ZüRICH. Lugano overcomes Grasshopper 1-0 after O. Custodio scored just 1 goal (79′).
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 Lukas Fähndrich with the support of Sladan Josipovic and Jonas Erni. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1 degrees Celsius or 33.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 4 Total 1
- 0 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 67 Attack 63
- 35 Dangerous attack 32
- 80 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Grasshopper was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Lugano that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grasshopper was was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Lugano managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Grasshopper shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lugano shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (D. Diani, M. K. Sene and N. Loosli). Talking about the opposition, Lugano received 1 yellow card (Z. Celar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Grasshopper will stay with 18 points like Sion to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Lugano will have 26 points like Basel to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will play away against St. Gallen on the 5th of December with a 25-15 head to head in favor of Grasshopper (9 draws).
Lugano will host Sion on the 5th of December with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (8 draws).
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Giorgio Contini decided to play with the following team: André Moreira , Allan Arigoni , Toti Gomes , Noah Loosli , Dominik Schmid , Djibril Diani , Hayao Kawabe , Ermir Lenjani , Petar Pušić , Léo Bonatini and Mamadou Kaly Sene .
The home team had on the bench: Bendegúz Bolla , Leonardo Campana , Mateo Matić, Shkelqim Demhasaj , Amir Abrashi, Nuno Filipe Da Silva, Andre Santos and Christián Herc .
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: D. Diani for C. Herc (46′), D. Schmid for B. Bolla (77′), H. Kawabe for A. Santos (77′), A. Arigoni for S. Demhasaj (86′) and P. Pusic for L. Campana (86′).
Best player: Léo Bonatini
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grasshopper was Léo Bonatini.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Lugano – Formation
Also Lugano adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi , Fabio Daprelà , Mijat Marić , Reto Ziegler , Numa Lavanchy , Jonathan Sabbatini , Sandi Lovrić , Mickaël Facchinetti , Mattia Bottani , Žan Celar and Mohamed El Amine Amoura .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stefano Guidotti , Yuri, Kreshnik Hajrizi , Asumah Abubakar , Noam Baumann, Christophe Lungoyi, Olivier Custodio , Nikolas Muci and Kévin Monzialo.
Substitutions
Lugano made 4 changes: M. Amoura for O. Custodio (52′), M. Bottani for A. Abubakar (78′), S. Lovric for S. Guidotti (78′) and Z. Celar for K. Hajrizi (87′).
Best player: Amir Saipi
The most impressive player for Lugano was the goalkeeper: Amir Saipi. His rating is 7.51. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Grasshopper – Lugano – 0-1
- Sion – St. Gallen – 3-1