ZüRICH. Grasshopper tops Sion 3-1. Grasshopper was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with M. K. Sene (24′), B. Bolla (30′) and M. K. Sene (50′). Sion reduced the distance with a goal (90′) by L. Zuffi, but there was not much to do for them. Grasshopper took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Luca Piccolo who had the assistance of Sladan Josipovic and Devis Dettamanti. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper
81'
30'
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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 , Allan Arigoni , Toti Gomes , Noah Loosli , Bendegúz Bolla , Hayao Kawabe , Christián Herc , Ermir Lenjani , Petar Pušić , Léo Bonatini and Mamadou Kaly Sene .
The home team had on the bench: Georg Margreitter, Djibril Diani, Dominik Schmid , Francis Momoh , Mateo Matić, Nikola Gjorgjev, Florian Hoxha , Nuno Filipe Da Silva and Leonardo Campana .
Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of D. Schmid (injured).
Best player: Mamadou Kaly Sene
The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was Mamadou Kaly Sene.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Sion – Formation
Sion
Sion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Marco Walker played with: Timothy Fayulu , Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Joel Schmied , Marquinhos Cipriano , Abdul Keita , Luca Zuffi , Wesley , Vagner Dias , Kevin Bua and Guillaume Hoarau .
They had on the bench: Théo Berdayes, Gaetan Karlen , Sandro Theler, Itaitinga , Filip Stojilković , Gilles Richard, Matteo Tosetti, Jan Bamert and Kevin Fickentscher.
Best player: Luca Zuffi
The player that probably impressed the most for Sion was Luca Zuffi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 8 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 81 Attack 71
- 76 Dangerous attack 61
- 75 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Grasshopper was in firm control of the ball 57% while Sion was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Grasshopper was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grasshopper won the match.
Grasshopper shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Sion shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Grasshopper received 1 yellow card (C. Herc). On the opposite side, Sion didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Grasshopper will have 10 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Sion will stay with 9 points to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Grasshopper will host St. Gallen on the 2nd of October with a 24-15 head to head in favor of Grasshopper (9 draws).
Sion will play away agasint Zürich on the 3rd of October with a 23-12 head to head stats in favor of Zürich (20 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
