Grasshoppers vs Sion

15 September 2026 · Swiss Super League · 2026/27 · Referee Fedayi San

Full time 2 – 5

Half-time: 1–1

  • Samuel Krasniqi 42’ (pen)
  • Giotto Morandi 49’
  • Ylyas Chouaref 12’
  • Rilind Nivokazi 63’, 69’
  • Fode Sylla 82’
  • Josias Lukembila 90+1’

Match summary

Sion came from behind to win 5-2 away at Grasshoppers. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ylyas Chouaref put Sion ahead in the 12th minute and Samuel Krasniqi equalised from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Giotto Morandi put Grasshoppers in front in the 49th minute, Rilind Nivokazi equalised in the 63rd minute, Nivokazi put Sion back in front from a corner in the 69th minute, Fode Sylla made it 2-4 in the 82nd minute, and Josias Lukembila made it 2-5 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Sion created 3.48 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Grasshoppers's 1.10 from 8.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
8 Shots 16
3 Shots on target 7
1 Corners 5
78 Attacks 81
47 Dangerous attacks 46
414 Passes 540
77.3% Pass accuracy 85.7%
17 Tackles 11
16 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Grasshoppers Sion
Kick-off
12’
Ylyas ChouarefRight foot shot0-1 (Sion)
Bujar PllanaShot on target
14’
40’
BaltazarFoul
Samuel KrasniqiPenalty1-1 (Grasshoppers)
42’
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
48’
Winsley Boteli MokangoShot on target
Giotto MorandiRight foot shot2-1 (Grasshoppers)
49’
Yannick BettkoberFoul
52’
Samuele BengondoGiotto Morandi
56’
Luka MikulicManex Gibelalde Mújika
56’
57’
Ylyas ChouarefFoul
Allan ArigoniFoul
60’
61’
Rilind NivokaziFranck Surdez
61’
Josias LukembilaDonat Rrudhani
62’
Numa LavanchyFoul
63’
Rilind NivokaziLeft foot shot2-2 (Sion)
P. ZeidlerManagerArgument
64’
Kenzo GoudmijnÓscar Clemente
67’
Nikolas MuciYoung-Jun Lee
67’
69’
Rilind NivokaziLeft foot shot2-3 (Sion)
70’
Fode SyllaAli Kabacalman
Nico RissiAllan Arigoni
70’
75’
Théo BerdayesYlyas Chouaref
75’
Benjamin KololliWinsley Boteli Mokango
Bujar PllanaFoul
77’
81’
Théo BerdayesShot on target
82’
Fode SyllaRight foot shot2-4 (Sion)
90+1’
Josias LukembilaLeft foot shot2-5 (Sion)
Full-time2-5

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 3.48 12’ Ylyas Chouaref (Sion), 0-1 12’ 42’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), 1-1 42’ 49’ Giotto Morandi (Grasshoppers), 2-1 49’ 63’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), 2-2 63’ 69’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), 2-3 69’ 82’ Fode Sylla (Sion), 2-4 82’ 90+1’ Josias Lukembila (Sion), 2-5 90+1’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 3.48 12’ Ylyas Chouaref (Sion), 0-1 Chouaref 12’ 42’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), 1-1 Krasniqi 42’ 49’ Giotto Morandi (Grasshoppers), 2-1 Morandi 49’ 63’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), 2-2 Nivokazi 63’ 69’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), 2-3 Nivokazi 69’ 82’ Fode Sylla (Sion), 2-4 Sylla 82’ 90+1’ Josias Lukembila (Sion), 2-5 Lukembila 90+1’
Grasshoppers 1.10 xGSion 3.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sion attacking Grasshoppers attacking 
42’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Baltazar (Sion), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 69’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 90+1’ Josias Lukembila (Sion), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 63’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 82’ Fode Sylla (Sion), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 12’ Ylyas Chouaref (Sion), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 88’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Amir Abrashi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Giotto Morandi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 72’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Ali Kabacalman (Sion), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Théo Berdayes (Sion), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Winsley Boteli Mokango (Sion), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Young-Jun Lee (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Winsley Boteli Mokango (Sion), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Donat Rrudhani (Sion), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Josias Lukembila (Sion), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Winsley Boteli Mokango (Sion), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Donat Rrudhani (Sion), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Bujar Pllana (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Baltazar (Sion), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 69’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 90+1’ Josias Lukembila (Sion), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 63’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 82’ Fode Sylla (Sion), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 12’ Ylyas Chouaref (Sion), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 88’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Amir Abrashi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Giotto Morandi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 61’ Ali Kabacalman (Sion), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Rilind Nivokazi (Sion), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Théo Berdayes (Sion), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Winsley Boteli Mokango (Sion), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Young-Jun Lee (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Winsley Boteli Mokango (Sion), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Josias Lukembila (Sion), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Donat Rrudhani (Sion), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Winsley Boteli Mokango (Sion), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Donat Rrudhani (Sion), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Samuel Krasniqi (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Bujar Pllana (Grasshoppers), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Grasshoppers 4-3-3 Starting XI
Hübel
Stroscio
Bettkober
Pllana
Arigoni 70’
Mújika 56’
Abrashi
Clemente 67’
Krasniqi
Morandi 56’
Lee 67’
Sion 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Racioppi
Cipriano
Sow
Kronig
Lavanchy
Kabacalman 70’
Baltazar
Surdez 61’
Rrudhani 61’
Chouaref 75’
Mokango 75’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Marvin Hübel
90′ 2 5 26 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Simone Stroscio
90′ 5 2 – 6 – 39 3 – – –
Yannick Bettkober
90′ 3 2 – 4 1 47 2 – –
Bujar Pllana
90′ – 1 – 3 3 42 4 – –
Allan Arigoni Taken off
70′ 3 2 – 8 2 15 2 – –
Luka Mikulic Came on as a substitute
34′ 1 – – 1 – 18 – – – –
Nico Rissi Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – 1 – 12 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Óscar Clemente Taken off
67′ – – 31 1 – 2 3 4 – – –
Manex Gibelalde Mújika Taken off
56′ – 1 34 1 – – 1 5 1 – –
Amir Abrashi
90′ – – 38 1 – 3 2 5 1 2 –
Giotto Morandi Taken off
56′ 1 – 25 – – – – 4 1 2 –
Samuel Krasniqi
90′ 1 – 28 – – – 1 3 – 1 –
Kenzo Goudmijn Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 22 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Young-Jun Lee Taken off
67′ – – 1 – 0.05 – 1 5 1 24 –
Samuele Bengondo Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – – – – – – – 7 –
Nikolas Muci Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – – – – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Grasshoppers LLWDW
Sion WLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Grasshoppers 0-4 Sion, 06 Apr 26 Next meeting: Sion vs Grasshoppers, 17 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Grasshoppers vs Sion meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.