Zürich are prepared for Grasshopper with faith in acquiring all three points. Will they? Check our match guide!
- Zürich have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Super League
- Grasshopper have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Super League
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Zürich form and stats
Seven points from three Super League home games is a great start for Zürich, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Letzigrund.
The Zürich coach Henriksen and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Lausanne Sport (placed 10th). Wallner, defender, was given a rating of 8.03/10 in that game, top of the team. Wallner won 9 of 9 duels.
In the game before, a fine away win at Tuggen. A Swiss Cup game.
As for guarding their own goal, Zürich have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Grasshopper form and stats
The Super League season is young and Grasshopper have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Grasshopper delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against St. Gallen (placed 2nd) in their previous match. Tobers, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.3. Tobers won 9 of 9 duels.
A defeat, in the Swiss Cup away at Sion, before that. Looking at the earlier recent performances of Grasshopper when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 12 matches with the visitors losing 5 times, drawing 6 and winning 1 game.
A new game in only four days for Grasshopper, the Super League home match versus Young Boys. Busy days.
{3 goals} so far away for Grasshopper, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 3 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these teams: Zürich won five, Grasshopper triumphed in one and we saw four draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Okita 5 goals |  D. Afriyie Barnieh 2 goals |   G. Morandi 2 goals |
Zürich missing players
Grasshopper missing players
| Zürich | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.9 | 15.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 11.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 39% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 33% |
| 10.7 | 10.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 15.3 |
| 3.6 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.7 |
- All of Grasshopper's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Zürich's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Grasshopper have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Grasshopper have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Super League
- Grasshopper have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Super League
- Grasshopper have yet to win a game away.
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zürich have not yet lost a game.
- Zürich have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zürich have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Super League
- Zürich have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Super League
- Zürich have the most clean sheets (2) at home in Super League
- Zürich have the most clean sheets (4) in Super League
- Zürich have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Super League
- Zürich have the the best goal difference (+8) in Super League
| 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 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Luzern | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Winterthur | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Lugano | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 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 | Grasshopper | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | Lausanne Sport | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 11 | Basel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
