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Lausanne arrive at FC ST. Gallen's ground in poor form. Their last three matches have all ended in defeat, with just one goal scored and eight conceded across those games. The 0–4 home loss to FC Lugano on 20 September — compounded by a red card in the 50th minute — was the latest in a run that has left them scoring at 0.6 per game over their last five. Their away record over the last 20 games tells a similar story: 6 wins, 2 draws, 12 losses, averaging 1.0 points per game and conceding 1.9 per outing. That is a side that struggles to find goals on the road and leaks goals at an alarming rate.
FC ST. Gallen, by contrast, hold a solid home record: 10 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses across their last 20 home games, averaging 1.7 points per game and scoring 1.8 per match. The head-to-head at this venue in the recent window is in their favour — they beat Lausanne 1–0 here on 23 November 2025. More broadly, the full head-to-head record spans 25 meetings over nine years, with FC ST. Gallen winning 15 of those, though the older games dilute the picture and I'd lean on the recent form and the two meetings within the last 12 months. The other recent meeting, at Lausanne's ground in February 2026, ended 1–1, so the away side at least managed a point in that fixture.
That said, FC ST. Gallen are not without their own concerns. They lost 0–3 at home to FC Sion on 12 September and 1–4 at FC Lugano on 16 September, and their last 10 games across all venues show 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, with 2.1 goals conceded per game. Their most recent outing was a 3–3 friendly draw at Brühl, so the current run is a draw. The defence has been porous, and the 1.7 goals conceded per game at home over 20 fixtures is not a number that inspires confidence against a side that, even in poor form, has scored in 12 of their last 20 away games.
The matchup tables paint a clear picture: FC ST. Gallen's home record outperforms Lausanne's away record on points per game (1.7 to 1.0), goals scored (1.8 to 1.5), and goals conceded (1.7 to 1.9). Lausanne have failed to score in 8 of their last 20 away games, while FC ST. Gallen have kept clean sheets in only 2 of 20 at home. The over 2.5 split is close — 17 of 20 for FC ST. Gallen at home versus 14 of 20 for Lausanne away — suggesting goals will likely flow, but the BTTS picture is mixed, with 15 of 20 yes at FC ST. Gallen's ground and 9 of 20 yes for Lausanne on the road.
Key Points:
- Lausanne have lost their last three matches, scoring just 1 goal and conceding 8, and their away record over 20 games is 6W 2D 12L.
- FC ST. Gallen's home record over 20 games: 10W 4D 6L, 1.7 points per game, 1.8 goals scored per game.
- The recent head-to-head at FC ST. Gallen's ground saw a 1–0 home win; the other recent meeting was a 1–1 draw at Lausanne.
- FC ST. Gallen's defence has been shaky recently, conceding 2.1 per game over their last 10 and losing 0–3 at home to FC Sion.
- Lausanne failed to score in 3 of their last 5 matches and have gone blank in 8 of their last 20 away games.
The football points firmly toward FC ST. Gallen, but with no displayed price eligible for a recommendation, I can't attach a value judgment to any outcome. Discipline over impulse — that's the rule. No Bet.