Only a win will satisfy the Grasshopper supporters in this Stadion Letzigrund clash with Neuchâtel Xamax, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Challenge League table.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Neuchâtel Xamax's home stadium. The visitors last 33 games on grass have ended in 7 wins, 10 draws and 16 losses.
Grasshopper form and stats
When playing at home in the Challenge League, Grasshopper, who have the most points (10) at home in Challenge League, have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
The spoils were shared in Grasshopper's previous game, also at home. Visiting Thun (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.
The hometeam coach J. Pereira made a successful contribution in the game against Thun, bringing on Cristian Ponde who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Goals decide football matches and Grasshopper are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. On the other hand, Grasshopper have conceded 4 goals.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Neuchâtel Xamax are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Challenge League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Neuchâtel lost away at Aarau (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Wil.
Neuchâtel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Neuchâtel have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Neuchâtel Xamax - Grasshopper 1-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Grasshopper four wins, one draw and Neuchâtel Xamax five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Nuzzolo 3 goals |   N. Gjorgjev 2 goals |  P. Pusic 2 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
| Grasshopper | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | 24 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 28 | 46 |
| 21 | 11 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 71% | 82% | 86% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 38% |
- All of Grasshopper's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Neuchâtel Xamax's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Grasshopper has the most points (10) at home in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the the best goal difference (+5) 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.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Neuchâtel Xamax 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Thun | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 | Kriens | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Aarau | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Winterthur | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Wil | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 2 |