Match preview: 7 points divide the contenders so far, St. Gallen having performed best. Can Grasshopper take the guests by surprise?
- Grasshopper have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Super League
- St. Gallen have yet to win a game away.
This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Grasshopper form and stats
Grasshopper have played three Super League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The regulars are hoping that Grasshopper will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away defeat in the Swiss Cup fixture against Sion.
A Super League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.There will be little rest for Grasshopper after this match as they are travelling to Zürich for a Super League game in only three days.
Grasshopper are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
St. Gallen form and stats
The Super League season is young and St. Gallen have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Two away matches in a row for Gallen, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Delemont in the Swiss Cup.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Lausanne Sport in the Super League.After this away game St. Gallen return home for a Super League game against Young Boys. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Grasshopper wins - draws - St. Gallen wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Morandi 2 goals |  F. Schubert 2 goals |  A. Vallci 2 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
St. Gallen missing players
| Grasshopper | St. Gallen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| 6.3 | 7.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 13.3 | 22 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 18.3 | 18.7 |
| 3.7 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 32% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 15.5 | 17 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
- Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Grasshopper have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Super League
- Grasshopper have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Super League
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Gallen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- St. Gallen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- St. Gallen have yet to win a game away.
- St. Gallen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zürich | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Luzern | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Lugano | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Winterthur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Yverdon Sport | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Servette | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Basel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Grasshopper | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Lausanne Sport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 4 |
