In a weekend match in week 20, on Sat Feb 5th, Grasshopper and Zürich will play a match in Zürich in a Super League match in the ever popular Zürich derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 7th placed Grasshopper, recorded a 0-2 loss against Sion. Bamert struck first for Sion in the 29th minute on a feed from Anto Grgic, then Noah Loosli added another on an own goal in the 69th minute In the end, Grasshopper was frustrated by Sion’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sion ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Zürich, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Servette. Boris Cespedes scored the first goal for Zürich on an own goal in the 48th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Servette couldn’t muster any offence and Zürich ran away with the shutout win. Zürich is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 23rd, Grasshopper hosted Zürich in their last match together. Grasshopper and Zürich battled to a 3-3 draw. Rodrigo Pollero López scored the first goal for Zürich in the 3rd minute, then Blerim Džemaili added another in the 10th minute.
Degnand Wilfried Gnonto has been the most prolific scorer on Zürich in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Mamadou Sene has been the most prolific scorer on Grasshopper in his last five matches with three goals.