Possible nail-biting contest in Grasshopper - Luzern game

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sat 29.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund (26104 seats)

Most would pick Grasshopper in this game against Luzern, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Grasshopper have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Super League
  • Luzern have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This should be an engaging match with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Grasshopper form and stats

When playing at home in the Super League, Grasshopper, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Super League, have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.

It's back home for Grasshopper, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Zurich away with the result 4-1. Pušić, Schettine (2) and Herc found the net in that victory. Finally, a league victory after five games without one. Schettine, a natural forward, was the best performer for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 8.14 (out of 10). Schettine scored two goals.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Servette (2-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Grasshopper perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grasshopper as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Grasshopper has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Take note that 11 of the latest 13 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both teams.

The Grasshopper manager Contini has got the team scoring with 15 from 6 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Luzern form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Luzern playing as the away team in the Super League this season.

Luzern are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Lugano (placed 8th). That victory felt nice as this team had gone four league games without victory. Midfielder Meyer was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.1. Meyer scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).

A draw for Luzern before that, at their own venue hosting St. Gallen (3-3).

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Luzern in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Luzern, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Luzern's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Luzern have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Luzern have won at least one point in the last 14 games (7-7-0) against Grasshopper.

These competitors have met previously this season: Luzern - Grasshopper 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

GrasshopperH. Kawabe
H. Kawabe
6 goals
LuzernM. Meyer
M. Meyer
6 goals
GrasshopperT. Ndenge
T. Ndenge
3 goals

Grasshopper missing players

Luzern missing players

Grasshopper Luzern
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 1 6 12
4 3 2 Won W 0 2 4
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
4 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
25 15 6 Scored S 1 10 20
25 11 2 Conceded C 4 8 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
69% 83% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
54% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 33%
38% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 25%
85% 83% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 58%
8% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 25%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 25%
 
4.5 4.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 5.8
7.3 6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 9 4.5 5.3
2.4 1.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.3 2.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
9.3 10.3 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 1 12 13.4
4.6 6.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 5.2 5.8
42% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 32% 29%
 
15.2 15.5 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 22 11.7 12.1
5.8 5.5 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 15 5.5 5.2
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • All of Grasshopper's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Grasshopper have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grasshopper have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Grasshopper have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Super League
  • Grasshopper have the most points from losing position (7) in Super League
  • Grasshopper have the most scored goals (15) at home in Super League
  • Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Luzern have won significantly less corners away then 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 Young Boys 13 8 4 1 29 8 6 4 2 0 14 3 7 4 2 1 15 5 21 28
2 Servette 13 6 5 2 16 12 6 4 2 0 9 4 7 2 3 2 7 8 4 23
3 Sion 13 5 4 4 20 20 6 2 2 2 7 9 7 3 2 2 13 11 0 19
4 St. Gallen 13 5 3 5 24 20 7 4 2 1 13 6 6 1 1 4 11 14 4 18
5 Basel 12 4 5 3 18 13 7 3 3 1 12 7 5 1 2 2 6 6 5 17
6 Grasshopper 13 4 5 4 25 25 6 3 2 1 15 11 7 1 3 3 10 14 0 17
7 Luzern 12 4 4 4 20 17 6 2 2 2 10 9 6 2 2 2 10 8 3 16
8 Lugano 13 5 1 7 19 23 6 2 0 4 8 12 7 3 1 3 11 11 -4 16
9 Winterthur 13 3 3 7 10 27 7 2 2 3 6 17 6 1 1 4 4 10 -17 12
10 Zurich 13 0 6 7 8 24 7 0 3 4 4 13 6 0 3 3 4 11 -16 6

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Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland and the Swiss Super League is the top competition. It has ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures each. The season runs from July to May with a winter break. Number one in the final league table is the champion, number ten is relegated while number nine plays a relegation playoff.