Lugano ahead in the 16th minute and Behrens made it 2-0 with a header in the 34th minute. In the second half, Renato Steffen made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, Daniel Dos Santos made it 4-0 in the 79th minute, and Dereck Moncada made it 5-0 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lugano created 2.46 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Zurich's 0.89 from 9.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
16 Shots 9
8 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 2
90 Attacks 68
49 Dangerous attacks 31
557 Passes 336
89.6% Pass accuracy 85.7%
20 Tackles 8
12 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Lugano Zurich
Kick-off
Kevin BehrensRight foot shot1-0 (Lugano)
16’
20’
Selmin HodzaFoul
27’
Philippe KenyShot on target
Kevin BehrensShot on target
29’
33’
Valon BerishaFoul
Kevin BehrensHeader2-0 (Lugano)
34’
44’
Kevin SpadanudaValon Berisha
44’
Juan José PereaBledian Krasniqi
45+1’
Livano ComenenciaFoul
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
Renato SteffenLeft foot shot3-0 (Lugano)
52’
Daniel Dos SantosElias Pihlström
62’
Antonios PapadopoulosShot on target
64’
67’
Mohamed BangouraLeandro Schödler
67’
Nevio Di GiustoUmeh Emmanuel
Dereck MoncadaKevin Behrens
70’
Ahmed KendouciUran Bislimi
70’
Daniel Dos SantosRight foot shot4-0 (Lugano)
79’
Damian KelvinHannes Delcroix
80’
Martim MarquesRenato Steffen
80’
Mattia ZanottiShot on target
88’
Dereck MoncadaLeft foot shot5-0 (Lugano)
89’
Full-time5-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.46 0.89 16’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), 1-0 16’ 34’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), 2-0 34’ 52’ Renato Steffen (Lugano), 3-0 52’ 79’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), 4-0 79’ 89’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), 5-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.46 0.89 16’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), 1-0 Behrens 16’ 34’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), 2-0 Behrens 34’ 52’ Renato Steffen (Lugano), 3-0 Steffen 52’ 79’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), 4-0 Dos Santos 79’ 89’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), 5-0 Moncada 89’
Lugano 2.46 xGZurich 0.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Zurich attacking Lugano attacking 
29’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 52’ Renato Steffen (Lugano), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 9’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 56’ Juan José Perea (Zurich), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 16’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 90+3’ Nevio Di Giusto (Zurich), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 27’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 78’ Livano Comenencia (Zurich), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 78’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Mattia Zanotti (Lugano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 59’ Yanis Cimignani (Lugano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 27’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 14’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Leandro Schödler (Zurich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Mohamed Bangoura (Zurich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.68 xG, saved 52’ Renato Steffen (Lugano), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 9’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 56’ Juan José Perea (Zurich), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 16’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 90+3’ Nevio Di Giusto (Zurich), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 27’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 78’ Livano Comenencia (Zurich), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 78’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Mattia Zanotti (Lugano), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 59’ Yanis Cimignani (Lugano), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 27’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Kevin Behrens (Lugano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 31’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Leandro Schödler (Zurich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Mohamed Bangoura (Zurich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lugano 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Ballmoos
Papadopoulos
Mai
Delcroix 80’
Cimignani
Grgić
Bislimi 70’
Zanotti
Pihlström 62’
Steffen 80’
Behrens 2 70’
Zurich 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Lindner
Volken
Sauter
Hodza
Kamberi
Schödler 67’
Emmanuel 67’
Krasniqi 44’
Comenencia
Berisha 44’
Keny

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
David von Ballmoos
90′ 1 0 55 – – – 1 –
Defenders6 players
Antonios Papadopoulos
90′ 2 2 1 6 2 59 3 – – –
Lars Lukas Mai
90′ 2 – – 4 2 74 3 – – –
Hannes Delcroix Taken off
80′ – 1 – 1 1 46 1 – 1 –
Mattia Zanotti
90′ 2 1 – 5 – 24 1 – 1 –
Damian Kelvin Came on as a substitute
10′ – 1 – – – 7 – – – –
Martim Marques Came on as a substitute
10′ 1 – – 1 – 3 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Anto Grgić
90′ – 1 59 1 – 4 – 4 1 – –
Uran Bislimi Taken off
70′ – – 75 1 – 2 – 5 – 3 –
Yanis Cimignani
90′ – – 36 3 – 2 – 4 1 1 –
Renato Steffen Taken off
80′ 1 – 43 5 – 1 – 5 – 4 –
Elias Pihlström Taken off
62′ – – 22 1 – 1 1 4 – 2 –
Daniel Dos Santos Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – 14 – – 1 – 3 – 1 –
Dereck Moncada Came on as a substitute
20′ 1 – 6 – – – – – – – –
Ahmed Kendouci Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 22 – – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Forwards1 player
Kevin Behrens Taken off
70′ 2 – 5 3 1.42 – – 2 – 14 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Lugano LDWWW
Zurich WLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Zurich 0-1 Lugano, 11 Apr 26 Next meeting: Zurich vs Lugano, 05 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Lugano vs Zurich meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.