Rescued A Point
Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Super League · Matchday 7Grasshoppers
Samuel Krasniqi 58'
Giotto Morandi 65'
Bujar Pllana 90+6'
2 – 2
FT
HT 0–0
FC Zurich
Kevin Spadanuda 54'
Umeh Emmanuel 80'
Super League
Matchday 7Grasshoppers2–2FC Zurich
4.16
Expected goals
0.77
54′58′65′80′96′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GRA 4.16, ZUR 0.77.
Match report
Grasshoppers 2-2 FC Zurich
Grasshoppers and FC Zurich shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Super League draw at Letzigrund. Spadanuda opened the scoring for FC Zurich on 54', Krasniqi levelled for Grasshoppers on 58', Emmanuel put FC Zurich back in front on 80' and Pllana levelled for Grasshoppers on 96'.
Expected goals finished Grasshoppers 4.16, FC Zurich 0.77. Grasshoppers created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return. FC Zurich held 57.0% of the ball.
It was settled late — Pllana struck on 96' to swing it Grasshoppers's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Grasshoppers graded out for counter-punch — 43.0% possession and 4.16 expected goals. FC Zurich graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.77 expected goals.
Samuel Krasniqi came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.3 for Grasshoppers from 1 goal, 1 assist and 3 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 29 fouls between them and 8 yellow cards, with Grasshoppers conceding the most free-kicks (15).
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%
20Shots11
4.16xG0.77
What the numbers say
6 readsCounter-Punch
Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers were happy without the ball and still created more — 4.16 xG from 43.0% possession.
- Possession
- 43.0%
- Expected goals
- 4.16
- Opponent xG
- 0.77
Clinical Edge
FC Zurich
FC Zurich finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.77 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.77
- Overperformance
- +1.23
Wasteful Finishing
Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 4.16 xG for 2 goals.
- Expected goals
- 4.16
- Goals
- 2
- Shortfall
- −2.16
Timeline
🟨20'
Alexander Hack
Foul
🟨24'
Leandro Schödler
Foul
Samuele Bengondo
Foul
🟨26'
Half-time
🔄46'
Nevio Di Giusto ↑ Alexander Hack ↓
Óscar Clemente
Foul
🟨52'
⚽54'
Kevin Spadanuda — assist: Bledian Krasniqi
Young-Jun Lee ↑ Samuele Bengondo ↓
🔄56'
Giotto Morandi ↑ Óscar Clemente ↓
🔄56'
Luke Plange ↑ Nikolas Muci ↓
🔄56'
Samuel Krasniqi
⚽58'
🟨64'
Kevin Spadanuda
Foul
Giotto Morandi (Pen)
⚽65'
🟨65'
Nevio Di Giusto
Foul
🔄69'
Philippe Keny ↑ Kevin Spadanuda ↓
Allan Arigoni ↑ Nico Rissi ↓
🔄78'
Hassane Imourane ↑ Manex Gibelalde Mújika ↓
🔄79'
⚽80'
Umeh Emmanuel — assist: Damienus Reverson
🔄83'
Mohamed Bangoura ↑ Umeh Emmanuel ↓
🔄83'
Din Ramic ↑ Damienus Reverson ↓
🟨88'
Miguel Reichmuth
Time wasting
Bujar Pllana — assist: Samuel Krasniqi
⚽90+6'
🟨90+6'
Doron Lichtenstein
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueLetzigrund, Zurich
RefereeJohannes von Mandach, Switzerland
CompetitionSuper League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished