Grasshoppers – Basel : Preview & Prediction
Grasshopper and Basel face off at Stadion Letzigrund, in a match of the 1st round of the Super League. The history of head-to-heads played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 6 matches won 5 and drawn 1. In fact, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Super League, in 03‑02‑2019, Basel only managed to win. , by (0‑4). It is necessary to analyze with special attention the home/away condition, as Grasshopper presents different results at home and abroad.
The home team debuts in this edition with great expectations, after having gained access in the previous season. Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 20 conceded, against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 home defeats, with 23 goals scored and 24 conceded. In their last match, for the Club Friendlies, they got a home loss against Thun by (2‑3). In the last 10 home matches Grasshopper has a record of 4 wins and 6 losses. The team hasn’t been very strong defensively, as they have always conceded goals in the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home games there is a tendency for goals, as 25 of their last 27 games have ended with Over 1.5 goals.
The wait for Grasshoppers, who are back in the top division of Swiss football after relegation last year 2019, was not very long. In 2021/22, the objective of the team that is now being guided by coach Giorgio Contini will naturally be , carry out a cohesive and balanced campaign and guarantee maintenance as safely as possible. In the preparation phase for the first official games of the new season, Grasshoppers failed to boost morale, having been defeated in most of the friendly games they played. A little less than a week ago, Contini’s team closed the pre-season with a 2-3 defeat against Thun.
This will be the first game in this edition of the visiting team’s competition, which ended the previous edition in 2nd position. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with a total of 22 goals scored and 33 conceded. At home, they won 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats, with a total of 33 goals scored and 22 conceded. The team comes to this match after an away loss against Hamburger SV, by (1‑0). In the last 10 away matches Basel has won 2, tied 2 and lost 6. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have only turned the score around in the 7 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 19 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 9 of their 25 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).
The Basel team has clearly broken its performance in recent years, after a period where it was almost a successive champion in the Swiss championship. Without celebrating for four years in a row, the team led by coach Patrick Rahmen knows that it won’t be easy to rival the Young Boys in the fight for the title, even due to the difference in budget, but it still fuels this ambition. After a cycle with several friendly games in the pre-season, Basel debuted, this Thursday, in official terms in the new season, with a solid triumph (3-0, with “bis” by Stocker), at home, against Partizani, in the first match of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.
Grasshoppers – Basel : Betting Tips
Basel – Win Odds: 3.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
