Grasshoppers – Basel For the 19th matchday of the Swiss Super League Grasshoppers welcomes Basel to Letzigrund.
The 1-1 draw at the home of Lugano the previous matchday leaves a bittersweet taste for Grasshoppers. On the one hand, they avoided defeat by a superior team that is in 2nd place in the standings, but on the other hand, they missed the opportunity for the three points as their initial lead from the 42nd minute allowed them to equalize a few minutes before the end of the match.
The end of the 18th matchday found Grasshoppers at a breaking point, in 7th place with 21 points and minus 4 from the 4th place that gives a European ticket but only plus 5 from the danger zone.
In midweek he was excluded from the continuation of the Swiss Cup. In a match with a lot of spectacle, they were defeated 5-3 at home by Basel. Clearly inferior to her opponent, she paid for her many big defensive mistakes and was justly defeated.
Basel comes from a bad result in the championship, last matchday they were defeated at home by Lucerne 3-2. Despite the fact that she ended the half in front of the score in the replay, she saw her opponent in the 74' make the upset, in the 78' she leveled the match but in the 89' she conceded a third goal and lost the match.
This was Basel's 3rd match without a hat-trick and their worst start in their history is in 6th place with 22 points, out of the fight for the title of course and minus 3 from the 4th place that gives a ticket to the Conference League qualifiers.
On the positive side of this bad year for Basel, the midweek victory at the home of their current opponent with 5-3 for the cup and their qualification to the quarter-finals of the competition.
The two teams are not the only ones happy with their progress in the league this year. And if Grasshoppers had less expectations and might be happy with staying in the division, what can one say about Basel who, instead of fighting for the title, are looking for the breakthrough to catch up with the top four. Midweek, the two teams met for the cup and they are still scoring goals... I expect something similar in today's match.
Tip: Grasshoppers - Basel GG & Over 3,5 goals at odds 3.00
