Football betting preview: Chiasso vs Grasshopper

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale di Chiasso (11160 seats)

The visiting Grasshopper side should be favourites in this visit to Chiasso, as the away team holds a 32 point advantage from their 29 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Chiasso have the fewest scored goals (24) in Challenge League
  • Grasshopper have the the best goal difference (+17) in Challenge League

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.

L D W D L

Chiasso form and stats

The story so far in the Challenge League for Chiasso, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in Challenge League, at their home stadium (Stadio Comunale di Chiasso) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Chiasso.

Chiasso are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Aarau. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Kriens that ended 0-0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Chiasso, as the Challenge League home game vs Stade Lausanne-Ouchy is only three days away.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Chiasso here at Stadio Comunale di Chiasso in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 14 games). 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

W L W L W

Grasshopper form and stats

The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+17) in Challenge League, are W7-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Challenge League. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Grasshopper, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Grasshopper have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mateo Matic. It's been 187 minutes since they last conceded in Challenge League.

Impressive finishing from Léo Bonatini secured the home win 1-0 against Wil in their previous game. A 1-2 loss hosting St. Gallen before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Grasshopper are hosting Thun in the Challenge League only three days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Grasshopper's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Grasshopper in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Grasshopper - Chiasso 1-1, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's zero Chiasso victories, two draws and seven Grasshopper wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GrasshopperS. Demhasaj
S. Demhasaj
8 goals
GrasshopperN. Gjorgjev
N. Gjorgjev
7 goals
GrasshopperL. Bonatini Lohner Maia
L. Bonatini Lohner Maia
7 goals

Chiasso missing players

Grasshopper missing players

Chiasso Grasshopper
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
6 4 1 Won W 1 7 17
7 5 1 Drew D 2 3 6
16 5 2 Lost L 2 4 6
24 12 3 Scored S 6 21 49
49 18 5 Conceded C 9 18 32
90% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 86%
41% 21% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 43% 48%
17% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 21%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 17%
41% 36% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 64% 62%
24% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 31%
45% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 7% 7%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.7 1.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.2 9.8 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.4 7.2
3.1 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.1 2.6
27% 22% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 49% 66%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Chiasso have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Chiasso have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Challenge League
  • Chiasso have the fewest scored goals (24) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso have the most conceded goals (49) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Challenge League
  • Grasshopper have scored more than double the goals of Chiasso.
  • Grasshopper have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (20) in Challenge League
  • Grasshopper have the most points from losing position (16) in Challenge League
  • Grasshopper have the the best goal difference (+17) in Challenge League
  • Grasshopper 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 Grasshopper 29 17 6 6 49 32 15 10 3 2 28 14 14 7 3 4 21 18 17 57
2 Thun 29 15 6 8 47 37 15 8 3 4 22 13 14 7 3 4 25 24 10 51
3 Aarau 29 14 6 9 52 41 15 9 3 3 33 18 14 5 3 6 19 23 11 48
4 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 29 11 12 6 44 32 14 6 5 3 25 17 15 5 7 3 19 15 12 45
5 FC Schaffhausen 29 12 9 8 46 37 15 8 3 4 28 19 14 4 6 4 18 18 9 45
6 Winterthur 29 10 9 10 42 38 13 6 4 3 25 16 16 4 5 7 17 22 4 39
7 Wil 29 8 7 14 26 38 14 6 5 3 15 12 15 2 2 11 11 26 -12 31
8 Neuchâtel Xamax 29 9 3 17 30 46 15 7 1 7 18 18 14 2 2 10 12 28 -16 30
9 Kriens 29 6 9 14 28 38 15 3 5 7 17 20 14 3 4 7 11 18 -10 27
10 Chiasso 29 6 7 16 24 49 14 4 5 5 12 18 15 2 2 11 12 31 -25 25

Read more about Challenge League

The Swiss Challenge league is the second highest level of football in Switzerland. Ten teams play four fixtures against each other to decide a final league table. The winner is promoted directly while number two enters a promotion playoff. The bottom team is relegated.