ZüRICH. Grasshopper snatched a late win Basel 1-0 after H. Kawabe scored just 1 goal (90′).

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Urs Schnyder assisted by Matthias Sbrissa and Didier Dubrit. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4 degrees Celsius or 39.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Grasshopper

1 - 0

Basel

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 9 Total 18
  • 2 On Target 10
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 89 Attack 119
  • 48 Dangerous attack 71
  • 90 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 11
  • 5 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 15 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Basel was in firm control of the ball 55% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Basel was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, Grasshopper was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Grasshopper shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Basel shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (Hayao Kawabe, Tomás Ribeiro and Bendegúz Bolla). Regarding the opposition, Basel didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

21'
39'
61'
61'
66'
66'
67'
Amir Abrashi - sub ->Christian Herc
74'
79'
B. Fink- sub ->Andi Zeqiri
79'
86'
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
74
36
Servette
58
36
Lugano
57
36
Luzern
50
36
Basel
47
36
St. Gallen
45
36
Grasshopper
44
36
Zürich
44
36
Winterthur
32
36
Sion
31
36

After playing this contest, Grasshopper will have 24 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Basel will stay with 22 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will play away with Young Boys on the 10th of April with a 30-18 head to head statistic in favor of Young Boys (14 draws).

Basel will play away agasint Zürich on the 8th of April with a 38-12 head to head statistic in favor of Basel (16 draws).

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
André Moreira 1.Portugal
7.3
D
Nadjack 25.Guinea-Bissau
6.8
86'
D
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
7.1
D
Tomás Ribeiro 14.Portugal
7.1
39'
D
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
7.6
M
Hayao Kawabe 40.Japan
6.6
21' 90'
M
Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany
7.1
M
Christián Herc 28.Slovakia
7.3
74'
F
Giotto Morandi 8.Switzerland
7.0
61'
F
Petar Pusic 10.Switzerland
6.6
86'
F
F. de Carvalho 57.Switzerland
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
D
Georg Margreitter 33.Austria
D
Bendegúz Bolla 77.Hungary
6.8
61' 66'
D
Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland
86'
M
Amir Abrashi 6.Albania
6.5
74'
M
Meritan Shabani 23.Germany
M
Dion Kacuri 17.Switzerland
F
Sang-bin Jeong 11.South Korea
86'
F
Renat Dadashov 27.Azerbaijan
6.8
61'

Grasshopper started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Giorgio Contini decided to play with the following team: André Moreira (7.3), Nadjack (6.8), Ayumu Seko (7.1), Tomás Ribeiro (7.1), Dominik Schmid (7.6), Hayao Kawabe (6.6), Tsiy William Ndenge (7.1), Christián Herc (7.3), Petar Pušić (6.6), Giotto Morandi (7.0) and Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Amir Abrashi (6.5), Sangbin Jeong, Georg Margreitter, Bendegúz Bolla (6.8), Renat Dadaşov (6.8), Noah Loosli, Meritan Shabani, Dion Kacuri and Justin Hammel.

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: Giotto Morandi for Renat Dadaşov (61′), Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira for Bendegúz Bolla (61′), Christian Herc for Amir Abrashi (74′), Nadjack  for Noah Loosli (86′) and Petar Pusic for Sang-Bin Jeong (86′).

Best player: Dominik Schmid​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grasshopper was Dominik Schmid even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 31 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
6.8
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
6.8
D
Kasim Adams 15.Ghana
6.9
D
Andy Pelmard 21.France
7.0
D
Riccardo Calafiori 33.Italy
7.8
M
Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland
7.7
M
Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands
7.2
79'
M
Anton Kade 30.Germany
7.3
67'
M
Hugo Novoa 90.Spain
6.2
66'
F
Andi Zeqiri 17.Switzerland
6.8
79'
F
Zeki Amdouni 9.Switzerland
6.8
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
Hugo Vogel 28.France
D
J. Adjetey 32.Ghana
M
Darian Males 19.Switzerland
6.7
66'
M
E. Essiam 18.Ghana
M
Andy Diouf 8.France
6.5
79'
F
Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland
7.0
67'
F
B. Fink 14.Switzerland
6.6
79'

Basel started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Alexander Frei played with: Marwin Hitz (6.8), Michael Lang (6.8), Kasim Adams (6.9), Andy Pelmard (7.0), Riccardo Calafiori (7.8), Hugo Novoa Ramos (6.2), Fabian Frei (7.7), Wouter Burger (7.2), Anton Kade (7.3), Zeki Amdouni (6.8) and Andi Zeqiri (6.8).

They had on the bench: Hugo Vogel, Jonas Adjei Adjetey, Darian Males (6.7), Aaron Akale, Mirko Salvi, Emmanuel Essiam, Dan Ndoye (7.0), Bradley Fink (6.6) and Andy Diouf (6.5).

Substitutions

Basel made 4 changes: Hugo Novoa for Darian Males (66′), Anton Kade for Dan Ndoye (67′), Wouter Burger for A. Diouf (79′) and Andi Zeqiri for Bradley Fink (79′).

Best player: Riccardo Calafiori​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Basel was Riccardo Calafiori.

His rating is (7.8) with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​