Grasshopper 2-1 Lugano: result and report

Super League · Sunday 7 October 2018

Result

Grasshopper 2-1 Lugano

Super League · Sunday 7 October 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Grasshopper · Lugano · Super League predictions

Grasshopper 2-1 Lugano: match report

Grasshopper defeated Lugano 2-1 in the Super League on Sunday 7 October 2018. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Mattia Bottani opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Grasshopper's goals came from an own goal by Miroslav Čovilo (11') and Raphael Holzhauser (21', penalty). Lugano scored through Mattia Bottani (6').

Discipline: Grasshopper received 1 yellow card; Lugano received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Grasshopper were 10th on 7 points from 9 and Lugano 7th on 10 points from 9. Grasshopper went on to finish that season 10th with 25 points, and Lugano 3rd with 46.

Grasshopper lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Lugano in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Grasshopper wins, 1 draw and 2 for Lugano.

Going into the match Grasshopper's last five read L-L-W-L-W and Lugano's D-L-D-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Mattia BottaniLugano · 0-1
  • 11'Own goal · Miroslav ČoviloGrasshopper · 1-1
  • 15'Yellow card · David Da CostaLugano
  • 15'Yellow card · Marco DjuricinGrasshopper
  • 20'Yellow card · E. YaoLugano
  • 21'Penalty goal · Raphael HolzhauserGrasshopper · 2-1
  • 26'Yellow card · Mattia BottaniLugano
  • 66'Missed penalty · Lucas GonçalvesGrasshopper
  • 82'Yellow card · Jonathan SabbatiniLugano

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Grasshopper 2, draws 1, Lugano 2.

Team news

Grasshopper line-up (4-1-4-1)

Heinz Lindner, Numa Lavanchy, Aleksandar Cvetković, Arlind Ajeti, Souleyman Doumbia, Nedim Bajrami, Jeffren Suárez, Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson, Raphael Holzhauser, Julien Ngoy, Marco Djuricin

Lugano line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Da Costa, Eloge Yao, Fabio Daprelà, Fulvio Sulmoni, Edoardo Masciangelo, Bálint Vécsei, Miroslav Čovilo, Carlinhos Junior, Jonathan Sabbatini, Mattia Bottani, Alexander Gerndt