Match Report
The table read 4th (Zürich, 38 pts) against 5th (Grasshopper, 33 pts), 5 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Zürich: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th.
Grasshopper had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 8 Zürich wins, 2 for Grasshopper, 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 58%.
Goal scorers
Zürich: Ilan Sauter (61'), Alexander Hack (49') · Grasshopper: Felix Emmanuel Tsimba (35')
Key stats
Possession: Zürich 57% · Grasshopper 43% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 6-4