Grasshopper conquers Sion 3-1

SION. Grasshopper overcomes Sion 3-1.

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Grasshopper conquers Sion 3-1

SION. Grasshopper prevails over Sion 3-1. Grasshopper got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from H. Kawabe (32′) and M. K. Sene (44′). Sion tried to recover with a goal from A. Grgic (47′). However, the match was closed by a goal (78′) scored by D. Diani for Grasshopper. Sion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

A. Grgic missed a decisive penalty (75′). That would have allowed Sion to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Sunday and it started at 1:15 pm local time. The referee was Alessandro Dudic with the help of Alain Heiniger and Pascal Hirzel. The 4th official was Johannes von Mandach. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sion

1 - 3

Team 1

Grasshopper

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 8 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 107 Attack 85
  • 78 Dangerous attack 44
  • 85 Ball safe 83
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sion had a superior ball possession 58% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sion was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Grasshopper was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sion shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Grasshopper shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sion received 2 yellow cards (B. Ndoye and B. Ndoye). On the other side, Grasshopper received 4 yellow cards (G. Margreitter, G. Margreitter, L. Bonatini and D. Schmid).

Match Timeline

27'
32'
44'
46'
47'
66'
68'
72'
Kevin Bua- sub ->Matteo Tosetti
72'
75'
78'
82'
82'
84'
86'
Florian Hoxha- sub ->Ermir Lenjani
86'
89'
89'
Florian Hoxha- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Zürich
76
36
Basel
62
36
Young Boys
60
36
Lugano
54
36
St. Gallen
50
36
Servette
44
36
Sion
41
36
Grasshopper
40
36
Luzern
40
36
Lausanne Sport
22
36

After this match, Sion will stay with 12 points like Servette and St. Gallen to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Grasshopper will have 17 points like Lugano to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Sion will play away with Luzern on the 6th of November with a 25-13 head to head record in favor of Sion (23 draws).

Grasshopper will host Young Boys on the 6th of November with a 28-18 head to head stats in favor of Young Boys (11 draws).

Sion – Formation

Sion
G
Kevin Fickentscher 18.Switzerland
6.2
D
Dimitri Cavaré 97.Guadeloupe
6.3
46'
D
Birama Ndoye 34.Mauritania
6.8
90'
D
Nathanaël Saintini 39.Guadeloupe
6.5
D
Marquinhos Cipriano 70.Brazil
6.4
M
Luca Zuffi 7.Switzerland
6.7
72'
M
M. Tosetti 23.Switzerland
6.8
72'
M
Anto Grgic 14.Switzerland
6.9
Goals47'
M
Baltazar 8.Brazil
6.1
66'
M
Itaitinga  76.Brazil
6.5
F
Filip Stojilkovic 17.Switzerland
6.4
Substitutes
G
Timothy Fayulu 1.Switzerland
D
Sandro Theler 77.Switzerland
D
Joël Schmied 2.Switzerland
D
Kader Keita 19.France
D
Wesley Gasolina 52.Brazil
6.4
46'
M
Adryan 10.Brazil
7.3
66'
M
S. Gonzaroua 26.Côte d'Ivoire
6.6
72'
M
Kevin Bua 33.Switzerland
6.4
72'
F
Gaetan Karlen 11.Switzerland

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

The manager Paolo Tramezzani decided to play with the following team: Kevin Fickentscher (6.2), Dimitri Cavaré (6.3), Nathanaël Saintini (6.5), Birama Ndoye (6.8), Marquinhos Cipriano (6.4), Luca Zuffi (6.7), Matteo Tosetti (6.8), Baltazar (6.1), Anto Grgić (6.9), Itaitinga (6.5) and Filip Stojilković (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Timothy Fayulu, Sandro Theler, Joel Schmied, Adryan (7.3), Gaetan Karlen, K. Keita, Serey Dié (6.6), Wesley (6.4) and Kevin Bua (6.4).

Substitutions

Sion made 4 changes: D. Cavare for Wesley (46′), Baltazar for Adryan (66′), M. Tosetti for K. Bua (72′) and L. Zuffi for Serey Die (72′).

Best player: Adryan​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sion was Adryan.

His rating is (7.3) with 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
André Moreira 1.Portugal
7.8
D
Georg Margreitter 33.Austria
6.6
84'
D
Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland
6.6
D
Toti 24.Portugal
6.8
M
Ermir Lenjani 3.Albania
6.7
86'
M
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
7.8
68' 27'
M
Hayao Kawabe 40.Japan
7.3
Goals32'
M
Djibril Diani 29.France
7.7
Goals78'
F
Petar Pusic 10.Switzerland
7.1
82'
F
Léo Bonatini 11.Brazil
6.8
89'
F
Kaly Sène  17.Senegal
7.4
86' Goals44'
Substitutes
G
Mateo Matić 27.Switzerland
D
Florian Hoxha 51.Kosovo
6.6
86' 89'
D
Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland
6.5
82'
D
Aleksandar Cvetković 5.Serbia
M
Dion Kacuri 58.Switzerland
6.5
86'
M
Nikola Gjorgjev 23.Switzerland
M
Nuno Filipe Da Silva 7.Portugal
6.2
68'
F
Shkelqim Demhasaj 9.Kosovo

Grasshopper started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Regarding the opposition, Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira (7.8), Allan Arigoni (6.6), Georg Margreitter (6.6), Toti Gomes (6.8), Dominik Schmid (7.8), Djibril Diani (7.7), Hayao Kawabe (7.3), Ermir Lenjani (6.7), Petar Pušić (7.1), Léo Bonatini (6.8) and Mamadou Kaly Sene (7.4).

They had on the bench: Shkelqim Demhasaj, Dion Kacuri (6.5), Florian Hoxha (6.6), Mateo Matić, Noah Loosli (6.5), Aleksandar Cvetković, Nikola Gjorgjev and Nuno Filipe Da Silva (6.2).

Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of N. Da Silva (injured), N. Loosli (injured), D. Kacuri (injured) and D. Kacuri (injured).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 4 changes: D. Schmid for N. Da Silva (68′), P. Pusic for N. Loosli (82′), M. K. Sene for D. Kacuri (86′) and M. K. Sene for D. Kacuri (86′).

Best player: Dominik Schmid​

The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was Dominik Schmid even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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