Lugano 2-0 NSÍ: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa Conference League · Thursday 6 August 2026 · Stadio di Cornaredo, Lugano · referee V. Kopievskiy · full time
Full time: Lugano 2-0 NSÍ
Lugano 2-0 NSÍ: Lugano took the points in Europa Conference League on Thursday 6 August 2026 at Stadio di Cornaredo. The goals: Elias Pihlström 7', Kevin Behrens 79'.
How Lugano won it
Elias Pihlström put Lugano ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Yanis Cimignani. Kevin Behrens made it 2-0 to Lugano in the 79th minute, set up by Mattia Zanotti.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Lugano: M. Croci-Torti, 3-4-1-2 · NSÍ: S. Eyjolfsson, 5-4-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
Lugano had 9 shots on target, NSÍ 1.
NSÍ's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Lugano had 69% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Lugano came into it with 6 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 2.2 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 2.38 expected goals for and – against, and had won 67% of their matches.
NSÍ came into it with 6 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 0.31 expected goals for and – against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Lugano vs NSÍ: the match in numbers
| Lugano | Match statistics | NSÍ |
|---|---|---|
| 69% | Ball possession | 31% |
| 31 | Total shots | 5 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 591 | Total passes | 274 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 74% |
| 15 | Corners | 3 |
| 16 | Fouls | 3 |
| 8 | Tackles | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.
Lugano
- Hannes Delcroix 8.0
- Renato Steffen 8.0
- Mattia Zanotti 7.9 1 assist
- Yanis Cimignani 7.8 1 assist
- Kevin Behrens 7.5 1 goal
NSÍ
- Tom Amos 7.5
- Viljormur Davidsen 7.3
- Beinir Nolsøe 7.0
- Jann Benjaminsen 6.9
- Alex Freyr Elísson 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Sammy Skytte at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Lugano: Lugano vs Crvena Zvezda Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa Conference League
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Questions about Lugano vs NSÍ
What was the score in Lugano vs NSÍ?
Lugano 2-0 NSÍ (half-time 1-0), Europa Conference League, Thursday 6 August 2026.
Who scored in Lugano vs NSÍ?
Elias Pihlström 7', Kevin Behrens 79'.
Did Moneyball predict Lugano vs NSÍ correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Lugano vs NSÍ?
Hannes Delcroix, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Lugano vs NSÍ?
V. Kopievskiy.
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