Lugano - St. Petersburg Gallen

Play between groups with different goals. The hosts are struggling to avoid relegation and the guests to exit the Europa League. Both of them are close to achieving their goals, since they are in a better position than their persecutors.

Lugano just broke down a negative 6 consecutive defeat, having one win, one draw and one defeat in its last 3 games. Indeed, the victory has won her away against Sion, which has the same goal, to avoid relegation. In its last game lost away from Grasshoppers with 4-3, accepting the fourth goal in 88 minute. A team that accepts 4 goals probably has its defensive problems.

St. Gallen is on a downward course coming from 4 defeats in the latest 5 games. Negative results resulted in a change of coach and the arrival of U21 technician Boro Kusmanovic in place of George Condini. In the last game they lost home from Thun with 0-1.

Changing the coach to a team almost always brings change to the psychology of the players. Lugano, on the other hand, is not a super-team. I appreciate that St. Gallen will not lose at least. The tie is not disastrous for either group.

Lugano - St. Gallen | X2 | Bet365 | 1.90 | 3/10

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