Match Report
3 points and 6 places separated them: Grasshopper 11th with 4, St. Gallen 5th with 7. Against a league average of 1.94 goals per team per game, Grasshopper ran at 1.4 scored and 2.4 conceded, St. Gallen at 2 and 2.2.
Across 12 recorded meetings, Grasshopper have 2 wins to St. Gallen's 7, with 3 draws, at 2.58 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won.
The venue was Stadion Letzigrund, with room for 26,104 spectators. H. Qovanaj officiated: 36 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Grasshopper led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Grasshopper: Amir Abrashi (36'), Young-joon Lee (69')
Key stats
Possession: Grasshopper 43% · St. Gallen 57% · Total shots: 22-21 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 7-14