- History: Lausanne-Sports are unbeaten in their last 2 meetings with Grasshopper Club Zurich (W1, D1), winning 3-2 away two months ago in Super League 2025/2026.
- Standings: Lausanne-Sports are 3rd in the Super League Relegation Group 2026 with 42pts from 36 matches, Grasshopper Club Zurich are 5th with 27pts from 36.
A closely poised relegation battle
Lausanne-Sports are slight favorites at 1.93 for Saturday’s game against Grasshopper Club Zurich, who are listed as outsiders at 3.43, with the draw coming in at 3.88. Lausanne-Sports are 3rd in the table and Grasshopper Club Zurich are 5th, both teams have a very bad recent record, with just 1 win and 4 defeats from their last 5 matches apiece.
Lausanne-Sports are coming into this game after 3 consecutive defeats, having lost 2-1 away to FC Winterthur and 2-0 away to Servette Geneve FC. Grasshopper Club Zurich beat FC Winterthur 3-2 at home, but lost 2-1 to FC Zurich away in their most recent outing.
Grasshopper Club Zurich’s fresh approach
Gernot Messner took charge of Grasshopper Club Zurich on the 17th of March 2026; his fresh tactics are bringing a new set of ideas to the Zurich-based club as they fight for survival. Grasshopper Club Zurich have been playing with a back three and wing-backs, trying to get the ball wide and overwhelm teams on the counterattack, which should make for an interesting contrast in tactics with Lausanne-Sports.
Lausanne-Sports, playing with the ball in a narrow 4-3-1-2, are more about central control and getting the ball in behind teams through their build-up in midfield. Migjen Basha took charge of Lausanne-Sports on the 17th of April 2026; he has a tough task ahead to steady the ship in a turbulent time for the club.
Game within a game
The game within the game will be fascinating, Lausanne-Sports will look to control the middle of the field and stop Grasshopper Club Zurich from getting wide, whilst Grasshopper Club Zurich will look to exploit the flanks and get in behind the opposition.
Key players
Jamie Roche is Lausanne-Sports’s biggest threat, having scored 2 goals in his last 3 Super League - Relegation Group 2026 appearances and accounting for nearly half of the goals that Lausanne-Sports have scored in their last 5 games. Grasshopper Club Zurich have a real talisman in Felix Emmanuel Tsimba; he has scored 1 goal in his last 2 Super League - Relegation Group 2026 games and could be a threat in this one.
No value in the outright market
As Lausanne-Sports are at home and are better placed in the league, them being slight favourites makes sense. Grasshopper Club Zurich have lost their last 2 away games and Lausanne-Sports have won 1 and lost 1 of their last 2 home games.
With Lausanne-Sports being favourites and the high pressure of the relegation battle, we’re looking elsewhere for value.
Grasshopper Club Zurich have conceded an average of 2.17 goals away from home in the Super League, with the ‘Over 2.5 goals’ market coming in at 1.47, there is just no value in the goal markets here. Lausanne-Sports have conceded 30 goals in 18 home games. We expect both teams to try and play their game, but both are in bad form and we’re expecting a nervous and tight game.
