This could be an interesting match as Winterthur have their presumed home advantage while Grasshopper are ahead 5 points in the Challenge League table.
- Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Challenge League
It's no vacation for neither Winterthur nor Grasshopper 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.
Winterthur form and stats
Winterthur have performed here at Stadion Schützenwiese this season with 5 wins from 7 Challenge League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. Ever since the Kriens game Winterthur has been unbeatable here at Stadion Schützenwiese producing four straight wins.
Prior to that, an away loss at FC Schaffhausen.
This is expected to be a close game, with Winterthur perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Winterthur as a small favourite), we find six games. Winterthur has won two of these, drawn four and lost zero.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Winterthur, as the Challenge League home game vs Kriens is only four days away.
Goals are plentiful at Stadion Schützenwiese in the league this season as Winterthur has scored 19 goals here in 7 home games. 8 goals have been conceded.
Grasshopper form and stats
As the visiting team in Challenge League matches, Grasshopper have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far. Grasshopper has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.
As mentioned above, Grasshopper drew the match against Chiasso. Manager J. Pereira brought on Cristian Ponde to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Grasshopper in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Grasshopper, one draw and two defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Grasshopper now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Challenge League game at Thun is waiting in only three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Grasshopper have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Grasshopper have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Grasshopper - Winterthur 3-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - three - three (Winterthur wins - draws - Grasshopper wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Buess 8 goals |  D. Callà 5 goals |   S. Demhasaj 5 goals |
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| Winterthur | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 30 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 50% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 39% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 22% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 50% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.8 | 5.9 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9.8 | 7.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 53% | 70% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 42% | 64% |
- All of Winterthur's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have not yet lost a game at home.
- Winterthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Winterthur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Winterthur have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Thun | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | FC Schaffhausen | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Winterthur | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Aarau | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Wil | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | Kriens | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 9 | Neuchatel Xamax | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -21 | 13 |