Switzerland - Super LeagueData current as of 11 September 2026

Grasshopper vs Lugano: match statistics

Grasshopper crest
Grasshopper
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Lugano crest
Lugano
125%(3.14)
X30%(3.60)
245%(2.12)

Lugano demonstrates significantly better form and statistics than Grasshopper. The visitors occupy 3rd place in the table with 13 wins this season, while the hosts are in 11th place with just 4 wins and a record of 13 defeats. Grasshopper wins only 15% of their home games and concedes an average of 1.62 goals per match, which, coupled with their poor form (1 point per game in their last 5 matches), puts them at a disadvantage. Lugano wins 38% of their away matches, boasts a better average ball possession (59% vs 47%), and has more favorable xG statistics (1.66 vs 1.46). The visitors' recent form (1.4 points per game, a run of 4 draws and a win) and their advantage in most statistical parameters point towards their victory, although solid defense and the possibility of a draw is also realistic given Lugano's recent stabilization in form.

Grasshopper vs Lugano: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Grasshopper played Lugano in Super League (Switzerland). The match was played on 1 March 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Grasshopper: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Lugano: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Grasshopper scores 1.31 and concedes 1.81 goals per match. Lugano scores 1.65 and concedes 1.19. League average: 3.31 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Grasshopper 65%, Lugano 65%. Over 2.5: Grasshopper 54%, Lugano 50%. League level: BTTS 68%, Over 2.5 67%.

xG, shots and style

Lugano has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.45. Grasshopper: 12.8 shots per match, Lugano: 13.3.

Match halves

Grasshopper: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.73. Lugano: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.81.

Goals by minute

Grasshopper: 76-90+ (9 goals). Lugano: 61-75 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Super League: 3.31 goals per match, BTTS 68%, Over 2.5 67%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Lugano demonstrates significantly better form and statistics than Grasshopper. The visitors occupy 3rd place in the table with 13 wins this season, while the hosts are in 11th place with just 4 wins and a record of 13 defeats. Grasshopper wins only 15% of their home games and concedes an average of 1.62 goals per match, which, coupled with their poor form (1 point per game in their last 5 matches), puts them at a disadvantage. Lugano wins 38% of their away matches, boasts a better average ball possession (59% vs 47%), and has more favorable xG statistics (1.66 vs 1.46). The visitors' recent form (1.4 points per game, a run of 4 draws and a win) and their advantage in most statistical parameters point towards their victory, although solid defense and the possibility of a draw is also realistic given Lugano's recent stabilization in form.

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Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

28Possession (%)72
GrasshopperLugano
11Shots16
GrasshopperLugano
4Shots on target4
GrasshopperLugano
1.2xG1.84
GrasshopperLugano
4Corners9
GrasshopperLugano
32Dangerous attacks76
GrasshopperLugano
11Fouls7
GrasshopperLugano
3Cards1
GrasshopperLugano

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.31Goals scored / match1.65
GrasshopperLugano
1.81Goals conceded / match1.19
GrasshopperLugano
46%Average possession56%
GrasshopperLugano
4.58Shots on target / match4.69
GrasshopperLugano

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.81Shots per match13.31
GrasshopperLugano
4.58Shots on target4.69
GrasshopperLugano
10.2%Shot conversion12.4%
GrasshopperLugano
46%Possession56%
GrasshopperLugano
1.45xG for1.48
GrasshopperLugano
1.58xG against1.55
GrasshopperLugano

Shooting quality

Grasshopper: BalancedLugano: Balanced
GrasshopperLugano
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lugano is 133% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Grasshopper · 1.4 pts / match - Lugano

Grasshopper
DDLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
15% W35% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-9-13
0.81 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-5-6
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Lugano
DDDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W27% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-7-6
1.77 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-4
Last 5 away
2-3-0
WWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Lugano is 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1.31 goals / match - Grasshopper · 1.65 goals / match - Lugano

Lugano is 52% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.81 goals / match - Grasshopper · 1.19 goals / match - Lugano

Grasshopper scoring profile: very strong

Grasshopper scores in 73% of matches (19 of 26 matches), while Lugano keeps a clean sheet in 27% (7 of 26 matches).

Lugano scoring profile: very strong

Lugano scores in 88% of matches (23 of 26 matches), while Grasshopper keeps a clean sheet in 12% (3 of 26 matches).

34Goals scored (season)43
GrasshopperLugano
47Goals conceded (season)31
GrasshopperLugano
3.12Average goals in match2.85
GrasshopperLugano
6Goals scored (last 5)6
GrasshopperLugano
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
GrasshopperLugano

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal88%
GrasshopperLugano
27%2 goals35%
GrasshopperLugano
19%3 goals23%
GrasshopperLugano
4%4 goals15%
GrasshopperLugano

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal73%
GrasshopperLugano
46%2 goals31%
GrasshopperLugano
23%3 goals12%
GrasshopperLugano
12%4 goals4%
GrasshopperLugano

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

68%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time19%
GrasshopperLugano
12%BTTS in both halves8%
GrasshopperLugano
23%Scored in both halves23%
GrasshopperLugano

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
GrasshopperLugano
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
GrasshopperLugano
80%BTTS - last 5100%
GrasshopperLugano

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
GrasshopperLugano
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
GrasshopperLugano
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
GrasshopperLugano

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
GrasshopperLugano
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
GrasshopperLugano
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
GrasshopperLugano

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lugano is 51% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.12 pts / match - Grasshopper · 1.69 pts / match - Lugano

Grasshopper - half-time state
23% leading42% draw35% trailing
Lugano - half-time state
42% leading42% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per match (1st half)1.69
GrasshopperLugano
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.85
GrasshopperLugano
0.85Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
GrasshopperLugano
1.42Average goals (1st half)1.23
GrasshopperLugano
42%Clean sheet before half-time65%
GrasshopperLugano
62%No goal before half-time46%
GrasshopperLugano

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.38
GrasshopperLugano
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.81
GrasshopperLugano
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
GrasshopperLugano
1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.62
GrasshopperLugano
31%Clean sheet after half-time35%
GrasshopperLugano
42%No goal after half-time42%
GrasshopperLugano

Grasshopper - second-half results

19% W42% D38% L
29
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding65%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 15%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lugano - second-half results

35% W35% D31% L
44
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Grasshopper - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Lugano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Grasshopper
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
2
9
16-30
7
8
31-45
4
7
46-60
6
13
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Lugano
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
6
4
16-30
9
3
31-45
5
4
46-60
11
9
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (11 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.98
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Grasshopper

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Lugano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Super League).

Teams vs league

GrasshopperLigaLugano
Average goals in match 3.123.31 2.85
Both teams scored 65%68% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%67% 50%
Clean sheets 12%19% 27%
Goal before half-time 73%77% 69%
Goal after half-time 81%82% 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.31
Average goals per match
68%
Both teams scored
67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.51
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. GrasshopperGoalLuke PlangeAssist: Michael Frey
  2. GrasshopperRed cardAbdoulaye Diaby
  3. GrasshopperSubstitutionOn: Hassane ImouraneOff: Jonathan Asp Jensen
  4. GrasshopperSubstitutionOn: Amir AbrashiOff: Luke Plange
  5. LuganoYellow cardLars Lukas Mai
  6. LuganoSubstitutionOn: Mattia BottaniOff: Anto Grgic
  7. GrasshopperSubstitutionOn: Young-Jun LeeOff: Michael Frey
  8. LuganoSubstitutionOn: Erik Elias PihlströmOff: Mattia Zanotti
  9. GrasshopperYellow cardSimone Stroscio
  10. GrasshopperSubstitutionOn: Salifou DiarrassoubaOff: Dirk Abels

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Grasshopper 0 - 1 - 1 Lugano. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Grasshopper Club Zürich
1 : 1
FC Lugano
FC Lugano
2 : 1
Grasshopper Club Zürich

FAQ

What was the result of Grasshopper vs Lugano?

The Super League match finished Grasshopper 1:0 Lugano. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Grasshopper and Lugano?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Grasshopper won 0, Lugano won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Grasshopper vs Lugano?

Grasshopper score 1.31 goals per game on average and Lugano 1.65. The Super League average is 3.31 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 67% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Grasshopper's matches and 65% of Lugano's.

What form are Grasshopper and Lugano in?

Over the last 5 games Grasshopper have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Lugano 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Grasshopper vs Lugano?

The statistical background for Grasshopper vs Lugano — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.