A key match in Challenge League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Grasshopper in 3rd position and Lausanne Sport placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Grasshopper nor Lausanne Sport 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.
Grasshopper form and stats
Grasshopper have collected 18 points from their Challenge League home games so far after 5-3-4.
Grasshopper manager G. Djuricin and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Winterthur (placed 5th) in the Challenge League. Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Aarau.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Grasshopper as they have a new game in only four days, a Challenge League match thankfully also at home. Wil are visiting.
Grasshopper have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Letzigrund with 22 goals in 12 league matches. Grasshopper have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Lausanne Sport form and stats
As the visiting team in Challenge League matches, Lausanne Sport, who have the most scored goals (61) in Challenge League, have produced an overall stat of 7-4-2 so far.
Lausanne Sport's last game was the home draw against Vaduz (1-1). A 1-1 draw at Wil's stadium before that.
The draw against Vaduz came from a losing position. The Lausanne manager G. Contini brought on A. Koura as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lausanne are hosting Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in the Challenge League only four days away.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Lausanne Sport are regular goalscorers on their travels. Lausanne have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Grasshopper - Lausanne Sport 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Grasshopper won four, Lausanne Sport won two and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Turkes 17 goals | A. Zeqiri 12 goals |   N. Ben Khalifa 9 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
Lausanne Sport missing players
| Grasshopper | Lausanne Sport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 28 | 61 |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 20 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 77% | 68% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 46% | 44% |
| 16% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 24% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 44% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 48% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 16% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 285 | 128 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 161 | 343 |
| 124 | 52 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 71 | 137 |
| 32% | 42% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 39% | 45% |
- Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15)
- Grasshopper have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lausanne Sport has the fewest conceded goals (20)
- Lausanne Sport has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Lausanne Sport has the most clean sheets (12)
- Lausanne Sport has the most points (25) away
- Lausanne Sport has the most scored goals (28) away
- Lausanne Sport has the most scored goals (61)
- Lausanne Sport has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
- Lausanne Sport has the most scored goals in the second half (36)
- Lausanne Sport has the the best goal difference (+13) away
- Lausanne Sport has the the best goal difference (+41)
- Lausanne Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lausanne Sport have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lausanne Sport is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 41 | 54 |
| 2 | Vaduz | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Kriens | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 39 |
| 5 | Winterthur | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -15 | 32 |
| 6 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 31 |
| 7 | Wil | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Aarau | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -9 | 29 |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 27 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -16 | 17 |