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Zurich vs Grasshoppers Prediction & Betting tips
Three more laps to complete in the Swiss Super League before the winter break. There are two top games this weekend. In Zurich, the derby between FC Zurich and Grasshoppers takes place in Letzigrund. At the same time, at 15:00 on Sunday in Basel, the top match between runner-up FC Basel and champions Young Boys will be kicked off. In this article, we put the focus on the Derby, which is unfortunately also worrying about riots for headlines. The Zurich police classifies the game as a high-risk game. Nevertheless, there will also be a lot to see on the course. The last derby in July was won by FC Zurich and also on Sunday the city Zurich are favored. But we decided to bet on the visiting team.
FC Zurich:
In the second derby of the season, FC Zurich will be playing in the home as a home team. Already in the first duel secured the city Zurich without much effort the victory. The stable style of the FCZ has fallen in the last few games a bit crumbling. Nevertheless, they are still in three competitions here. In the Europa League they have even survived the group stage and could spare in the fifth group match on Thursday against AEK Larnaka some regulars. This was immediately punished and the Cypriots secured the away win.
FC Zurich are currently in fourth place in the championship. In the last two games of the season, they each remained without a win. All the more important for Ludovic Magnin will be a success in the derby against GC. Nevertheless, we do not expect a clear victory for the Zurich team. The defensive in particular has recently begun to waver and will also struggle against GC.
Grasshoppers:
The Hoppers fight for the league this season as well. Although the start to the season was extremely bad – GC took the first win in the fifth game – held the club leadership to coach Thorsten Fink. Especially the defeat in the Cup against the unterklassige Stade Nyonnais could have had a change of coach.
Since leaving the cup, the focus is clearly on the league. Currently, the Hoppers have seventeen points in their fifteen rounds. Especially the last two victories against FC St. Gallen and Xamax have given Zurich residents a boost. Nevertheless, they are traded in the Zurich Derby by the betting operators as outsiders.
We see this a little differently. Certainly GC’s current chart situation is not satisfactory. Nevertheless, the shape trend shows strong upward. Especially the win against St. Gallen showed that the Hoppers improved on offense. In the last ten games they scored 13 goals. In addition, they have been successful in the last six away matches against FC Zurich always before the goal.
Zurich vs Grasshoppers head to head matches
28.07.18 SL Grasshoppers Zurich 0 : 2
07.04.18 SL Zurich Grasshoppers 1 : 1
28.02.18 CUP Zurich Grasshoppers 2 : 1
25.02.18 SL Grasshoppers Zurich 1 : 0
21.10.17 SL Zurich Grasshoppers 0 : 4