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Basel vs Grasshoppers Prediction & Betting tips
The eighth of the table receives the last of the Super League. In this headline you never think of the Affiche between FC Basel and the Grasshoppers from Zurich. After two rounds of play, the top teams occupy these positions in the table. The Grasshoppers conceded two losses to YB and FC Zurich. Thorsten Fink’s team has not scored yet in the new season! FC Basel also started extremely badly in the new season. After the defeat against FC St. Gallen, the Bebbi got at least a point in the duel against the newly promoted Neuchatel. In the Champions League, the yield was questionably weak – the players have lost both legs of the qualifier against Rheinknie against PAOK Salonika.
Accordingly, Raphael Wicky was dismissed and from the game against GC Marcel Koller will be on the sidelines. For the duel between FC Basel and the Grasshoppers, we decided on a less than 2.5 goal. After all, the Zurich still scored no goals in the new season and FC Basel only one per game. The two traditional teams meet on Saturday at 19:00 clock in the St. Jakob Park on each other.
FC Basel:
The start to the season of the Red-Blue could hardly have gone worse. After two rounds in the Super League is the FC Basel with only one point in the account on the eighth place ranking. In addition, the Bebbi already missed the first goal of the season. Due to the defeat against PAOK miss the Swiss the group phase of the Champions League. The leadership of the Basler acted immediately and dismissed the unsuccessful coach Raphael Wicky. In the last two games transitional took over Alex Frei. The former FCB striker usually coaches the U-18s of Basel. Shortly before the third weekend, the leadership of FC Basel presented the new coach. Marcel Koller is to lead the footballers from the knee to old strength. The gap to the main competitor YB has already grown to five points.
The football expert from Swiss radio and television Andy Egli expressed his positive opinion about the new coach of the Bebbis: “He is extremely experienced and undoubtedly able to give the club, the team and the whole region a boost.” Whether this is him will succeed in the first game, has to wait. Against the likewise kriselnde GC is a good start for Koller already almost obligatory.
Grasshoppers:
In the new season, GC has been directly linked to the performance of the old season. Very close to the record champions last season has held in the Super League. At the end of the direct duel against FC Lausanne, the later relegated, has probably given the decisive rash. Thanks to this victory, the Zurich distanced themselves decisively from the relegation zone. The Grasshoppers have never been successful in the new season. Two games, zero points and no goal scored is the conclusion of GC before the third round of the championship. The job of Thorsten Fink is still not in danger. It seems as if the Hoppers lead will give him some more time to rip the rudder.
It must also be noted that the Zurich had probably the most difficult launcher of all teams. To start GC traveled to Bern to the master. Despite a good performance they were not rewarded, YB took advantage of the numeric overpaid and won 2-0. In the second round, the first Zurich derby was already on the program. When looking at the statistics GC was even the better team – more possession, more shots on the opponent’s goal and more won duels. Nevertheless, the city Zurich succeeded in the end. Once again, GC’s offensive remained without a goal. If the champions and cup winners had not been enough, the third team will be followed by the most successful team of the last ten years. A point win in Basel would almost border on a miracle. Most recently, the Hoppers won a match against FC Basel in 2016.
Basel vs Grasshoppers head to head matches
18.04.18 SL Basel Grasshoppers 1 : 0
17.12.17 SL Grasshoppers Basel 0 : 2
30.09.17 SL Grasshoppers Basel 0 : 0
10.08.17 SL Basel Grasshoppers 3 : 2
28.05.17 SL Grasshoppers Basel 1 : 3