There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Grasshopper leading FC Schaffhausen by 25 points.
It's no vacation for neither Grasshopper nor FC Schaffhausen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Schaffhausen play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for FC Schaffhausen when playing on grass are 12 wins, 10 draws and 18 defeats from 40 matches. They have scored 47 goals and conceded 66 times in these games.
The season is still full of potential for Grasshopper as they can still win the whole Challenge League. Schaffhausen are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Grasshopper form and stats
9 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Grasshopper have to build on here at Stadion Letzigrund in the Challenge League. Grasshopper has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Letzigrund. We remember; it was Kriens.
Grasshopper are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Lausanne Sport. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Chiasso in a game that was won 2-1.
The defeat against Lausanne Sport was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by D. Ndoye).
Grasshopper are traveling soon after this match as the Challenge League match at Kriens awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Grasshopper are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 16 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
FC Schaffhausen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Schaffhausen so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-8 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Schaffhausen have lost on their last two travels.
Schaffhausen are looking to quickly end their 350 minutes long goal drought in the Challenge League.
Schaffhausen's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Kriens that finished 0-0. Prior to that match, the Schaffhausen manager M. Yakin faced defeat when travelling to Winterthur and losing 0-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in just three days.
The attacking power of Schaffhausen when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As for defending, Schaffhausen rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result FC Schaffhausen - Grasshopper 0-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Grasshopper, four draws and three wins for FC Schaffhausen. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ben Khalifa 11 goals |   H. Sessolo 8 goals |  N. Gjorgjev 7 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
FC Schaffhausen missing players
| Grasshopper | FC Schaffhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 16 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 56 | 35 | 16 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 26 | 48 |
| 97% | 94% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 88% |
| 77% | 81% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 66% |
| 61% | 75% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 32% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 6% | 9% |
| 61% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 29% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 25% |
| 13% | 19% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 331 | 152 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 115 | 274 |
| 146 | 64 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 50 | 108 |
| 38% | 55% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 23% |
- FC Schaffhausen has the fewest matches over the total-line (11)
- FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals (11) away
- FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals (26)
- FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals in the first half (13)
- FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals in the second half (13)
- FC Schaffhausen has the most dropped points from leading position (20)
- FC Schaffhausen has the most matches under the total-line (19)
- FC Schaffhausen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Schaffhausen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (18)
- 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 more than double the goals of FC Schaffhausen.
- Grasshopper is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 44 | 67 |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Vaduz | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 55 |
| 4 | Kriens | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | Winterthur | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -12 | 45 |
| 6 | Wil | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -2 | 41 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 33 | -13 | 38 |
| 8 | Aarau | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 37 | -15 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -22 | 31 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -26 | 18 |