On Sunday Dec 5th, in week 16, St. Gallen will host Grasshopper at Kybunpark in a meeting of these two closely matched Super League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a snowy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 8th placed St. Gallen, recorded a 1-3 loss against Sion. Thody Elie Youan struck first for St. Gallen in the 23rd minute, then in the 39th minute, Anto Grgic sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Filip Stojilkovic But luckily in the 62nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Wesley. St. Gallen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Grasshopper is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Lugano. Olivier Custodio struck first for Lugano in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grasshopper couldn’t manage to score, and Lugano took the shutout win. Grasshopper is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadion Letzigrund, Grasshopper won by a score of 5 to 2. Mamadou Sene struck first for Grasshopper in the 9th minute, then Léo Bonatini added another in the 23rd minute.
Hayao Kawabe has been the most prolific scorer on Grasshopper in the last five matches with three goals. Thody Elie Youan has been the most effective weapon for St. Gallen lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.