ZüRICH. Grasshopper and Luzern draw 1-1. L. Bonatini scored the first goal (4′) for Grasshopper. N. Cumic made it even (79′). Grasshopper was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%)​

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Luca Piccolo who was helped by Matthias Sbrissa and Devis Dettamanti. The 4th official was Johannes von Mandach. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.4 degrees Celsius or 36.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Grasshopper

1 - 1

Luzern

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 7 Total 4
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 74
  • 49 Dangerous attack 40
  • 81 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Grasshopper had a strong ball possession 63% while Luzern was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grasshopper was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Grasshopper to win the match​.

Grasshopper shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Luzern shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (E. Lenjani, M. K. Sene and H. Kawabe). On the other side, Luzern received 3 yellow cards (M. Frydek, M. Schulz and N. Cumic).

Also, Luzern didn’t end the match with 11 players after N. Cumic (Luzern) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (80′).

Match Timeline

4'
17'
Martin Frydek- Yellow
39'
39'
39'
47'
57'
57'
Pascal Schürpf- sub ->D. Sorgic
71'
71'
72'
72'
75'
79'
80'
84'
87'

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, Grasshopper will have 22 points like Servette to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Luzern will have 11 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will play away with Basel on the 19th of December with a 32-11 head to head statistic in favor of Basel (16 draws).

Luzern will host Servette on the 18th of December with a 7-7 head to head.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
André Moreira 1.Portugal
6.4
D
Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland
6.8
D
Allan Arigoni 34.Switzerland
7.1
D
Toti 24.Portugal
7.3
M
Ermir Lenjani 3.Albania
6.6
87' 39'
M
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
6.8
M
Amir Abrashi 6.Albania
6.9
72'
M
Christián Herc 28.Slovakia
8.0
F
Hayao Kawabe 40.Japan
6.7
84' 47'
F
Léo Bonatini 11.Brazil
7.3
72' 4'
F
Kaly Sène 17.Senegal
6.4
39'
Substitutes
G
Mateo Matić 27.Switzerland
D
Aleksandar Cvetković 5.Serbia
D
Florian Hoxha 51.Kosovo
M
Nuno Filipe Da Silva 7.Portugal
87'
M
André Santos 8.Portugal
M
Djibril Diani 29.France
6.1
72'
F
Shkelqim Demhasaj 9.Kosovo
6.7
72'
F
Leonardo Campana 19.Ecuador
6.6
84'

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

The manager Giorgio Contini decided to play with the following team: André Moreira (6.4), Allan Arigoni (7.1), Noah Loosli (6.8), Toti Gomes (7.3), Dominik Schmid (6.8), Christián Herc (8.0), Amir Abrashi (6.9), Ermir Lenjani (6.6), Hayao Kawabe (6.7), Léo Bonatini (7.3) and Mamadou Kaly Sene (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nuno Filipe Da Silva, Aleksandar Cvetković, Andre Santos, Mateo Matić, Djibril Diani (6.1), Shkelqim Demhasaj (6.7), Leonardo Campana (6.6) and Florian Hoxha.

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 4 changes: L. Bonatini for S. Demhasaj (72′), A. Abrashi for D. Diani (72′), H. Kawabe for L. Campana (84′) and E. Lenjani for N. Da Silva (87′).

Best player: Christián Herc​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grasshopper was Christián Herc.

His rating is (8.0) with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Luzern – Formation

Luzern
G
Marius Müller 32.Germany
7.5
D
Simon Grether 17.Switzerland
6.4
D
Martin Frydek 13.Czech Republic
7.4
17'
D
Marco Burch 46.Switzerland
6.5
D
Marvin Schulz 15.Germany
7.6
39'
M
C. Gentner 4.Germany
6.8
M
Tsiy Ndenge 8.Germany
6.6
71'
M
Varol Tasar 16.Germany
6.6
57'
M
Filip Ugrinic 19.Switzerland
6.2
F
Noah Rupp 41.Switzerland
6.7
57'
F
Dejan Sorgic 9.Serbia
7.0
71'
Substitutes
G
Vaso Vasic 90.Serbia
D
S. Ottiger 74.Switzerland
D
Silvan Sidler 34.Switzerland
D
L. Jaquez 71.Switzerland
M
Pascal Schürpf 11.Switzerland
6.5
71'
M
Jordy Wehrmann 6.Netherlands
6.2
71'
M
Lorik Emini 31.Kosovo
M
Ibrahima Ndiaye 7.Senegal
7.1
57'
F
Nikola Cumic 20.Serbia
6.7
57' 75' 79'

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

Sandro Chieffo played with: Marius Müller (7.5), Simon Grether (6.4), Marvin Schulz (7.6), Marco Burch (6.5), Martin Frýdek (7.4), Varol Tasar (6.6), Christian Gentner (6.8), Tsiy William Ndenge (6.6), Filip Ugrinic (6.2), Noah Rupp (6.7) and Dejan Sorgic (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Severin Ottiger, Pascal Schürpf (6.5), Jordy Wehrmann (6.2), Lorik Emini, Vaso Vasic, Silvan Sidler, Nikola Čumić (6.7), Luca Jaquez and Ibrahima Ndiaye (7.1).

Substitutions

Luzern made 4 changes: V. Tasar for N. Cumic (57′), N. Rupp for I. Ndiaye (57′), D. Sorgic for P. Schurpf (71′) and T. Ndenge for J. Wehrmann (71′).

Best player: Marvin Schulz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luzern was Marvin Schulz.

His rating is (7.6) with 30 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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