A victory to the home team is predicted from this game if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Lugano supporters are confident that the gulf between 2nd and Grasshopper's 7th spot in the table will be revealed on the ground.
- Lugano have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Grasshopper have the most conceded goals (32) in Super League
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.
Lugano form and stats
Lugano have played 8 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Lugano after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A strong away win for Lugano against Sion the last match, as Amoura, Celar and Steffen were on target. A late climax in the match against Sion as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Celar. Midfield player Amoura got a match rating of 8.6 in that game, the max score being 10. Amoura scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Lugano won a home game hosting Winterthur (3-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lugano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Lugano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kybunpark with 13 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lugano defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Grasshopper form and stats
Grasshopper have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Super League, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Grasshopper failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Young Boys (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Basel.Grasshopper are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Take note that 10 of this team's 13 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
A quick return to home after this game, as Grasshopper are hosting Basel in the Swiss Cup only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Grasshopper have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Grasshopper - Lugano 2-1 was the outcome when these two contenders last played each other, also in this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Lugano victories, five draws and two Grasshopper wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Ž. Celar 9 goals |  H. Kawabe 6 goals | R. Dadaşov 4 goals |
Lugano missing players
Grasshopper missing players
| Lugano | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 71% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 24% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 35% | 34% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 35% | 35% |
| 12.6 | 11.6 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 14.2 | 15.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
- Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Grasshopper have the most conceded goals (32) in Super League
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lugano have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Lugano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Lugano | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Servette | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Basel | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Luzern | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Sion | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Winterthur | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -18 | 16 |
| 10 | Zurich | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
