Winterthur are itching to add to their goals scored at their own ground in the upcoming fixture vs Grasshopper.
- Winterthur have the fewest scored goals (26) in Super League
- Grasshopper have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Super League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Winterthur form and stats
5-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Winterthur, who have the fewest scored goals (26) in Super League, so far this season.
Winterthur are returning here after visiting St. Gallen and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Burkart and Giusto (2) scored the goal(s). Midfield player Giusto got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Giusto scored two goals and served one assist.
Ahead of that match, Winterthur lost 1-2 at home to Luzern.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Winterthur have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Observe: 8 of the latest 10 league games from this club have had goals from both teams.
Winterthur aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Schützenwiese in the league, with only {13 goals} from 14 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded. Winterthur has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Grasshopper form and stats
There's been little loot from Grasshopper's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Super League. Grasshopper only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. When Grasshopper is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Grasshopper, Zurich and Sion is teams we like to compare Winterthur with.
Home advantage was not enough for Grasshopper in their previous game as they lost hosting Sion, 1-3. Defender Loosli was the best team player with a rating of 8.25. Loosli hit the woodwork once and won 6 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Young Boys's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Grasshopper in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Grasshopper, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored in 22 of this club's last 28 league matches.
After this away game Grasshopper return home for a Super League game against Young Boys. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Grasshopper find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Grasshopper have conceded 24 goals in their away games. When Grasshopper is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Grasshopper, Zurich and Sion.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Grasshopper - Winterthur 2-1. Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Winterthur won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Grasshopper managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Kawabe 8 goals | R. Dadaşov 7 goals |  M. Di Giusto 6 goals |
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| Winterthur | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 41 |
| 50 | 23 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 47 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 64% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 29% | 32% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 18% |
| 61% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 79% | 79% |
| 21% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 11% |
| 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.8 | 9.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.6 | 10.2 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 31% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 31% | 34% |
| 13.2 | 13 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 15 | 15.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
- Grasshopper have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Grasshopper have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Super League
- Grasshopper have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Super League
- Grasshopper have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Super League
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Winterthur have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in Super League
- Winterthur have the fewest scored goals (26) in Super League
- Winterthur have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Super League
- Winterthur have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Super League
- Winterthur have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Winterthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 63 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 43 | 58 |
| 2 | Servette | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 41 |
| 3 | Luzern | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 39 |
| 4 | Lugano | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 37 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Basel | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Grasshopper | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -6 | 34 |
| 8 | Zurich | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 30 |
| 9 | Sion | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 23 | -16 | 30 |
| 10 | Winterthur | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -24 | 29 |
