Sion vs Lausanne Sport preview

Switzerland flag 2025/2026 Super League, Switzerland
Stade de Tourbillon Sun, 12 Apr - 2:30 PM
Super League
Sion SIO
Lausanne Sport LAU
KICKOFF : Sun, 12 Apr - 2:30 PM
Round 33 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Sion will host Lausanne Sport at the Stade de Tourbillon for this Regular Season match in the Super League. Heading into this fixture, the home side currently sits 5th in the league standings. Meanwhile, the visiting Lausanne Sport occupy the 9th position in the table. Sion's recent season form reads W2 D3 L1 from 6 matches. They come into this contest following their last outing, where they secured an away win against Grasshopper. On the other hand, Lausanne Sport's season form reads W3 D0 L3 from 6 matches. They also enter this fixture following a victory, having registered a home win against Winterthur in their most recent match.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Sion hold a +2.7 pts power-ranking advantage heading into this fixture.
  • Form: Sion are in line with baseline; recent form is evenly matched.
  • Squad: No major squad or availability edge; impact is neutral.
  • Efficiency: Sion show stronger possession-adjusted chance creation in the data.
  • Transition: Sion have a moderate edge in transition threat.
  • Set pieces: Sion carry higher set-play value and dead-ball upside.
  • xVariable: Sion hold a marginal advantage on underlying metrics.
  • Market: Sion 45.7% | Draw 26.3% | Lausanne Sport 28%.
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Sion D. Tholot
D. Tholot
VS
Lausanne Sport P. Zeidler
P. Zeidler
1.54
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.29
1.5 i
Last 6 Opponents
Grasshopper Rank: 49 W
St. Gallen Rank: 64 D
Zürich Rank: 51 W
Winterthur Rank: 45 D
Lugano Rank: 63 L
Servette Rank: 61 D
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
1.5 i
Last 6 Opponents
Winterthur Rank: 46 W
Luzern Rank: 57 L
Young Boys Rank: 61 L
Grasshopper Rank: 48 W
Zürich Rank: 51 W
Basel Rank: 64 L
18
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
18 - 7 - 8
8
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Sion
45.7%
Draw
26.25%
Away Lausanne Sport
28.04%

Team Power Ranking

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What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
59.44
56.7
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Sion
Lausanne Sport
Power Score
59.44
56.7
League Position
5
9
Global Rank
482
567

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

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vs
Sion — Opponent-weighted form score
Lausanne Sport — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Sion Lausanne Sport

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 33 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Sion SIO Home
33 matches
Lausanne Sport LAU Away
Match Record
18
Wins
8
7
Draws
7
8
Losses
18
Goals
43
Goals Scored
25
25
Goals Conceded
43
+18
Goal Difference
-18
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-04-08T01:06:56+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
A. Racioppi
1 A. Racioppi
N. Lavanchy
14 N. Lavanchy
J. Kronig
17 J. Kronig
K. Hajrizi
28 K. Hajrizi
N. Hefti
20 N. Hefti
A. Kabacalman
88 A. Kabacalman
B. Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira
8 B. Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira
F. Surdez
19 F. Surdez
J. Lukembila
39 J. Lukembila
I. Chouaref
7 I. Chouaref
R. Nivokazi
33 R. Nivokazi
K. Letica
25 K. Letica
M. Poaty
18 M. Poaty
A. Sow
71 A. Sow
K. Mouanga
14 K. Mouanga
T. Bergvall
6 T. Bergvall
N. Beloko
16 N. Beloko
O. Custodio Da Costa
10 O. Custodio Da Costa
G. Sigua
38 G. Sigua
O. Janneh Susso
78 O. Janneh Susso
T. Bair
9 T. Bair
S. Traore
17 S. Traore

General Information

Date & Time
Apr 12, 2026, 02:30 PM
Competition
2025/2026 Super League, Switzerland · Round 33 · Regular Season
Stadium
Stade de Tourbillon
Capacity
16263
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Expected Lineup

Starting XI ▼

1
Anthony Racioppi
Anthony Racioppi Goalkeeper
39
Josias Lukembila
Josias Lukembila Attacker
7
Ilyas Chouaref
Ilyas Chouaref Centre Forward
33
Rilind Nivokazi
Rilind Nivokazi Attacker
17
Jan Kronig
Jan Kronig Right Back
28
Kreshnik Hajrizi
Kreshnik Hajrizi Left Back
20
Nias Hefti
Nias Hefti Left Back
14
Numa Lavanchy
Numa Lavanchy Right Back
88
Ali Kabacalman
Ali Kabacalman Central Midfield
8
Baltazar
Baltazar Central Midfield
19
Franck Surdez
Franck Surdez Central Midfield

Starting XI ▼

25
Karlo Letica
Karlo Letica Goalkeeper
17
Seydou Traoré
Seydou Traoré Attacker
9
Theo Bair
Theo Bair Attacker
6
Theo Bergvall
Theo Bergvall Right Back
38
Gabriel Sigua
Gabriel Sigua Central Midfield
10
Olivier Custodio
Olivier Custodio Central Midfield
16
Nicky Beloko
Nicky Beloko Central Midfield
71
Karim Sow
Karim Sow Left Back
14
Kévin Mouanga
Kévin Mouanga Right Back
18
Morgan Poaty
Morgan Poaty Left Back
78
Omar Janneh
Omar Janneh Attacking Midfield

CONCLUSION

Sion enters the fixture with a stronger pre-match profile, holding a 2.7-point power advantage over Lausanne Sport. The market probabilities identify Sion as the leader at 45.7 percent, compared to a 28.0 percent chance for a Lausanne Sport victory and a 26.3 percent probability of a draw. This indicates a direct alignment between the structural metrics and the market expectations for the home side. Both teams carry identical form scores into the match following recent victories in their previous league outings. Success in this Super League encounter will likely depend on which side can impose its preferred tempo while avoiding critical defensive errors in central areas.