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Grasshoppers vs FC Zurich — Super League 2018

Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers
FT
2 – 1
HT: 0 – 1
FC Zurich
FC Zurich
1/28/2024Super LeagueSuper League · Round 20Stadion Letzigrund

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 113+ matches

Grasshoppers41%
×Draw24%
FC Zurich35%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Grasshoppers
1.59
FC Zurich
1.44

Grasshoppers creates 10% more chances

Season form · 113 home / 147 away

creates per match

Grasshoppers
1.51
FC Zurich
1.31

allows per match

Grasshoppers
1.56
FC Zurich
1.67

finishing

Grasshoppers+0.00on par
FC Zurich+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Grasshoppers ↓

FC Zurich →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–17%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–111%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–15%
3–23%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Grasshoppers or draw
65%
Grasshoppers or FC Zurich
76%
Draw or FC Zurich
59%

Winning margin

Grasshoppers wins by 2+
21%
FC Zurich wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Grasshoppers 1+ goals
80%
Grasshoppers 2+ goals
47%
Grasshoppers 3+ goals
21%
FC Zurich 1+ goals
76%
FC Zurich 2+ goals
42%
FC Zurich 3+ goals
18%

Draw no bet

Grasshoppers (draw refunded)
54%
FC Zurich (draw refunded)
46%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Grasshoppers at home — creates 1.51, concedes 1.56 · 113 matches

FC Zurich away — creates 1.31, concedes 1.67 · 147 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Grasshoppers attack 1.51 + FC Zurich defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.59

FC Zurich attack 1.31 + Grasshoppers defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.44

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Grasshoppers scores more
41%
level
24%
FC Zurich scores more
35%

Grasshoppers at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Grasshoppers will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Grasshoppers vs FC Zurich

Grasshoppers beat FC Zurich 2-1 in Super League on January 28, 2024.

The match was played at Stadion Letzigrund in Zürich.