On Nov 27th, Grasshopper plays host to Lugano in a meeting of these two evenly matched Super League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Grasshopper sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Servette. Grejohn Kyei scored the first goal for Servette in the 32nd minute, then Kastriot Imeri added another in the 51st minute. Grasshopper is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while lugano is fresh off their 3-1 win against Luzern. Reto Ziegler struck first for Lugano in the 4th minute, then Dejan Sorgic tied it up for Luzern in the 11th minute. Lugano should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 23rd, Lugano and Grasshopper battled to a 1-1 draw. Georg Margreitter scored the first goal for Lugano on an own goal in the 50th minute, but Georg Margreitter got the equalizer for Grasshopper in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Grasshopper a comeback draw.
Lugano’s most prolific scorer has been Reto Ziegler. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. For Grasshopper, their top scorers are Hayao Kawabe and Léo Bonatini, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.