Season trivia for Super League 2018/2019
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2018/2019 Super League season in Switzerland.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Alexander Gerndt and Carlinhos Júnior. Together they were behind 6 goals for Lugano in the 2018/2019 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018/2019 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Guillaume Hoarau, playing for Young Boys, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 47 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Young Boys-St Gallen.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2019, Carlinhos Júnior (Lugano) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2018/2019 season.
Most braces by player
Guillaume Hoarau in Young Boys scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018/2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Jean-Pierre Nsame in Young Boys, in total he did it 6 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Raphael Nuzzolo in Neuchâtel Xamax during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2018/2019 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 4 penalties each, and these were Vincent Sierro (St Gallen) and Benjamin Kololli (Zürich).
Most penalty goals by team
Young Boys was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 4 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Raphael Nuzzolo (Neuchâtel Xamax)
Marvin Spielmann (Thun)
Alexander Gerndt (Lugano)
Ulisses Garcia (Young Boys)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Young Boys was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2018/2019 season in Super League. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were André Neitzke (Sion) and Jan Bamert (Sion).
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, and the players who achieved this were Guillaume Hoarau (Young Boys) and Benjamin Kololli (Zürich).
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Dejan Sorgic in Thun scored or assisted in 8 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 8 goals, and the players who did this were Guillaume Hoarau (Young Boys) and Albian Ajeti (Basel).
Players with most goals in the second half
Guillaume Hoarau in Young Boys scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Super League during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
Young Boys was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Young Boys were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 19 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Grasshoppers had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Super League during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2018/2019 season was 11 matches in a row, and it was Neuchâtel Xamax and Thun who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Young Boys were best at during the 2018/2019 season, they came back to win 7 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Neuchâtel Xamax have managed this in 6 matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in Super League.
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