Nationalliga A Women match preview: Grasshopper W believed to be the weaker party when Zurich W pays a visit

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Competition: Switzerland Nationalliga A Women
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: GC/Campus (26000 seats)

Sit down for a show! The leading heroes are Grasshopper W and Zurich W, victory is the prize and 90 minutes the length.

Insights:
  • Grasshopper W have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Zurich W have the most scored goals (53) in Nationalliga A Women

Grasshopper W and Zurich W should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Grasshopper W form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at GC/Campus as Grasshopper W have scored 21 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Nationalliga A Women are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Grasshopper has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at GC/Campus. We remember; it was Basel W.

The home club members saw a 1-1 draw vs Servette Chênois W in the Schweizer Pokal Frauen last time out and are looking for a victory here.

Before that, Grasshopper W had a Nationalliga A Women home game versus Aarau W which ended with a victory 3-0.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Nationalliga A Women game versus Servette Chênois W in only four days. This game is also played here at GC/Campus.

It's goals goals goals for Grasshopper W who have scored 21 goals from 6 league home games.

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Zurich W form and stats

Zurich W's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Zurich W collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Nationalliga A Women. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Grasshopper W.

Zurich W had fun at their own home (GC/Campus) last time out, beating Aarau W 4-1.

Zurich have another fixture that requires travelling in just four days, a Nationalliga A Women game versus Lugano W. A strenuous programme for them!

The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Zurich W alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (24 from 7 played). Zurich W have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Zurich W - Grasshopper W 2-0 was the output when these two contenders previously played each other, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - two - eight (Grasshopper wins - draws - Zurich W wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Grasshopper W missing players

Zurich W missing players

Grasshopper W Zurich W
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 0 Played P 1 7 15
10 5 0 Won W 0 4 12
1 1 0 Drew D 1 2 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
40 24 0 Scored S 1 24 57
12 6 0 Conceded C 1 10 12
93% 86% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 86% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 93%
57% 71% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 86% 80%
43% 57% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 71% 67%
43% 57% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 57% 53%
21% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 86% 53%
64% 71% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 47%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.4 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5 5.8
1.6 0.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.5 4.2
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.8 17 0 Shots (avg) S ( 3 8.5 7.8
5.8 8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4 4
48% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 80%
 
7.8 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 17.5 7.8
3.2 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 9.5 3.8
Key stats in Nationalliga A Women this season:
  • All of Zurich W's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Grasshopper W have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grasshopper W have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Grasshopper W have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Grasshopper W have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Zurich W have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zurich W have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Zurich W have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Zurich W have the most scored goals (24) away in Nationalliga A Women
  • Zurich W have the most scored goals (53) in Nationalliga A Women
  • Zurich W have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Nationalliga A Women
  • Zurich W have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Nationalliga A Women
  • Zurich W have the the best goal difference (+42) in Nationalliga A Women
  • Zurich W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zurich W is in the best form (4-1-0) in Nationalliga A Women

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zurich W 14 11 2 1 53 11 7 7 0 0 29 1 7 4 2 1 24 10 42 35
2 Servette Chênois W 13 10 1 2 28 9 6 4 1 1 11 5 7 6 0 1 17 4 19 31
3 Grasshopper W 13 9 1 3 37 12 6 4 1 1 21 6 7 5 0 2 16 6 25 28
4 St. Gallen W 13 8 2 3 28 11 7 4 1 2 15 8 6 4 1 1 13 3 17 26
5 Basel W 13 8 2 3 28 16 6 4 1 1 12 7 7 4 1 2 16 9 12 26
6 Luzern W 14 4 2 8 24 30 7 3 0 4 15 14 7 1 2 4 9 16 -6 14
7 Young Boys W 13 4 1 8 14 36 6 2 1 3 7 14 7 2 0 5 7 22 -22 13
8 Aarau W 13 3 3 7 13 23 7 2 2 3 9 10 6 1 1 4 4 13 -10 12
9 Yverdon W 13 1 0 12 8 49 7 1 0 6 5 28 6 0 0 6 3 21 -41 3
10 Lugano W 13 0 2 11 3 39 7 0 1 6 0 19 6 0 1 5 3 20 -36 2

Read more about Nationalliga A Women

The Women’s Nationalliga A is the highest level competition for women’s football in Switzerland. It was established in 1970 and has been through numerous format changes. At present the league has eight teams playing four fixtures against each other to form a final league table and a champion.