St. Gallen vs Zurich

26 July 2026 · Swiss Super League · 2026/27 · Referee Sven Wolfensberger

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lukas Görtler 70’
  • Andrin Hunziker 74’
  • Umeh Emmanuel 50’

Match summary

St. Gallen came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Zurich. It was goalless at half-time.

Umeh Emmanuel put Zurich ahead in the 50th minute, Lukas Görtler equalised from a corner in the 70th minute, and Andrin Hunziker won it with a header in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: St. Gallen created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Zurich's 1.11 from 12.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
15 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 4
78 Attacks 72
40 Dangerous attacks 24
294 Passes 349
67.3% Pass accuracy 70.5%
19 Tackles 16
13 Fouls 27
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

St. Gallen Zurich
Kick-off
8’
Philippe KenyShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
50’
Umeh EmmanuelRight foot shot0-1 (Zurich)
53’
56’
Bledian KrasniqiShot on target
Lukas GörtlerShot on target
66’
Lukas GörtlerRight foot shot1-1 (St. Gallen)
70’
Andrin HunzikerHeader2-1 (St. Gallen)
74’
Diego BesioShot on target
79’
84’
87’
87’
M. KollerManagerArgument
Chima OkorojiTime wasting
90+3’
Full-time2-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.11 50’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), 0-1 50’ 70’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), 1-1 70’ 74’ Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen), 2-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 1.11 50’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), 0-1 Emmanuel 50’ 70’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), 1-1 Görtler 70’ 74’ Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen), 2-1 Hunziker 74’
St. Gallen 1.63 xGZurich 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Zurich attacking St. Gallen attacking 
74’ Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 66’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 56’ Bledian Krasniqi (Zurich), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 63’ Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 32’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+6’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 79’ Diego Besio (St. Gallen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Ilan Sauter (Zurich), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Hugo Vandermersch (St. Gallen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 86’ Leon Frokaj (St. Gallen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Diego Besio (St. Gallen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Leandro Schödler (Zurich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 8’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Christian Witzig (St. Gallen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Lindrit Kamberi (Zurich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Aliou Balde (St. Gallen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Jozo Stanić (St. Gallen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Hugo Vandermersch (St. Gallen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Valon Berisha (Zurich), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Aliou Balde (St. Gallen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Lukas Daschner (St. Gallen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 66’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 56’ Bledian Krasniqi (Zurich), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 32’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 63’ Andrin Hunziker (St. Gallen), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 90+6’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 79’ Diego Besio (St. Gallen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Ilan Sauter (Zurich), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Hugo Vandermersch (St. Gallen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 89’ Diego Besio (St. Gallen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Leon Frokaj (St. Gallen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 8’ Leandro Schödler (Zurich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Christian Witzig (St. Gallen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Lindrit Kamberi (Zurich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Aliou Balde (St. Gallen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Jozo Stanić (St. Gallen), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Lukas Görtler (St. Gallen), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Philippe Keny (Zurich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Valon Berisha (Zurich), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Umeh Emmanuel (Zurich), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Hugo Vandermersch (St. Gallen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Aliou Balde (St. Gallen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Lukas Daschner (St. Gallen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

St. Gallen 3-5-2 Starting XI
Zigi
Okoroji
Gaal
Stanić
Daschner
Görtler 79’
Frokaj
Stevanović 61’
Vandermersch 61’
Witzig 90’
Balde 60’
Zurich 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lindner
Volken
Sauter 81’
Hodza
Kamberi
Schödler 83’
Berisha 75’
Emmanuel
Krasniqi 75’
Comenencia 75’
Keny

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 1 31 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
90′ 2 2 – 5 3 32 3 – – –
90′ 1 1 – 12 7 36 1 – – –
90′ 1 1 – 1 – 32 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Hugo Vandermersch Taken off
61′ – – 18 – – 1 1 5 – 3 –
Lukas Görtler Taken off
79′ 1 1 18 1 – 1 1 5 – 4 –
90′ – 1 39 3 – 3 2 7 1 2 –
90′ – – 17 – – 1 – 8 2 6 –
Mihailo Stevanović Taken off
61′ – – 16 1 – 2 – 2 – – –
Christian Witzig Taken off
89′ – – 21 1 – – – – 3 – –
Corsin Konietzke Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – – 3 – 3 – – –
Forwards4 players
Aliou Balde Taken off
60′ – – 2 – 0.08 – – 3 1 7 –
Andrin Hunziker Came on as a substitute
30′ 1 – 2 1 0.66 – 1 3 – 5 –
Diego Besio Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 2 1 0.21 – 2 2 2 6 –
Enoch Owusu Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – 2 5 3 15 –
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.

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