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Grasshoppers vs Zurich Prediction & Betting tips
In Zurich, the derby between the Grasshopper Club Zürich and the football club Zurich is on the agenda. The classic will be on Sunday afternoon (23.07.) At 15:00 in the Letzigrund Stadium. The anticipation for the Zurich Derby is huge with both clubs and the fans. After the relegation of the FCZ to the Challenge League two years ago, they had to practice abstinence every year. Now both clubs meet again and want to find out who is the supremacy in the Letzigrund. The previous record is clear for the Grasshoppers, who were able to decide the derby 109 times for themselves. On the other hand, FC Zurich have only 79 wins, the remaining 37 games ended with a draw. Especially with regard to the preparation we see the Grasshoppers in advantage and recommend a tip on the home team to extremely interesting odds.
Grasshoppers :
The Grasshopper Club Zurich is still the Swiss football record champion and champion. However, the great success has been some time back. Even the last season was not necessarily successful, because in the end the Hoppers with a 10-8-18-balance and 38 points were only in the eighth place and are thus – with only ten participating teams – just past the descent. Because of the rather moderate performance, coach Pierluigi Tami had to vacate his position. At the same time, Caio – Topscorers of the past season – and Dabbur have left two club members. In the new season chef Carlos Bernegger wants to attack again with several new signings. The hopes also rest on Ex-Barca player Jeffren Suarez, who has joined the team.
The short summer break the hoppers use for a total of five test games against mainly second-class teams. The first test was very promising, as against the FC Rapperswil-Jona the Bernegger-Elf could clearly win 3-0. They then beat FC Schaffhausen 3-0 and Austria Lustenau a 1: 4 defeat. The reparation followed only a week later. In the test match against the French Ligue 2 Club FC Sochaux, the Hoppers were close but deserved 2: 1. The most important aspect, however, may be the dress rehearsal which was held against PSV Eindhoven during the week. Against the previous year’s Eredivisie, Carlos Bernegger’s team won 3-1. It seems as if the Grasshopper has found itself at the beginning of the season on time.
Zurich :
FC Zürich is one of the oldest and most traditional teams in Switzerland, but played for a long time only in the shadow of its neighbors. This changed only after the turn of the millennium, with three championships and three cup successes, the FCZ has stood before the year 2000 before the Hoppers. However, two years ago, FC Zürich were second in the Challenge League, but this was used for an orderly and so far successful start at all levels. Under the new Cheftrainer Uli Forte the direct resurgence succeeded. With a 26-7-3 record and an excellent goal difference of 91:30, the new FCZ rocked the second league.
Also the FCZ used the summer break to several tests. On the 5: 0 success at the amateur club FC Ruti followed first two 1: 1 draw at FC Thun and Racing Strasbourg. With the German second division SV Sandhausen, the first defeat (1: 2) was set before a 6: 1 win over the Turkish promoter Göztepe Izmir could be celebrated. This test should be given less attention because of the extremely weak appearance of the Turkish team. In my opinion, the general rehearsal, which was played against FC Schaffhausen during the week, is quite different. Despite early lead for the Forte-Elf, FC Zurich lost the game with 1: 2. It may well be that the season for the Forte-Elf starts a bit too early.
Grasshoppers vs Zurich head to head matches
19.04.16 SL Zurich Grasshoppers 1 : 1
13.03.16 SL Grasshoppers Zurich 4 : 2
29.11.15 SL Grasshoppers Zurich 5 : 0
02.08.15 SL Zurich Grasshoppers 2 : 3
29.05.15 SL Zurich Grasshoppers 4 : 3