Grasshoppers vs Basel Prediction: Grasshoppers to be strong at home

Grasshoppers will take on Basel in this round of 16 matches of the Swiss Super League. We give the details of the match in the following paragraphs.

The Grasshopper Club Zürich hopes to bounce back from their 2-1 Super League setback to St. Gallen in their previous match. Grasshopper Club Zürich owned 52% of the ball and attempted 19 shots, 8 of which were on target. For Grasshopper Club Zürich, Christián Herc (48') was the lone scorer. On the other hand, St. Gallen had 11 shots on goal, 4 of which were on target. For St. Gallen, the scorers were Jérémy Guillemenot (20') and Basil Stillhart (55'). Grasshopper Club Zürich's defense has been shaky as of late. The data show that Grasshopper Club Zürich's defense has been broken six times in their last six games, allowing 14 goals. If we look at their head-to-head records, Grasshopper Club Zürich has not beaten FC Basel 1893 in the league in the last 17 meetings.

Last time in the Super League, FC Basel 1893 and FC Sion played to a scoreless draw. Alex Frei's FC Basel 1893 have scored 8 goals throughout their last 6 games, good for an average of 1.33 goals per game. In their previous eleven league meetings against Grasshopper Club Zürich, FC Basel 1893 has not lost on the road. 

We expect Grasshopper Club Zürich to be dissatisfied if they cannot score against this FC Basel 1893 team, though we also think that one goal is unlikely to be all they'll concede.