Kadetten Schaffhausen beat St. Gallen 31:25 on Saturday in the National League A. The match took place on 26 September at 16:00, and the away side took all three points. It was a straight knockout for the visitors, who moved further clear in the standings.
By then the result was hardly a surprise. We had given the away win in our forecast, with 57 per cent confidence, and Kadetten delivered on that. They turned it around after the break, stretching the back line when the hosts thought they had the momentum.
The visitors now sit second with 11 points from seven games. Five wins, one draw, one loss — they are on a good run and have the gap to close on whoever leads. St. Gallen remain fifth, six points from seven encounters, three victories and three draws, no defeats yet.
Recent form tells the story. Kadetten beat Pfordli Winterthur 35:28 on Wednesday, lost to Kriens-Luzern 32:38 on Sunday, and drew 29:29 with Pfordli on the twelfth. St. Gallen lost 27:32 to Basel on the twenty-third, won 31:24 against Handball Staff, and edged Pfordli Winterthur 27:25 on the sixth.
There is unrest in the dressing room at St. Gallen, or at least the signs point that way. Three draws in six games suggest they cannot hold every card when the pressure builds. Kadetten need the points badly — or rather, they have already taken them and are sharpening the blade for whoever comes next.
