Luzern vs Grasshoppers Prediction: Goals will not stop from flying in

In Switzerland Super League, Luzern will host Grasshopper at Swissporarena for Matchday one. Luzern and Grasshopper have met 33 times in the past few seasons, with Luzern winning 11 games while Grasshopper has won 10. Recent games have averaged 2.97 goals, with both teams scoring 67 percent of the time. The most recent meeting, on April 9, 2022, ended in a 2-2 tie. However, these two teams have been at the top level since the beginning of the season. Therefore, we expect them to produce a lot of goals considering their offensive qualities.

Mario Frick's FC Luzern earned their first Super League victory on Sunday, defeating FC Lugano away from home. This came after a goalless draw with reigning champions FC Zurich in their league debut on July 23. Luzern enters Wednesday's match unbeaten in their last seven competitive home games, with five wins and two draws since a 2-0 loss to Zurich in March. FC Luzern is looking to win again after a 1-2 Super League victory over Lugano. FC Luzern had 46 percent possession and 15 shots on goal, four of which were on target in that game. Pius Dorn (32') and Nicky Beloko (84') scored goals for FC Luzern. Lugano had 15 shots on goal, four of which were on target. Lugano's goal came from Reto Ziegler (75'). FC Luzern, managed by Mario Frick, has scored 12 goals in their last six games, while seven goals have been scored against them in those same games. FC Luzern had not been defeated in the league by Grasshoppers in the previous 12 games. Pascal Schürpf and Pascal Loretz will miss the game due to muscle and shoulder injuries.

Meanwhile, Grasshopper Zurich returned to winning ways last time when they edged out St. Grasshopper Zurich returned to winning ways last time, defeating St. Gallen 3-2 in an exciting game. Before that, they began their season on July 24 with a 2-1 home win over FC Lugano before holding out for a 1-1 draw with Young Boys. Grasshoppers Zurich has lost their last four Super League away games and will be looking to break that streak. Hoppers will be desperate to beat the hosts after failing to record a win in all 14 previous meetings since 2017. Grasshoppers Club Zürich has been dangerous up front recently, scoring ten goals in their last six matches. This does not hide Grasshopper Club Zürich's defensive issues, conceding in 6 of those same games. That type of trend, however, is unlikely to continue in the next game. Giotto Morandi, Sang-bin Jeong, and Florian Hoxha have all been injured and will miss Wednesday's game.

Grasshoppers are third in the Super League table after three games this season, while Luzern is sixth with two games played. In their last five games, Grasshopper has three losses and two draws, while Luzern has only one win in their last three. The Luminaries have won three of their last four games at home. Luzern had a perfect home record against Grasshopper, winning three of the previous four games. At the end of this duel, the home team is expected to add three points. Furthermore, since the start of the league, both teams have conceded, with matches ending in both teams scoring. There is a good chance that goals will be scored.

• Total 1 - over 1.5 for 1.63
• Luzern to win for 1.75
• Over 3.5 for 2.40