Striving Grasshopper are aching to pull off a surprise when they welcome hard-driving Zürich in the next league game. It’s 7th vs 1st and the home crowd will have not-so-high expectations.
- Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Zürich have the most clean sheets (6) in Super League
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Grasshopper form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Grasshopper at their home stadium (Stadion Letzigrund) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Grasshopper lost their last game at Sion (placed 6th) after a 0-2 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Club Friendlies 3 home game that ended 1-1 versus Winterthur.A decent goal production from Grasshopper in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Grasshopper have conceded 13 goals.
Zürich form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Super League, on their Super League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Zürich are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The supporters enjoyed Zürich's previous match versus Servette (placed 5th), a 1-0 win played at home. Goalkeeper Brecher got the top player rating of the team with 7.82/10. Brecher topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Wil in the Club Friendlies 3.As for defending, Zürich rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H game ended Grasshopper - Zürich 3-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Grasshopper two wins, three draws and Zürich five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sene 8 goals |   A. Marchesano 8 goals |  L. Bonatini Lohner Maia 5 goals |
Grasshopper missing players
Zürich missing players
| Grasshopper | Zürich | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | 44 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 79% |
| 53% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 74% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 21% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.4 | 11.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 39% | 46% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | 45% |
| 11.2 | 9.8 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 13.3 | 11.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
- Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zürich have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zürich have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Super League
- Zürich have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Super League
- Zürich have the most clean sheets (6) in Super League
- Zürich have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Super League
- Zürich have the most points from losing position (13) in Super League
- Zürich have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Super League
- Zürich haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zürich is in the best form (6-0-0) in Super League
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | Basel | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 36 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | Lugano | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Servette | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 6 | Sion | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 24 | -9 | 24 |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -13 | 19 |
| 9 | Lausanne Sport | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -23 | 12 |
| 10 | Luzern | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 11 |
