St. Gallen Backed to Beat Zurich at Home

St. Gallen's standout signing this season is young winger Aliou Balde, who joined from Nice. He started in pre-season friendlies and is expected to play a key role here alongside established attackers such as creative midfielder Da Silva and Bokar Fofana.

Zurich have not added many new faces this summer and have sold midfield prospect Tais Vago for a high fee. In pre-season friendlies, the team relied on forwards Joss Paillier and Philip Guini, both of whom performed well and are likely to keep their places for this match.

St. Gallen have no reported injuries or suspensions. Zurich also have no reported injuries or suspensions.

St. Gallen finished second in the Swiss Super League last season and were especially strong in attack at home. Their scoring form has also looked encouraging in recent club friendlies, and they should be capable of producing another good display here.

Zurich ended last season in the lower reaches of the Swiss Super League table. They have lost several pre-season friendlies in a row and looked poor defensively, so they are hard to back away from home in this fixture.

In the last six league meetings between the sides, St. Gallen have won four and lost two. They won the most recent encounter 2-1, and that match produced 14 corners.