Winterthur vs Luzern Prediction: Winterthur have no chance

The Swiss Super League encounter between Winterthur and Luzern will take place at Stadion Schützenwiese. Heading into this fixture, the two teams struggled in their last encounter, failing to secure a win. How will they approach this fixture?

Winterthur played Servette away from home the previous weekend and settled for a 1-1 draw. In that game, Winterthur went behind within nine minutes of the game, with Derecik Kutesa netting for Servette. However, in the 59th minute, Antonie Baroan's strike was enough to see this side avoid a defeat at full-time. However, Winterthur failed to win any of their last four league games, drawing Grasshoppers in that run while defeating Sion and Lausanne. Winterthur scored 13 league goals this season, the fewest by any side, while conceding 36, the most by any side. With 13 points, Winterthur sits 11th in the league standings, one point ahead of bottom-placed Grasshoppers. 

Luzern took on Lugano the previous weekend and lost 1-4. In that encounter, Luzern had a very slow start, conceding three times in the first half, with one overturned as offside. However, while conceding twice again in the first 20 minutes of the first half, Donat Rrudhani's strike in the 76th minute could only serve as a consolation for this side. Heading into this week 18 fixture, Luzern have faced defeat twice in the last five games, the first against Sion, ending 4-2. However, this team won against Luzern and Yverdon while drawing Young Boys. With 26 points, Luzern sit 6th in the standings, occupying the last Championship Group stage. 

The two teams are going through a rough patch of performances and can not afford to drop points here. While Winterthur did well against Servette to avoid a defeat, things might go the wrong way for them. In the meantime, Luzern will have a lot of ground to cover, having lost by huge margins in recent games. This is a game on the surface, and it is left with which side takes advantage. Yet, Luzern look decent and while this could be an offensive-minded game, the road team should take maximum points.