This intriguing Super League - Play Off tie sees FC Aarau testing themselves against Grasshopper Club Zürich on Friday.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the FC Aarau v Grasshopper Club Zürich match are shown here (including the best match odds).
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FC Aarau
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FC Aarau will be hoping to bounce back here after the 4-0 Super League - Play Off losing effort in their last game against Grasshopper Club Zürich.
Young-jun Lee (14'), Pascal Schürpf (41'), Nikolas Muci (79') and Ayumu Seko (86') scored for Grasshopper Club Zürich.
It’s been all too rare in recent games where FC Aarau have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that FC Aarau have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 13 goals on the way.
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring Grasshopper Club Zürich has become evident recently. Checking on their last six games reveals that it’s occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have hit a goal tally of 7 and Grasshopper Club Zürich have scored 12. Let’s find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
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Head to head
Inspecting their past head to head meetings stretching back to 09/05/2015 tells us that FC Aarau have won 1 of these and Grasshopper Club Zürich 5, with the tally of drawn matches being 0.
In all, 17 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 4 of them from Aarau and 13 coming from GCZ. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
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Team News: FC Aarau
Izer Aliu (Cruciate ligament tear) and Linus Obexer (unknown injury) won’t be able to feature for FC Aarau gaffer Brunello Iacopetta.
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Team News: Grasshopper Club Zürich
Grasshopper Club Zürich manager Tomas Oral has to currently contend with reduced team options. Tsiy Ndenge (unknown injury), Giotto Morandi (unknown injury) and Bryan Lasme (unknown injury) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Aarau could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
It could well end in a draw. We’re therefore tipping a very close game with a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds on the 90 minute result market, putting your money on FC Aarau is available for 2.4, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.8 and betting on the winner to be Grasshopper Club Zürich comes in at 2.6. They’re the most competitive returns being offered right now.
Lucas Pereira,
01:00 30/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Aarau
Formed: 1902
Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld (9,249)
Captain: Olivier Jäckle
Chairman: Markus Mahler
Manager: Brunello Iacopetta
Competitions: Challenge League position 2, Super League - Play Off (Play Off Final)
⭐ Star Man: Yannick Toure
Normally taking up the Striker position, Yannick Toure was born in Dakar, Senegal. Having made his senior debut playing for BSC Young Boys in the 2021 - 2022 season, the gifted Forward has contributed 12 league goals in this Challenge League 2024 - 2025 campaign so far from a total of 26 appearances.