On the 12th of February, in this week 20 match, Zürich will play host to Winterthur in a meeting of these two Super League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 9th placed Zürich is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sion. Jonathan Okita struck first for Zürich in the 59th minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sion was frustrated by Zürich’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Zürich ended the match with the shutout victory. Zürich is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while winterthur is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Lugano. Matteo Di Giusto struck first for Winterthur in the 45th minute on a feed from Joaquín Ardaiz, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Lugano couldn’t muster any offence and Winterthur ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Winterthur should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Zürich and Winterthur battled to a 0-0 draw. Zürich had 11 on net, and Winterthur had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Matteo Di Giusto has been the most effective weapon for Winterthur lately. The Swiss attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Jonathan Okita has been the most prolific scorer on Zürich in his last five matches with 3 goals.