WINTERTHUR. Winterthur succeeded in turn the tables against Grasshopper. It was Grasshopper to score first with a goal from Bradley Fink. However, later Winterthur found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Matteo Di Giusto (19′), Matteo Di Giusto (36′) and Aldin Turkeš (62′).

The match was played at the Stadion Schützenwiese stadium in Winterthur on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sandro Schärer with the assistance of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 28.81 degrees Celsius or 83.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Winterthur

3 - 1

Grasshopper

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 10 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 88
  • 45 Dangerous attack 39
  • 74 Ball safe 68
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Winterthur had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Winterthur won the match​.

Winterthur shot 10 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Grasshopper shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Winterthur received 1 yellow card (Silvan Sidler). Talking about the opposition, Grasshopper received 5 yellow cards (Bradley Fink, Dirk Abels, Amir Abrashi, Damian Nigg and Damian Nigg).

Match Timeline

7'
B. Fink(goal)Tsiy Ndenge
Matteo Di Giusto(VAR)
36'
Matteo Di Giusto(goal)
19'
Matteo Di Giusto(goal)Aldin Turkeš
36'
Matteo Di Giusto(VAR)
39'
41'
B. Fink- Yellow
Musa Araz - sub ->Luca Zuffi
46'
Sayfallah Ltaief- sub ->Nishan Burkart
46'
Silvan Sidler- Yellow
47'
60'
Dirk Abels - Yellow
Aldin Turkes(penalty)
62'
63'
Amir Abrashi - Yellow
65'
65'
Elmin Rastoder- sub ->Tim Meyer
66'
Damian Nigg - sub ->Filipe de Carvalho
67'
Damian Nigg - Yellow
67'
Damian Nigg - Yellow
Randy Schneider- sub ->Matteo Di Giusto
74'
Adrian Gantenbein- sub ->Silvan Sidler
76'
Randy Schneider(goal)
84'
84'
Francis Momoh- sub ->Francis Momoh
Remo Arnold- sub ->Alexandre Jankewitz
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
62
2
Servette
61
2
St. Gallen
50
33
Winterthur
49
2
Zürich
48
33
Luzern
44
33
Lausanne Sport
40
33
Basel
40
33
Yverdon Sport
40
33
Grasshopper
30
33
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
23
33

After this match, Winterthur will have 4 points like Lausanne Sport, Grasshopper and Yverdon Sport to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Grasshopper will stay with 4 points like Lausanne Sport, Winterthur and Yverdon Sport to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Winterthur will host Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 23rd of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Grasshopper will play away agasint Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 2nd of September with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (0 draws).

Winterthur – Formation

Winterthur
G
Markus Kuster 30.Austria
6.9
D
Basil Stillhart 4.Switzerland
6.7
D
S. Diaby 18.Ivory Coast
7.0
D
Granit Lekaj 23.Switzerland
6.9
D
Silvan Sidler 24.Switzerland
6.5
76' 47'
M
Matteo Di Giusto 10.Switzerland
7.7
74' 19', 36'
M
Samuel Ballet 17.Switzerland
8.3
M
Alexandre Jankewitz 45.Switzerland
7.0
90'
M
Luca Zuffi 77.Switzerland
6.5
46'
M
Nishan Burkart 99.Switzerland
6.9
46'
F
Aldin Turkes 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.6
62'
Substitutes
G
Jozef Pukaj 1.Kosovo
D
Tobias Schättin 3.Switzerland
D
Adrian Gantenbein 19.Switzerland
6.6
76'
D
Yannick Schmid 25.Switzerland
M
Randy Schneider 6.Switzerland
7.5
74' 84'
M
Samir Ramizi 8.Serbia
M
Remo Arnold 16.Switzerland
90'
M
Musa Araz 40.Switzerland
6.8
46'
M
Sayfallah Ltaief 70.Switzerland
6.6
46'

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

The manager Patrick Rahmen decided to play with the following team: Markus Kuster (6.9), Silvan Sidler (6.5), Granit Lekaj (6.9), Basil Stillhart (6.7), Souleymane Diaby (7.0), Alexandre Jankewitz (7.0), Luca Zuffi (6.5), Samuel Ballet (8.3), Matteo Di Giusto (7.7), Nishan Burkart (6.9) and Aldin Turkeš (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jozef Pukaj, Tobias Schättin, Randy Schneider (7.5), Samir Ramizi, Remo Arnold, Adrian Gantenbein (6.6), Yannick Schmid, Musa Araz (6.8) and Sayfallah Ltaief (6.6).

Substitutions

Winterthur made 5 changes: Nishan Burkart for Sayfallah Ltaief (46′), Luca Zuffi for Musa Araz (46′), Matteo Di Giusto for Randy Schneider (74′), Silvan Sidler for Adrian Gantenbein (76′) and Alexandre Jankewitz for Remo Arnold (90′).

Best player: Samuel Ballet​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Winterthur was Samuel Ballet even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 23 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
6.9
D
Dirk Abels 2.Netherlands
7.2
60'
D
Kristers Tobers 4.Latvia
6.4
D
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
6.3
D
Michael Kempter 24.Philippines
6.1
M
Amir Abrashi 6.Albania
6.8
63'
M
Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany
7.3
65'
M
Tim Meyer 53.Switzerland
6.6
65'
F
B. Fink 9.Switzerland
7.3
41' 7'
F
Theo Corbeanu 19.Canada
6.6
F
F. de Carvalho 77.Switzerland
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Manuel Kuttin 29.Austria
D
Liam Bollati 54.Switzerland
D
Elvir Zukaj 57.Switzerland
D
Florian Hoxha 73.Kosovo
M
Dion Kacuri 17.Switzerland
6.9
65'
M
Robin Kalem 40.Germany
M
Damian Nigg 55.Switzerland
6.3
66' 67'
F
Francis Momoh 22.Nigeria
84'
F
Elmin Rastoder 74.Switzerland
6.8
65'

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

Bruno Berner played with: Justin Hammel (6.9), Dirk Abels (7.2), Kristers Tobers (6.4), Ayumu Seko (6.3), Michael Kempter (6.1), Tim Meyer (6.6), Amir Abrashi (6.8), Tsiy Ndenge (7.3), Theo Corbeanu (6.6), Bradley Fink (7.3) and Filipe de Carvalho (7.0).

They had on the bench: Dion Kacuri (6.9), Francis Momoh, Manuel Kuttin, Robin Kalem, Liam Bollati, Damian Nigg (6.3), Elvir Zukaj, Florian Hoxha and Elmin Rastoder (6.8).

Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of Damian Nigg (injured).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 4 changes: Tsiy Ndenge for Dion Kacuri (65′), Tim Meyer for Elmin Rastoder (65′), Filipe de Carvalho for Damian Nigg (66′) and Francis Momoh for Francis Momoh (84′).

Best player: Tsiy Ndenge​

The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Tsiy Ndenge.

His rating is (7.3) with 24 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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