Super League
St. Gallen - Thun
08/30/2026, 02:30 PM
Expected Goals
2.5
3.8
1.2
2:1
9%3:1
8%3:0
6%2:2
6%4:1
5%What influences the xG?
St. Gallen
Thun
League
The Lab
- 1St. Gallen: 7 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
- 2Thun: dropped a lead in 5 of 7 games (13 points lost)
- 3St. Gallen: 3.2 cards per game (33 yellows, 2 reds in 11 games)
- 4Thun: 8 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
- 5St. Gallen: 72% of all goals in the second half (18 of 25, last 12 games)
- 6Thun: 63% of all goals in the first half (12 of 19, last 12 games)
Model Probabilities
Match Result
Home Win
65%
Draw
19%
Away Win
16%
Goals
Over 1.5
90%
Under 1.5
10%
Over 2.5
72%
Under 2.5
28%
Over 3.5
52%
Under 3.5
48%
Double Chance
Home or Draw
84%
Away or Draw
35%
No Draw
81%
Both Score
Yes
66%
No
34%
Key Factors
- Mathematical dominance: The prediction model calculates a 65% home win probability and 2.54 expected goals for St. Gallen
- Tactical superiority: St. Gallen recently dominated possession with 57% ball possession and averaged 7.8 shots on target per match
- Opponent's defensive instability: Thun's form trend is negative, having conceded an average of 3.2 goals in recent matches
Risk Factors
- High workload: Both teams enter the match with a short recovery period of only 3 days of rest since their last competitive fixture
- Squad depletion for Thun: Key players Valmir Matoshi (6 goals, 4 assists) and Michael Heule (2 goals, 7 assists) are missing from the lineup
Overview
St. Gallen (4th place, 7 points) host Thun (10th place, 3 points) at Kybunpark
Super League match on August 30, 2026, 4:30 PM
Matchup with a clear favorite role for the home team
Form
St. Gallen holds a current form of WDWLL
Recently recording 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses
Thun enters the match with a form of WLLLD
1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses show a downward trend
W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss
Statistics
St. Gallen averages 1.89 goals scored and 1.24 goals conceded per game
At home their average goals scored rises to 1.94
Thun scores an average of 2.11 goals while conceding 1.37 per match
Away from home Thun averages 2.06 goals scored and 1.35 goals conceded
Head-to-Head
Balanced historical record from 4 head-to-head matches
Both St. Gallen and Thun registered 1 win each along with 2 draws
Goal ratio stands at 6:5 in favor of St. Gallen
The last direct encounter ended in a 1:1 draw on May 17, 2026
Key Players
Lukas Görtler has 9 goals and 8 assists, while Aliou Baldé contributed 11 goals this season
Christian Witzig registered 4 goals and 4 assists so far
Fabio Fehr recorded 2 goals and 7 assists
Nils Reichmuth has 4 goals, and Brighton Labeau is on 3 goals and 4 assists
Valmir Matoshi and Michael Heule are not nominated
Goalkeepers
Lawrence Ati Zigi plays in goal for St. Gallen with a season rating of 7.00
Niklas Steffen guards the goal for Thun with an average rating of 6.89
Zigi kept 8 clean sheets this season, while Steffen managed 6 clean sheets
Influences
The match is played on natural grass at Kybunpark
Historical stadium statistics show high-scoring games with an average of 4.2 goals
Both teams scored with over 2.5 goals in all 5 analyzed home matches