Grasshopper vs Wil match preview

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Tue 30.June
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund (26104 seats)

Grasshopper have performed better than Wil so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Grasshopper and Wil.

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Grasshopper form and stats

Grasshopper have played 13 Challenge League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). Grasshopper has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion Letzigrund, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Grasshopper's last game was hosting Lausanne Sport (placed 1st) and winning 3-1. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Winterthur the opponent.

There will be little rest for Grasshopper after this match as they are travelling to Vaduz for a Challenge League game in only three days.

Grasshopper have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Letzigrund with 25 goals in 13 league matches. Grasshopper have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Wil form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wil so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-9 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Wil as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Stade Lausanne-Ouchy match.

Impressive finishing from A. Paunescu and V. Fazliu (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Winterthur in their previous game. A 1-4 defeat away at Aarau before that.

A new game in only four days for Wil, the Challenge League home match versus Kriens. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wil have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. Wil have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Grasshopper - Wil 3-0 played earlier this season. Last five meetings between the teams: Grasshopper won three, Wil won one and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GrasshopperN. Ben Khalifa
N. Ben Khalifa
10 goals
WilV. Fazliu
V. Fazliu
8 goals
GrasshopperN. Gjorgjev
N. Gjorgjev
5 goals

Grasshopper missing players

Wil missing players

Grasshopper Wil
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
12 6 2 Won W 0 3 9
8 3 0 Drew D 0 1 5
6 4 1 Lost L 3 9 12
43 25 4 Scored S 3 15 39
29 15 2 Conceded C 11 28 41
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
77% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 85%
58% 69% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 62%
27% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 31% 35%
15% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 31% 23%
62% 54% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 46%
31% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 31%
12% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 27%
 
4.5 4.5 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.4 3.4
4.7 5.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.8 4.7
2.9 2.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
296 139 34 Total Shots T S 24 103 224
129 57 13 Shots on Target S O 12 39 96
33% 44% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 38% 41%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16)
  • Grasshopper have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wil haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 26 16 6 4 62 23 12 9 2 1 33 5 14 7 4 3 29 18 39 54
2 Grasshopper 26 12 8 6 43 29 13 6 3 4 25 15 13 6 5 2 18 14 14 44
3 Vaduz 25 11 8 6 50 37 12 7 2 3 28 17 13 4 6 3 22 20 13 41
4 Kriens 25 12 4 9 38 35 13 7 3 3 24 14 12 5 1 6 14 21 3 40
5 Wil 26 9 5 12 39 41 13 6 4 3 24 13 13 3 1 9 15 28 -2 32
6 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 25 9 5 11 34 40 13 6 2 5 21 17 12 3 3 6 13 23 -6 32
7 Aarau 26 8 8 10 44 51 13 4 5 4 28 24 13 4 3 6 16 27 -7 32
8 Winterthur 26 8 8 10 28 45 13 5 3 5 14 24 13 3 5 5 14 21 -17 32
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 26 4 5 17 31 49 13 3 3 7 15 20 13 1 2 10 16 29 -18 17

Read more about Challenge League

The Swiss Challenge league is the second highest level of football in Switzerland. Ten teams play four fixtures against each other to decide a final league table. The winner is promoted directly while number two enters a promotion playoff. The bottom team is relegated.