In a weekend match on Sun Dec 19th, in week 18, Grasshopper will travel to Basel to battle Basel in a clash of these two closely matched Super League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Basel recorded a 1-1 draw against Young Boys. Liam Millar struck first for Basel in the 37th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster earning them at least the one point. Basel should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Grasshopper recorded a 1-1 draw against Luzern. Léo Bonatini struck first for Grasshopper in the 4th minute, then Nikola Čumić tied it up for Luzern in the 79th minute earning them at least the one point. Grasshopper is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 25th of July, Grasshopper hosted Basel in their last match together. Basel was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over three thousand dissapointed fans. Leonardo Campana struck first for Basel on an own goal in the 54th minute, then Sebastiano Esposito added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Edon Zhegrova In the end, Grasshopper was frustrated by Basel’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Basel ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Hayao Kawabe and Mamadou Sene have been the hottest scorers for Grasshopper in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Basel’s most prolific scorer has been Liam Millar. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.