Match preview Challenge League: Chiasso - Grasshopper at Stadio comunale Chiasso

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Date: Sun 26.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio comunale Chiasso (11160 seats)

Struggling Chiasso will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Grasshopper in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

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Chiasso form and stats

With 2 Challenge League wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Chiasso, who have the most conceded goals (36) in Challenge League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

An away draw last time out for Chiasso, facing Aarau in a game that ended 3-3. 3-3 away at Aarau before that.

There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Aarau as R. Pollero's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 1-3 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. A goal frenzy last time out for Chiasso, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Aarau. Fun stuff to watch!

Chiasso are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Chiasso have conceded 14 from these games.

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Grasshopper form and stats

Grasshopper's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Grasshopper, who have the most points (18) away in Challenge League, collect 18 points from their 9 away matches in the Challenge League. 5 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Grasshopper has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Grasshopper failed to get anything from their last game, a Challenge League home match vs Lausanne Sport (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Lausanne Sport.

Grasshopper are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Grasshopper are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Chiasso - Grasshopper 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 0 - 0 - 4 (Chiasso wins - draws - Grasshopper wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Chiasso
S. Bahloul
6 goals
GrasshopperN. Ben Khalifa
N. Ben Khalifa
6 goals
ChiassoY. Bnou Marzouk
Y. Bnou Marzouk
5 goals

Chiasso missing players

Grasshopper missing players

Chiasso Grasshopper
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 18
3 2 1 Won W 2 5 9
3 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
12 5 1 Lost L 0 1 3
23 11 3 Scored S 4 12 28
36 14 3 Conceded C 2 8 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 72%
61% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 56%
44% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 22%
33% 22% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
50% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 61%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 33%
50% 56% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 11%
 
3.7 4.3 4 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 4.6 4.7
4.8 5.6 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.7 4.1 4.9
2.7 2.6 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.3 3.4 3.2
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
176 79 13 Total Shots T S 43 108 207
83 37 10 Shots on Target S O 17 48 89
28% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 25% 31%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Chiasso has the fewest clean sheets (0)
  • Chiasso has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
  • Chiasso has the most conceded goals (36)
  • Chiasso has the most conceded goals in the first half (20)
  • Chiasso have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Chiasso haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals (8) away
  • Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
  • Grasshopper has the most points (18) away
  • Grasshopper have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lausanne Sport 18 12 3 3 50 18 9 7 1 1 29 4 9 5 2 2 21 14 32 39
2 Grasshopper 18 9 6 3 28 19 9 4 3 2 16 11 9 5 3 1 12 8 9 33
3 Kriens 18 9 1 8 26 27 9 5 1 3 17 12 9 4 0 5 9 15 -1 28
4 Wil 18 8 3 7 32 27 9 5 2 2 19 9 9 3 1 5 13 18 5 27
5 Vaduz 18 7 5 6 38 31 9 5 1 3 22 15 9 2 4 3 16 16 7 26
6 Winterthur 18 6 6 6 21 30 9 3 2 4 9 17 9 3 4 2 12 13 -9 24
7 Aarau 18 5 7 6 29 35 9 3 4 2 18 15 9 2 3 4 11 20 -6 22
8 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 18 6 3 9 23 31 9 4 1 4 14 12 9 2 2 5 9 19 -8 21
9 FC Schaffhausen 18 3 7 8 15 31 9 1 5 3 8 13 9 2 2 5 7 18 -16 16
10 Chiasso 18 3 3 12 23 36 9 2 2 5 11 14 9 1 1 7 12 22 -13 12

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.