Sheriff Tiraspol vs FC St. Gallen — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 61′Sheriff Tiraspol, substitution:off
- 61′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 61′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 61′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 63′FC St. Gallen, goal:0–1assist
- 69′Sheriff Tiraspol, substitution:off
- 70′FC St. Gallen, goal:0–2assist
- 73′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 77′Sheriff Tiraspol, substitution:off
- 77′Sheriff Tiraspol, substitution:off
- 80′FC St. Gallen, substitution:off
- 89′Sheriff Tiraspol, goal:1–2
- 90′FC St. Gallen, goal:1–3assist
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Sheriff Tiraspol
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St. Gallen fight back from goalless half to sink Sheriff Tiraspol 3-1
FC ST. Gallen came from a scoreless first half to beat Sheriff Tiraspol 3-1 at Sheriff Arena in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round. The visitors dominated for long spells and eventually turned that control into goals in the second half to take a commanding advantage into the tie.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The match was locked at 0-0 at half-time before St. Gallen broke through in the 63rd minute, Andrin Hunziker converting a J. Ruiz assist to make it 1-0. Seven minutes later L. Frokaj doubled the lead, finishing off a pass from Chima Okoroji to put the away side 2-0 in front.
Sheriff pulled one back in the 89th minute through Juan Pineda, briefly cutting the gap to 1-2 and stirring hope of a late rally. Any such hope was extinguished almost immediately, however, as Christian Witzig struck in stoppage time, assisted again by Hunziker, to restore St. Gallen's two-goal cushion and seal the 3-1 win.
St. Gallen's dominance was reflected across the statistics, with the away side enjoying 67 percent of possession and outshooting their hosts 25 to 15, underlining the control they exerted for most of the contest despite the delayed breakthrough.
Lukas Watkowiak was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.5 rating despite not registering a goal or assist, while Chima Okoroji and J. Ruiz both contributed an assist apiece in the win.
St. Gallen's 67 percent possession share underlined how thoroughly they controlled proceedings against Sheriff Tiraspol.
FC St. Gallen won 3–1 away against Sheriff Tiraspol (half-time 0–0).
Sheriff Tiraspol met FC St. Gallen in the UEFA Europa Conference League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 6 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at Sheriff Arena. Referee: Adam Ladeback.
Team pages: Sheriff Tiraspol · FC St. Gallen · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 63' Goal: Andrin Hunziker (assist: J. Ruiz) — 0–1 · Watch Andrin Hunziker's goal video (63')
- 70' Goal: Leon Frokaj (assist: Chima Okoroji) — 0–2
- 89' Goal: Juan Pineda — 1–2
- 90' Goal: Christian Witzig (assist: Andrin Hunziker) — 1–3 · Watch Christian Witzig's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Sheriff Tiraspol (4-4-1-1)
- 1 Emil Tîmbur
- 6 Rai (c)
- 35 Bourama Fomba
- 15 B. Ciss
- 2 Mamoutou Ouedraogo
- 24 Danila Forov
- 76 Arli Përgjoni
- 26 Dhoraso Klas
- 10 Vladimir Fratea
- 99 Samba Koné
- 19 Jayder Asprilla
FC St. Gallen (3-5-2)
- 25 Lukas Watkowiak
- 36 Chima Okoroji
- 10 Lukas Daschner
- 74 J. Ruiz
- 47 Enoch Owusu
- 23 Betim Fazliji
- 64 Mihailo Stevanovic
- 16 Lukas Görtler (c)
- 28 Hugo Vandermersch
- 14 Aliou Balde
- 31 D. Besio
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sheriff Tiraspol 41%, the draw 26%, FC St. Gallen 33%. It finished Sheriff Tiraspol 1–3 FC St. Gallen.
Level sides, home ground holds off FC St. Gallen's control of the ball — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Sheriff Tiraspol's 41% is home ground and little else. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Sheriff Tiraspol in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1466 to 1503. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,760 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%).
Why only 41%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. FC ST. Gallen hold 8 more possession points (47 to 39 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.4% across 5,520 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,839. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC ST. Gallen have 17 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Sheriff Tiraspol vs FC St. Gallen final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Andrin Hunziker's goal against Sheriff Tiraspol (63').
- Watch Christian Witzig's goal against Sheriff Tiraspol (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sheriff Tiraspol 1–3 FC St. Gallen. Explore more on the Sheriff Tiraspol and FC St. Gallen team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.