FC ST. Gallen vs 13.08.26 18:005 – 1Full TimeAgg: 8 – 2
Sheriff Tiraspol — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
St. Gallen thrash Sheriff Tiraspol 5-1 in Conference League qualifying
FC ST. Gallen overwhelmed Sheriff Tiraspol 5-1 at Kybunpark in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round, brushing aside an early scare to run riot at home. The scoreline reflected a one-sided second half after the visitors had briefly threatened an upset.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
D. Besio put the hosts ahead inside the first minute, finishing off a Lukas Görtler assist, but Sheriff responded quickly through Danila Forov, set up by Arli Përgjoni in the 9th minute, to level at 1-1. St. Gallen regained control before the break when Andrin Hunziker converted a Besio assist in the 34th minute, sending the sides in at 2-1.
The floodgates opened after the interval. Hunziker struck again in the 59th minute to make it 3-1, before Besio completed his brace in the 76th minute with Corsin Konietzke supplying the assist. Mihailo Stevanovic added a fifth in the 87th minute to complete a resounding win for the home side.
St. Gallen dominated possession at 64 percent and outshot their opponents 21 to 12, with 11 shots on target compared to Sheriff's two, underlining the gulf in attacking threat over the course of the match.
D. Besio scored twice and set up another for Hunziker, earning a rating of 9.5 in a performance that shaped the contest from the very first minute.
St. Gallen's 11 shots on target to Sheriff's two illustrated how ruthlessly the hosts converted their chances into a five-goal haul.
FC ST. Gallen beat Sheriff Tiraspol 5–1 (half-time 2–1).
FC ST. Gallen met Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Europa Conference League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 13 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at Kybunpark. Referee: Julian Weinberger.
Team pages: FC ST. Gallen · Sheriff Tiraspol · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 1' Goal: D. Besio (assist: Lukas Görtler) — 1–0 · Watch D. Besio's goal video (1')
- 9' Goal: Danila Forov (assist: Arli Përgjoni) — 1–1
- 34' Goal: Andrin Hunziker (assist: D. Besio) — 2–1 · Watch Andrin Hunziker's goal video (34')
- 59' Goal: Andrin Hunziker — 3–1 · Watch Andrin Hunziker's goal video (59')
- 76' Goal: D. Besio (assist: Corsin Konietzke) — 4–1
- 87' Goal: Mihailo Stevanovic — 5–1
Starting line-ups
FC ST. Gallen (3-1-4-2)
Sheriff Tiraspol (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Emil Tîmbur
- 6 Rai (c)
- 35 Bourama Fomba
- 15 B. Ciss
- 2 Mamoutou Ouedraogo
- 76 Arli Përgjoni
- 26 Dhoraso Klas
- 77 Juan Pineda
- 11 Sapata
- 24 Danila Forov
- 19 Jayder Asprilla
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC ST. Gallen 54%, the draw 25%, Sheriff Tiraspol 21%. It finished FC ST. Gallen 5–1 Sheriff Tiraspol.
A slight rating edge to FC ST. Gallen, little else — FC ST. Gallen are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives FC ST. Gallen the lean. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why FC ST. Gallen at 54%?
FC ST. Gallen sit 75 points higher on our strength rating — 1522 to 1447. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,349 such games. FC ST. Gallen hold 9 more possession points (49 to 40 in recent games) across a 75-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,582 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why only 54%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 54% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 25% and Sheriff Tiraspol at 21%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,897. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC ST. Gallen's last five: W-L-W — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2180 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3988 when clearly colder. FC ST. Gallen have 18 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 FC ST. Gallen vs Sheriff Tiraspol 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 D. Besio's goal against Sheriff Tiraspol (1').
- Watch Andrin Hunziker's goal against Sheriff Tiraspol (34').
- Watch Andrin Hunziker's goal against Sheriff Tiraspol (59').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from FC ST. Gallen 5–1 Sheriff Tiraspol. Explore more on the FC ST. Gallen and Sheriff Tiraspol team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of FC ST. Gallen vs Sheriff Tiraspol?
FC ST. Gallen beat Sheriff Tiraspol 5–1 (half-time 2–1).
›Who scored in FC ST. Gallen vs Sheriff Tiraspol?
D. Besio (1') for FC ST. Gallen; Danila Forov (9') for Sheriff Tiraspol; Andrin Hunziker (34') for FC ST. Gallen; Andrin Hunziker (59') for FC ST. Gallen; D. Besio (76') for FC ST. Gallen; Mihailo Stevanovic (87') for FC ST. Gallen.
›Where can I watch FC ST. Gallen vs Sheriff Tiraspol highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from FC ST. Gallen 5–1 Sheriff Tiraspol are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between FC ST. Gallen and Sheriff Tiraspol?
FC ST. Gallen and Sheriff Tiraspol have met 1 time — 1 win for FC ST. Gallen, 0 wins for Sheriff Tiraspol and 0 draws.