FC Zurich vs. Winterthur Match Preview Article

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FC Zurich manager Murat Ural will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against Basel.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 55%, while racking up 8 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Basel, who had 6 shots on goal with 3 on target.  

It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 8 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 9 goals shipped and valuable points dropped.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.  

They have been performing well at Stadion Letzigrund recently and are unbeaten in their last 7 home games.  

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Winterthur will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 1-0 home win against Servette.  They achieved 34% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Servette's tally of 12 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.  

Manager Patrick Rahmen will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period.  They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, overall they've scored in 28 of their 29 games this season.  

There will be mixed feelings from Winterthur, having been undefeated in their last 5 away league games, but drawn the last 3 of these games.  

Nishan Burkart will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Winterthur.