Super League game preview and facts: Zürich against Grasshopper

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund (26104 seats)

Zürich look forward to fight against Grasshopper in this Super League fixture. All you must know about the fixture is found here!

Insights:
  • Zürich have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Super League
  • Grasshopper have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Super League

This has all the signs of an exciting game with lots of fun and bustle as both parties are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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.

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Zürich form and stats

Zürich have only played one Super League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 18 matches.

A strong away win for Zürich against Solothurn the last match. As mentioned above, Zürich "killed" Solothurn in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Before that match, a Super League win away at Luzern.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Zürich handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and three defeats.

Early season league goal statistics from Zürich's 1 home game: 3 goals, 1 conceded.

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Grasshopper form and stats

One match played away so far in the Super League for Grasshopper and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from 18 games. Visiting Grasshopper has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's the second away game in a row for Grasshopper, but there's smiles all around after the 5-0 victory versus Widnau in the Swiss Cup last time out. As mentioned above, Grasshopper was the only team on the pitch versus Widnau in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Lausanne Sport in the Super League.

Grasshopper 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, one draw and two defeats. From a total of three matches.

Grasshopper have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Zürich won five games, three matches ended with a tie and Grasshopper managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

ZürichA. Marchesano
A. Marchesano
2 goals
GrasshopperL. Campana Romero
L. Campana Romero
2 goals
ZürichM. Kryeziu
M. Kryeziu
1 goals

Zürich missing players

Grasshopper missing players

Zürich Grasshopper
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
8 3 0 Scored S 0 0 3
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
3 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 6.3
5.7 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 12 6.3
2.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 3 10
6 8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
44% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Grasshopper have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Super League
  • Zürich have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Super League
  • Zürich have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Super League
Zürich Last season Grasshopper
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
11 6   Won W   7 19
10 5   Drew D   5 8
15 7   Lost L   6 9
53 27   Scored S   26 60
57 21   Conceded C   25 43
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
81% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 89%
67% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 56%
47% 28%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 22%
17% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 14%
61% 56%   BTTS BTTS   72% 69%
25% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 25%
19% 17%   Failed to Score F T   6% 6%
 
4.2 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.8
6.1 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 4.3
2.2 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
5 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
9.3 9.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 7.1
3.9 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 2.7
38% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 62%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Basel 3 3 0 0 13 2 2 2 0 0 11 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 11 9
2 Zürich 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 9
3 Lugano 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
4 St. Gallen 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 4
5 Young Boys 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
6 Grasshopper 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
7 Servette 3 1 0 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 6 -5 3
8 Sion 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 3
9 Luzern 3 0 1 2 6 9 2 0 0 2 4 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 -3 1
10 Lausanne Sport 3 0 0 3 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 0
Last season 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 36 25 9 2 74 29 18 14 3 1 38 14 18 11 6 1 36 15 45 84
2 Basel 36 15 8 13 60 53 18 9 6 3 35 21 18 6 2 10 25 32 7 53
3 Servette 36 14 8 14 45 56 18 6 7 5 28 29 18 8 1 9 17 27 -11 50
4 Lugano 36 12 13 11 40 42 18 7 4 7 19 20 18 5 9 4 21 22 -2 49
5 Luzern 36 12 10 14 62 59 18 7 7 4 36 23 18 5 3 10 26 36 3 46
6 Lausanne Sport 36 12 10 14 52 55 18 9 2 7 33 29 18 3 8 7 19 26 -3 46
7 St. Gallen 36 11 11 14 45 48 18 7 5 6 24 20 18 4 6 8 21 28 -3 44
8 Zürich 36 11 10 15 53 57 18 6 5 7 27 21 18 5 5 8 26 36 -4 43
9 Sion 36 8 14 14 48 58 18 4 8 6 23 26 18 4 6 8 25 32 -10 38
10 Vaduz 36 9 9 18 36 58 18 4 4 10 18 31 18 5 5 8 18 27 -22 36
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Grasshopper 36 19 8 9 60 43 18 12 3 3 34 18 18 7 5 6 26 25 17 65
2 Thun 36 19 7 10 57 46 18 10 3 5 26 16 18 9 4 5 31 30 11 64
3 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 36 15 13 8 57 39 18 8 6 4 32 21 18 7 7 4 25 18 18 58
4 FC Schaffhausen 36 16 10 10 59 46 18 10 4 4 35 22 18 6 6 6 24 24 13 58
5 Aarau 36 17 7 12 66 59 18 11 3 4 39 22 18 6 4 8 27 37 7 58
6 Winterthur 36 11 10 15 50 52 18 7 5 6 32 25 18 4 5 9 18 27 -2 43
7 Wil 36 10 9 17 43 52 18 8 5 5 28 19 18 2 4 12 15 33 -9 39
8 Kriens 36 9 11 16 40 48 18 4 7 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 17 25 -8 38
9 Neuchatel Xamax 36 10 6 20 36 58 18 7 3 8 21 24 18 3 3 12 15 34 -22 36
10 Chiasso 36 9 9 18 35 60 18 7 6 5 20 23 18 2 3 13 15 37 -25 36

Read more about Super League

Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland and the Swiss Super League is the top competition. It has ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures each. The season runs from July to May with a winter break. Number one in the final league table is the champion, number ten is relegated while number nine plays a relegation playoff.