Grasshopper perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Thun can look both up and down from their 5th position.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Thun play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Thun when playing on grass are 14 wins, 7 draws and 18 defeats from 39 matches. They have scored 51 goals and conceded 60 times in these games.
Grasshopper form and stats
As mentioned below, Grasshopper are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Challenge League games.
It's back home for Grasshopper, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Stade Lausanne-Ouchy away with the result 2-1. Nuno Henrique and Léo Bonatini found the net in that victory. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against FC Schaffhausen.
The manager J. Pereira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Aarau in only four days.
Grasshopper are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). On the other hand, Grasshopper have conceded 3 goals.
Thun form and stats
Thun have six points from their first three away games in the Challenge League, meaning two victories and a loss. Thun love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Thun won their last game, 1-0 versus Aarau played at home. Prior to that result Thun won their away game at Kriens. The scoreline was 2-1.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Schneider when Saleh Chihadeh scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.
Thun has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Thun have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Grasshopper victory, three draws and six Thun wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Chihadeh 3 goals |   N. Gjorgjev 2 goals | P. Pusic 2 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
Thun missing players
| Grasshopper | Thun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | 18 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 35 | 77 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- All of Grasshopper's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Thun's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grasshopper has the most points (9) at home in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Challenge League
- Grasshopper have won all their matches at home so far.
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Grasshopper is in the best form (4-0-2)
- Thun has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Challenge League
- Thun have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Thun 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 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 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 | Winterthur | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Schaffhausen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Thun | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Aarau | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Kriens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Neuchatel Xamax | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Wil | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 1 |