NIEDERHASLI. Grasshopper managed to turn the tables against Lugano to win 2-1. It was Lugano to strike first with a goal of Zan Celar at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Petar Pusic gave the win to Grasshopper in the 67′ minute. Lugano lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the GC/Campus stadium in Niederhasli on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Stefan Horisberger with the assistance of Guillaume Maire and Mirco Bürgi. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Grasshopper

2 - 1

Lugano

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 70 Attack 99
  • 45 Dangerous attack 59
  • 79 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lugano was in firm control of the ball 59% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lugano was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Grasshopper was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Grasshopper shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Lugano shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (Dominik Schmid, Meritan Shabani and Renat Dadashov). On the other side, Lugano received 2 yellow cards (Allan Arigoni and F. Daprelà).

Match Timeline

31'
37'
Meritan Shabani (goal)Meritan Shabani
41'
Giotto Morandi- sub ->Christian Herc
46'
Meritan Shabani - Yellow
56'
58'
Ignacio Aliseda- sub ->Mohamed Amoura
64'
67'
74'
Boris Babic- sub ->Uran Bislimi
74'
Jhon Espinoza- sub ->Roman Macek
Renat Dadashov- Yellow
76'
84'
Mattia Bottani- sub ->Ousmane Doumbia
84'
Tsiy Ndenge- sub ->Amir Abrashi
84'
90'
90'
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 match, Grasshopper will have 34 points like Basel to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Lugano will stay with 35 points like St. Gallen to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will play away with Lugano on the 29th of April with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (7 draws).

Lugano will host Grasshopper on the 29th of April with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Lugano (7 draws).

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
André Moreira 1.Portugal
7.1
D
Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland
6.1
D
Bendegúz Bolla 77.Hungary
6.9
D
Tomás Ribeiro 14.Portugal
7.1
D
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
6.7
37'
M
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
6.8
M
Amir Abrashi 6.Albania
7.0
84'
M
Christian Herc 28.Slovakia
7.4
46'
M
Guilherme Schettine 95.Brazil
6.1
M
Renat Dadashov 27.Azerbaijan
6.7
90' 76'
F
Meritan Shabani 23.Germany
7.2
64' 56' 41'
Substitutes
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
D
Teruki Hara 34.Japan
D
Nadjack 25.Guinea-Bissau
D
Georg Margreitter 33.Austria
M
Giotto Morandi 8.Switzerland
6.8
46'
M
Dion Kacuri 17.Switzerland
90'
M
Petar Pusic 10.Switzerland
7.6
64' 67'
M
Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany
84'
F
Shkelqim Demhasaj 9.Kosovo

Grasshopper started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Giorgio Contini decided to play with the following team: André Moreira (7.1), Bendegúz Bolla (6.9), Tomás Ribeiro (7.1), Noah Loosli (6.1), Dominik Schmid (6.7), Ayumu Seko (6.8), Christián Herc (7.4), Amir Abrashi (7.0), Meritan Shabani (7.2), Guilherme Schettine (6.1) and Renat Dadaşov (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Teruki Hara, Justin Hammel, Giotto Morandi (6.8), Nadjack, Dion Kacuri, Petar Pušić (7.6), Georg Margreitter, Shkelqim Demhasaj and Tsiy William Ndenge.

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 4 changes: Christian Herc for Giotto Morandi (46′), Meritan Shabani for Petar Pusic (64′), Amir Abrashi for Tsiy William Ndenge (84′) and Renat Dadashov for Dion Kacuri (90′).

Best player: Petar Pušić​

The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Petar Pušić.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 11 passes (100% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Sebastian Osigwe 58.Nigeria
6.4
D
Fabio Daprelà 30.Switzerland
6.8
90'
D
Milton Valenzuela 23.Argentina
6.2
84'
D
Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland
6.4
90'
D
Ousmane Doumbia 20.Ivory Coast
7.0
84'
M
Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy
6.9
M
Roman Macek 77.Czech Republic
6.9
74'
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
6.1
74'
M
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
6.6
M
Mohamed Amoura 47.Algeria
6.6
58'
F
Žan Celar 9.Slovenia
8.0
31'
Substitutes
G
Serif Berbic 13.Switzerland
D
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
6.6
74'
D
Albian Hajdari 5.Switzerland
D
Noah De Queiroz 41.Switzerland
D
Mickael Facchinetti 7.Switzerland
6.6
84'
M
A. Maccoppi 16.Italy
F
Mattia Bottani 10.Switzerland
6.6
84'
F
Ignacio Aliseda 31.Argentina
6.7
58'
F
Boris Babic 27.Switzerland
6.6
74'

Lugano started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Sebastian Osigwe (6.4), Allan Arigoni (6.4), Ousmane Doumbia (7.0), Fabio Daprelà (6.8), Milton Valenzuela (6.2), Jonathan Sabbatini (6.9), Roman Macek (6.9), Uran Bislimi (6.1), Mohamed El Amine Amoura (6.6), Renato Steffen (6.6) and Žan Celar (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jhon Espinoza (6.6), Albian Hajdari, Mattia Bottani (6.6), Andrea Maccoppi, Serif Berbic, Noah De Queiroz, Mickaël Facchinetti (6.6), Ignacio Aliseda (6.7) and Boris Babić (6.6).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Mohamed Amoura for Ignacio Aliseda (58′), Uran Bislimi for Boris Babic (74′), Roman Macek for Jhon Espinoza (74′), Ousmane Doumbia for Mattia Bottani (84′) and Milton Valenzuela  for Mickael Facchinetti (84′).

Best player: Žan Celar​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lugano was Žan Celar.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 8 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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