Grasshoppers v Lugano

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Grasshoppers will be desperate to avoid a fourth league defeat on the trot in the Swiss Super League on Thursday night when the hosts entertain Lugano at their Stadion Letzigrund, while Lugano will be seeking to collect back-to-back wins in the domestic top flight after recording a solid 2-0 home win against Young Boys on the weekend.

Recent losses at the hands of Winterthur, Zurich and Lausanne-Sport in 1-0, 2-1 and 3-0 defeats respectively suggest Grasshoppers may find it tough going against high-flying Lugano here on Thursday night, despite holding home advantage at their Stadion Letzigrund.

Indeed, Grasshoppers have picked up just two wins within their previous 13 matches in the Swiss top flight which have come in the shape of rare victories against Sion and Young Boys, but also includes slipping to eight defeats as well along the way.

Three of these eight losses have been inflicted upon Marco Schällibaum's side on home soil at their Stadion Letzigrund as they have lost to Basel twice and Zurich, while the bigger picture shows Grasshoppers have registered just four wins within their previous 25 matches overall in the Swiss Super League.

Results at home have also been disappointing as Grasshoppers have collected just three wins within their last 12 home games, slipping to six defeats in the process.

Lugano currently occupy third place in the Swiss Super League table thanks to their recent 2-0 home win against Young Boys and the visitors have produced a fairly consistent campaign so far in the domestic top flight, suffering just two defeats in their opening 11 games.

Defeats incurred against Luzern and Yverdon Sport respectively have been offset by picking up six wins within these opening 11 matches which should give the visitors plenty of momentum heading into this midweek fixture at the Stadion Letzigrund.

Two of these six wins collected by Lugano have been achieved on their travels where the visitors have registered important victories at Basel and Lausanne-Sport and results overall in the Swiss top flight have also been pretty consistent and solid where Mattia Croci-Torti's side have been concerned.

Lugano have suffered just five defeats in their last 25 games overall whilst also collecting no fewer than 16 wins in the process which should set the visitors up nicely for this upcoming trip to face a floundering Grasshoppers outfit here on Thursday night.

Results away from home have also been pretty solid for Lugano as the visitors have been dealt just three losses in their previous 17 outings on the road in the Swiss Super League.

Grasshoppers v Lugano Verdict

Lugano have won each of the last two meetings on the trot against Grasshoppers and the visitors look the most likely here as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Lugano win @ 2.15

Other side bets worth considering:

Como win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct Score: Lugano 1-0 @ 9.00