A total of 31 league matches are done and Lugano are 11 points ahead of Grasshopper. How will it turn out?
- All of Lugano's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grasshopper have the fewest conceded goals (19) away in Super League
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an energetic match!
Lugano form and stats
8 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Lugano have to build on here at Stadio di Cornaredo in the Super League. Lugano has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Croci-Torti and the players.
The fans are hoping that Lugano will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against St. Gallen (placed 5th). The game against St. Gallen was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality. Valenzuela (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Valenzuela hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
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 six games) they have won three times, drawn three and lost zero.
Lugano has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Lugano have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Grasshopper form and stats
4-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Grasshopper, who have the fewest conceded goals (19) away in Super League, in their Super League matches away.
Grasshopper had fun at their own home (Stadio di Cornaredo) last time out, beating Lausanne Sport 3-1. Kawabe and Bolla scored. Arigoni, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Arigoni won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Servette with the score of 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Grasshopper have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were zero victories, two draws and three defeats.
Grasshopper have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Grasshopper have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Lugano and Grasshopper have met earlier this season: Grasshopper - Lugano 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Lugano wins - draws - Grasshopper wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sene 10 goals |  Ž. Celar 8 goals | H. Kawabe 7 goals |
Lugano missing players
Grasshopper missing players
| Lugano | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 41 | 21 | 13 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 49 |
| 47 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 50 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 87% |
| 52% | 47% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 29% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 48% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 16% |
| 48% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 53% | 71% |
| 23% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 13% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 19% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.4 | 12.5 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 35% | 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 39% |
| 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.7 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
- All of Lugano's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grasshopper have the fewest conceded goals (19) away in Super League
- Grasshopper have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Zurich | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 69 |
| 2 | Basel | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 67 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | Lugano | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 46 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Servette | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | -10 | 41 |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Sion | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 40 | -20 | 34 |
| 9 | Luzern | 31 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | -22 | 27 |
| 10 | Lausanne Sport | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 65 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -31 | 20 |
