Grasshoppers vs FC Zurich Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

With the World Cup finished and the summer break coming to an end, leagues all around Europe are preparing for the new season. One league which is already underway is the Swiss Super League and although this weekend is only the second match of the campaign, it is already time for a Zurich derby as Grasshoppers welcome FC Zurich to the Letzigrund.

As a result of the early fixtures, it is hard to grasp the form of both of these sides, which makes the win-draw-win option a market to be avoided. However, the hosts have had a pretty miserable few months and have failed to win in their previous 10 outings. With this in mind, we think that backing the visitors to score over 1.5 goals is the best opportunity to secure a decent return from this fixture.

The form of the hosts through pre-season has been a major source of concern as they have failed to defeat sides who you might expect them to record a comfortable victory over and the fact that they have conceded five times in their previous three outings shows that their main problems may just be found in their defensive unit. An opening day defeat at the hands of Young Boys was not exactly unexpected but the manner of the defeat suggests that Grasshoppers are in for a long, hard season.

Seeing as though they share the same stadium as their hosts, the clash this weekend will be pretty familiar to FC Zurich. The ‘visitors’ have more reason to be hopeful of a successful campaign. They overcame Thun on the opening day of the season and, even though things have gone more the way of Grasshoppers in recent meetings, they tend to have the better of things when these two sides have met in the past.