FC Zurich vs Grasshoppers

FC Zurich

2 - 1

Grasshoppers

🕒 Sat, 09 May 2026 17:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Lukas Fahndrich 🔁 Relegation Group - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Relegation Group - 36

Relegation Group Table

FC Zurich 5 · Grasshoppers 3

Referee Stats

Lukas Fahndrich

22 matches · 3.55 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.55
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.64
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	23%
Draws	18%
Away wins	59%

How the match was won

FC Zurich outshot their opponent (16-5).
FC Zurich controlled possession (57%).
FC Zurich had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Zurich (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-1-11

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.53 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Grasshoppers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

22 / 40

Avg: 1.16 / 2.11

Points

Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Super League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.16

PPG

0.84

1.53

1.16

1.89

2.11

50%

O2.5

100%

50%

BTTS

100%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

FC Zurich rank5th

Grasshoppers rank3rd

FC Zurich points4

Grasshoppers points6

FC Zurich: #5 · 4 pts · GD -5

9 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 9 pts from safety.

Grasshoppers: #3 · 6 pts · GD -1

7 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 7 pts from safety.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Zurich last 5 home

L W

Points3/6

Weighted index33

Goals2-3

Record1-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Grasshoppers last 5 away

W L

Points3/6

Weighted index67

Goals4-3

Record1-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Zurich trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Grasshoppers trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Zurich score at home50%

FC Zurich clean sheet at home0%

Grasshoppers score away100%

Grasshoppers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

FC Zurich score first0%

FC Zurich win after scoring first0%

Grasshoppers score first50%

Grasshoppers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Zurich 50% · Grasshoppers 100%

Avg first goal minute: FC Zurich — · Grasshoppers 35.0'

Vs league average

FC Zurich score at home1.53 vs 1.73

FC Zurich concede at home1.89 vs 1.80

Grasshoppers score away1.16 vs 1.80

Grasshoppers concede away2.11 vs 1.73

FC Zurich score 12% below league average, while Grasshoppers score 36% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Zurich are 5% above league average at home, and Grasshoppers are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Zurich goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Grasshoppers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

437

330

Passes Accurate

336

239

Passes %

77%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' C. Tsawa

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

F. Tsimba

Normal Goal · Assist: Jonathan Asp Jensen

45+1'

45+1' F. Tsimba

45+1'

45+1' 📺 VAR

F. Tsimba

Card upgrade

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Hack

Normal Goal · Assist: Ivan Cavaleiro

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ A. Abrashi

1st substitution · For: M. Frey

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

I. Sauter

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Tsawa

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ VAR

D. Abels

Penalty confirmed

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Ivan Cavaleiro

1st substitution · For: U. Emmanuel

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Krasniqi

2nd substitution · For: M. Phaëton

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Tsawa

3rd substitution · For: V. Berisha

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ S. Krasniqi

2nd substitution · For: Lee Young-Jun

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Jonathan Asp Jensen

3rd substitution · For: S. Marques

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Nico Rissi

4th substitution · For: M. Ullmann

79'

79' Silas Simon Huber

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ S. Hodža

4th substitution · For: David Vujević

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Perea

5th substitution · For: D. Ramić

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ H. Imourane

5th substitution · For: I. Beka

87'

87' S. Marques

FC Zurich vs Grasshoppers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Zurich beat Grasshoppers 2-1 on Saturday, 09 May 2026 in Super League. The match was refereed by Lukas Fahndrich.

First half: C. Tsawa received a yellow card for FC Zurich at 23'. Grasshoppers took the lead at 35' when F. Tsimba scored, with the assist credited to Jonathan Asp Jensen, making the score 0-1. F. Tsimba received a red card for Grasshoppers at 45+1'. VAR intervened at 45+1' for Grasshoppers (Card upgrade).

Second half: FC Zurich leveled the score at 49' when A. Hack scored, with the assist credited to Ivan Cavaleiro, making the score 1-1. Grasshoppers made their 1st substitution at 56', with A. Abrashi replacing M. Frey. FC Zurich took the lead at 61' when I. Sauter scored, with the assist credited to C. Tsawa, making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 65' for Grasshoppers (Penalty confirmed). FC Zurich made their 1st substitution at 73', with Ivan Cavaleiro replacing U. Emmanuel. FC Zurich made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Krasniqi replacing M. Phaëton. FC Zurich made their 3rd substitution at 73', with C. Tsawa replacing V. Berisha. Grasshoppers made their 2nd substitution at 74', with S. Krasniqi replacing Lee Young-Jun. Grasshoppers made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Jonathan Asp Jensen replacing S. Marques. Grasshoppers made their 4th substitution at 74', with Nico Rissi replacing M. Ullmann. Silas Simon Huber received a yellow card for FC Zurich at 79'. FC Zurich made their 4th substitution at 85', with S. Hodža replacing David Vujević. FC Zurich made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Perea replacing D. Ramić. Grasshoppers made their 5th substitution at 85', with H. Imourane replacing I. Beka. S. Marques received a yellow card for Grasshoppers at 87'.

FC Zurich used 5 substitutions while Grasshoppers used 5 substitutions. FC Zurich got 2 yellow cards, while Grasshoppers got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.