Grasshopper perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Aarau can look both up and down from their 5th position.
- Grasshopper has the most points (22) at home in Challenge League
- Aarau has the most scored goals (32) in Challenge League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Grasshopper form and stats
Home games in the Challenge League have been a walk in the park for Grasshopper so far, with 22 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Grasshopper has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Letzigrund. We remember; it was Thun.
A nice win for Grasshopper last time playing, versus Stade Lausanne-Ouchy. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with P. Pusic and N. Gjorgjev scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting FC Schaffhausen (1-2).
There will be little rest for Grasshopper after this match as they are travelling to Winterthur for a Challenge League game in only four days.
The Grasshopper manager J. Pereira has got the team scoring with 18 from 8 home games in the league. Grasshopper are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Letzigrund in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Aarau form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (32) in Challenge League, on their Challenge League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Aarau, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Wil (placed 8th). That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Thun.
After this away game Aarau return home for a Challenge League game against FC Schaffhausen. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Aarau are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 8 away games so far. Aarau struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Aarau - Grasshopper 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Grasshopper six wins, three draws and Aarau one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Gashi 6 goals |   S. Demhasaj 5 goals | F. Stojilkovic 5 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
Aarau missing players
| Grasshopper | Aarau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 88% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 75% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 19% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 81% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 6.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 64% | 90% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 41% | 47% |
- Aarau has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Challenge League
- Aarau has the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Challenge League
- Aarau has the most matches over the total-line (10) in Challenge League
- Aarau has the most points (13) away in Challenge League
- Aarau has the most scored goals (15) away in Challenge League
- Aarau has the most scored goals (32) in Challenge League
- Aarau has the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Challenge League
- Aarau haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Grasshopper's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the most points (22) at home in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Challenge League
- Grasshopper have not yet lost a game at home.
- Grasshopper have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grasshopper have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Grasshopper have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Winterthur | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Thun | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Aarau | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | FC Schaffhausen | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Kriens | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 8 | Wil | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 12 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 11 |