National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Solothurn or Zürich that keep their silverware dream alive.
Solothurn and Zürich should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Solothurn form and stats
Last season their Swiss Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The fans are hoping that Solothurn will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the 1.Liga Classic game against Zug.
Before that, Solothurn had a 1.Liga Classic home game versus Schotz which ended with a victory 2-1.Zürich form and stats
They also participated in Swiss Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Zürich are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Super League. The fact that Zürich have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Two travels in a row for Zürich, whose manager A. Breitenreiter could celebrate last time after the Super League win against Luzern. Yanick Brecher (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.84. Brecher stopped the opponent with eleven saves. Goalkeeper Yanick Brecher was absolutely vital in the Zürich victory against Luzern, making eleven saves.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Lausanne Sport.5 goals so far away for Zürich, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Marchesano 2 goals |  M. Kryeziu 1 goals |  B. Kramer 1 goals |
Solothurn missing players
Zürich missing players
| Solothurn | Zürich | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 59 | 30 | Scored | S | 13 | 39 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 21 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 45% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 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 |