Challenge League match preview and statistics: Grasshopper fight FC Schaffhausen

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Date: Fri 09.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund (26104 seats)

The Challenge League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 1st and 8th respectively.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

FC Schaffhausen play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for FC Schaffhausen when playing on grass are 14 wins, 5 draws and 20 defeats from 39 matches. They have scored 57 goals and conceded 68 times in these games.

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Grasshopper form and stats

The hosts won their first game here at Stadion Letzigrund, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Grasshopper last season were 4 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses from 18 games.

Happy days for Grasshopper in their previous game, a Challenge League match away at Aarau that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that match, a win away at Wil.

Grasshopper has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game.

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FC Schaffhausen form and stats

FC Schaffhausen have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 4 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 18 fixtures.

There were no winners in FC Schaffhausen's previous match, a Challenge League home game that ended 3-3 vs Wil. Prior to that match, the FC Schaffhausen manager J. Seeberger faced defeat when travelling to Vaduz and losing 0-2.

0 goals so far away for FC Schaffhausen, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Grasshopper, 4 draws and 3 wins for FC Schaffhausen. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

H. Sessolo
3 goals / 1 assists
M. Basic
1 goals

Grasshopper missing players

FC Schaffhausen missing players

Grasshopper FC Schaffhausen
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played 0 1 3
3 1 1 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 2
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
5 2 2 Scored 0 0 5
2 1 1 Conceded 0 2 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS 0% 0% 67%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 33%
 
6 7 7 Corners For (avg) 0 5 6.7
5 7 7 Corners Against (avg) 0 6 6.3
3 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Grasshopper Last season FC Schaffhausen
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
35 18   Played   18 36
5 4   Won   4 10
10 3   Drew   5 9
20 11   Lost   9 17
32 16   Scored   19 43
68 33   Conceded   34 62
91% 100%   Over 0.5   94% 97%
80% 83%   Over 1.5   89% 92%
54% 56%   Over 2.5   56% 50%
34% 28%   Over 3.5   28% 31%
14% 6%   Over 4.5   17% 17%
57% 56%   BTTS   61% 61%
9% 0%   Clean Sheets   17% 17%
43% 44%   Failed To Score   28% 25%
 
4.2 4.1   Corners For (avg)   3.9 4.1
6.7 5.9   Corners Against (avg)   6.2 5.4
2.4 2.1   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.5 2.6
4 1   Red Cards   6 6
Key stats last season:
  • FC Schaffhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grasshopper have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Grasshopper have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Grasshopper
All Challenge League Swiss Cup Club Friendlies Super League
All Home Away
12-07-19 CF Grasshopper 2 - 3 Bochum
17-07-19 CF Grasshopper 6 - 1 Baden
20-07-19 CL Grasshopper 2 - 1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
26-07-19 CL Wil 0 - 1 Grasshopper
02-08-19 CL Aarau 1 - 2 Grasshopper
09-08-19 CL Grasshopper 18:00 FC Schaffhausen
17-08-19 SC Seefeld 15:00 Grasshopper
23-08-19 CL Grasshopper 18:00 Winterthur
01-09-19 CL Vaduz 14:00 Grasshopper
20-09-19 CL Kriens 18:00 Grasshopper
FC Schaffhausen
All Challenge League Swiss Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-05-19 CL Winterthur 3 - 2 FC Schaffhausen
06-07-19 CF Grasshopper 4 - 0 FC Schaffhausen
20-07-19 CL FC Schaffhausen 2 - 2 Lausanne Sport
28-07-19 CL Vaduz 2 - 0 FC Schaffhausen
03-08-19 CL FC Schaffhausen 3 - 3 Wil
09-08-19 CL Grasshopper 18:00 FC Schaffhausen
18-08-19 SC Linth 12:00 FC Schaffhausen
24-08-19 CL FC Schaffhausen 17:00 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
31-08-19 CL FC Schaffhausen 17:00 Chiasso
21-09-19 CL Aarau 17:00 FC Schaffhausen

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Grasshopper 3 3 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 9
2 Lausanne Sport 3 2 1 0 11 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 8 2 9 7
3 Kriens 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 6
4 Aarau 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
5 Wil 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 4
6 Winterthur 3 1 1 1 3 8 2 0 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 -5 4
7 Vaduz 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
8 FC Schaffhausen 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
9 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
10 Chiasso 3 0 0 3 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 0

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