On the 16th of April, Servette will play host to Grasshopper in a clash of these two evenly matched Super League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 6th placed Servette is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Zürich. Kastriot Imeri scored the first goal for Servette in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Zürich couldn’t manage to score, and Servette took the shutout win. Servette is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Grasshopper, recorded a 2-2 draw against Luzern. Allan Arigoni struck first for Grasshopper in the 13th minute, then Momoh added another in the 29th minute. Grasshopper looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stadion Letzigrund, Servette was victorious by a score of 4 to 2 in front of almost four thousand fans. Imeri scored the first goal for Servette in the 36th minute on a penalty, then Herc tied it up for Grasshopper in the 41st minute on a feed from Ermir Lenjani , but luckily for Servette it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win.
Hayao Kawabe has been the most effective weapon for Grasshopper lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Servette is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ronny Rodelin and Imeri each having 3 goals in their last five.