This season has been challenging for Grasshopper so far, and you could say the same about Sion. The bottom dwellers have a chance to get some vital points here.
- Grasshopper have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Super League
- Sion is in the worst form (1-1-4)
Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an animated match!
Grasshopper form and stats
Grasshopper have played 16 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Grasshopper hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Grasshopper, Luzern and Lausanne Sport), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Grasshopper shared the glory with Lugano in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The striker Bonatini edged out all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 7.62 out of 10. Bonatini scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Grasshopper had a home game versus Lausanne Sport which ended with a victory 3-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grasshopper handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and one defeat.
The manager Contini will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Basel in only four days.
A decent goal production from Grasshopper in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 16 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 31 goals have been conceded.
Sion form and stats
There's been little loot from Sion's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 16 away games in the Super League. Sion only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws.
Sion might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Young Boys proved too strong as Sion slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade de Tourbillon. Late heartbreak for Sion in the Young Boys match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Grgić got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Grgić hit three key passes.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Zürich wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.Sion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, five draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Luzern in just three days.
Sion have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 22 goals have been scored. For Sion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most recent archived scoreline involving both these squads is the Sion - Grasshopper 2-0 played earlier this season. Santos (Grasshopper) was sent off when these teams last played each other. Last ten meetings with these teams: Grasshopper won five, Sion were winners in four and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sene 10 goals |  F. Stojilkovic 9 goals |  L. Bonatini Lohner Maia 7 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
Sion missing players
| Grasshopper | Sion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 50 | 30 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 22 | 39 |
| 51 | 31 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 40 | 60 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 88% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 88% | 78% |
| 53% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 47% | 62% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 34% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 31% | 19% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 81% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 6% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 22% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 43% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 39% | 33% |
| 11.7 | 10.9 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 15.6 | 13.7 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
- Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Grasshopper have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grasshopper have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Super League
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sion have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sion have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Super League
- Sion have the fewest scored goals in the first half (14) in Super League
- Sion have the most conceded goals (40) away in Super League
- Sion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sion is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zürich | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 33 | 72 |
| 2 | Basel | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 67 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 56 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Lugano | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 47 |
| 6 | Servette | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | -12 | 41 |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | Sion | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 60 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 40 | -21 | 34 |
| 9 | Luzern | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 30 |
| 10 | Lausanne Sport | 32 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 68 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -34 | 20 |
