Comeback Win
FC Sion
FC Sion went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 2–5
Super League · Matchday 4
Grasshoppers
S. Krasniqi 42'
G. Morandi 49'
2 – 5
FT
HT 1–1
FC Sion
I. Chouaref 12'
R. Nivokazi 63', 69'
F. Sylla 82'
J. Lukembila 90'
Super League
Matchday 4Grasshoppers2–5FC Sion
1.10
Expected goals
3.48
12′42′49′63′69′82′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GRA 1.10, SIO 3.48.
Match report
Grasshoppers 2-5 FC Sion
FC Sion were far too strong for Grasshoppers 5-2 at Letzigrund in Super League. Chouaref opened the scoring for FC Sion on 12', Krasniqi levelled for Grasshoppers on 42' from the penalty spot, Morandi put Grasshoppers back in front on 49', Nivokazi levelled for FC Sion on 63', Nivokazi added his second on 69', Sylla made it 4-2 to FC Sion on 82' and Lukembila made it 5-2 to FC Sion on 90'.
Expected goals finished Grasshoppers 1.10, FC Sion 3.48. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. FC Sion held 57.0% of the ball.
FC Sion had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. FC Sion graded out for clinical edge — 5 goals and 3.48 expected goals. FC Sion graded out for box occupation — 12 of 16 shots in the box and 0.22 xg per shot.
Ylyas Chouaref came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for FC Sion from 1 goal, 5 key passes and 1 shot.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Grasshoppers conceding the most free-kicks (16).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
43%Possession57%
8Shots16
1.10xG3.48
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
FC Sion
FC Sion finished well above what their chances were worth — 5 goals from 3.48 xG.
- Goals
- 5
- Expected goals
- 3.48
- Overperformance
- +1.52
Box Occupation
FC Sion
FC Sion kept getting bodies into the area — 75% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 12 of 16
- Share
- 75%
- xG per shot
- 0.22
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — FC Sion scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 2
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
⚽12'
I. Chouaref — assist: W. Boteli
🟨40'
Baltazar
Foul
S. Krasniqi (Pen)
⚽42'
Half-time
G. Morandi — assist: M. Gibelalde
⚽49'
Yannick Bettkober
Foul
🟨52'
L. Mikulic ↑ M. Gibelalde ↓
🔄56'
S. Bengondo ↑ G. Morandi ↓
🔄56'
🟨57'
Ylyas Chouaref
Foul
Allan Arigoni
Foul
🟨60'
🔄61'
R. Nivokazi ↑ F. Surdez ↓
🔄61'
J. Lukembila ↑ D. Rrudhani ↓
🟨62'
Numa Lavanchy
Foul
⚽63'
R. Nivokazi — assist: J. Lukembila
K. Goudmijn ↑ O. Clemente ↓
🔄67'
N. Muci ↑ Lee Young-Jun ↓
🔄67'
⚽69'
R. Nivokazi — assist: J. Lukembila
N. Rissi ↑ A. Arigoni ↓
🔄70'
🔄70'
F. Sylla ↑ A. Kabacalman ↓
🔄75'
B. Kololli ↑ W. Boteli ↓
🔄75'
T. Berdayes ↑ I. Chouaref ↓
Bujar Pllana
Foul
🟨77'
⚽82'
F. Sylla — assist: B. Kololli
⚽90'
J. Lukembila — assist: T. Berdayes
Match info
Kickoff
VenueLetzigrund, Zurich
RefereeFedayi San, Switzerland
CompetitionSuper League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished