This could be an interesting match as Winterthur have their presumed home advantage while Grasshopper are ahead 3 points in the Challenge League table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Winterthur form and stats
The story so far in the Challenge League for Winterthur, who have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Challenge League, at their home stadium (Stadion Schützenwiese) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Winterthur are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Winterthur manager R. Loose and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus FC Schaffhausen (placed 8th) in the Challenge League. Ahead of that match, Winterthur won a home game hosting Thun (1-0).
Winterthur are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 attempts. Winterthur have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Grasshopper form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Challenge League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Grasshopper won their last game, 2-0 versus Kriens played at home. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Luzern.
The travelling fans enjoy Grasshopper's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Grasshopper have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Grasshopper - Winterthur 2-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Winterthur victories, 1 draw and 2 Grasshopper wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 0 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Sliskovic 6 goals |   N. Ben Khalifa 6 goals |  R. Buess 4 goals |
Winterthur missing players
Grasshopper missing players
| Winterthur | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 19 | 12 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 31% |
| 15% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Grasshopper have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Winterthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Winterthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 27 |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Wil | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 22 |
| 5 | Aarau | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 17 |
| 6 | Vaduz | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Kriens | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 8 | FC Schaffhausen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 7 |