Lugano vs Grasshoppers Prediction: The home team has a point to prove

At Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano will play Grasshoppers in round 23 of the Swiss Super League. Heading into this game, both teams could not secure a win in their last league game. Will there be a winner in this one? Below, I make previews of this game and offer predictions. 

Lugano

Lugano are coming off a defeat against St. Gallen in a game that ended 2-1. In that encounter, Lugano took the lead in the first half through Georgios Koutsias's strike. However, poor second-half performance saw them concede twice in the last 15 minutes of the game, with Christian Witzig netting twice. Heading into this game, Lugano have an unbeaten run of four games on home turf where they won one and drew three. Lugano sits two points behind first-placed Basel with 38 points from 22 matches. 

Grasshoppers

Grasshoppers’ last league game was against Lausanne and they drew. In a game that ended 2-2, goals from Tugra Turhan and Nikolas Muci were enough to see this team take a point at full time. However, Grasshoppers head into this game without losing any of their last seven matches. In that run, they won three and drew four. This season, Grasshoppers have accumulated 21 points from 22 matches. They scored 21 goals and conceded 30 as they sit 10th.

Expert Betting Tips

This is a close contest looking at the two teams level of play right now. However, this is a much-needed contest for Lugano at home as they continue their bid for a league win. On the other hand, Grasshoppers have not suffered a defeat in recent matches, which will give them a good chance. Yet, at home, I do not expect any poor play from Lugano, and while Grasshoppers have been good offensively, in this game, I will back them to score. 

The first option is a win for Lugano with odds at 1.91 on 1Xbet

The second option is both teams scoring with odds at 1.72 on Bet365

The last option is over 2.5 goals with odds at 1.80 on Betway