Grasshoppers vs Winterthur

12 May 2026 · Swiss Super League · 2025/26 · Referee Sven Wolfensberger

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

Dirk Abels 60’ (pen), 70’
Young-Jun Lee 62’

Pajtim Kasami 7’, 10’

Match summary

Grasshoppers came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Winterthur. Winterthur led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Pajtim Kasami put Winterthur ahead with a header in the 7th minute and Kasami made it 0-2 from a corner in the 10th minute. In the second half, Dirk Abels pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 60th minute, Young-Jun Lee equalised in the 62nd minute, and Abels won it with a header in the 70th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Grasshoppers created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Winterthur 1.57 from 14.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%

14 Shots 14

6 Shots on target 5

10 Corners 6

73 Attacks 59

46 Dangerous attacks 34

298 Passes 317

72.8% Pass accuracy 68.5%

21 Tackles 24

11 Fouls 12

5 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

4 Offsides 0

Key events

Grasshoppers Winterthur

Kick-off

7’

Pajtim KasamiHeader

0-1

10’

Pajtim KasamiLeft foot shot

0-2

Young-Jun LeeHassane Imourane

18’

Jonathan Asp JensenShot on target

21’

Young-Jun LeeShot on target

23’

Dirk Abels

28’

42’

Pajtim KasamiShot on target

Half-time0-2

Second half underway

52’

Pajtim KasamiShot on target

Tim Meyer

55’

Dirk AbelsPenalty

1-2

60’

Maximilian UllmannNico Rissi

61’

62’

Mirlind Kryeziu

Young-Jun LeeRight foot shot

2-2

62’

Young-Jun Lee

63’

67’

Remo ArnoldMirlind Kryeziu

67’

Rhodri SmithSouleymane Diaby

67’

Elias MaluvunuSilvan Sidler

Dirk AbelsHeader

3-2

70’

78’

Roman BuessAlexandre Jankewitz

83’

Dario UlrichNishan Burkart

Mouhamed El Ngom

83’

Samuel MarquesSamuel Krasniqi

87’

Jonathan Asp JensenShot on target

89’

Michael Frey

90+5’

Andrin HunzikerShot on target

Full-time3-2

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.

Grasshoppers 1.71 xGWinterthur 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Winterthur attacking Grasshoppers attacking

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Lineups

Grasshoppers 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Winterthur 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Justin Hammel	90′	3	2	20	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Dirk Abels	90′	2	–	–	6	3	26	3	2	–
Mouhamed El Ngom	90′	5	2	–	9	1	43	1	–	–
Nico Rissi Taken off	61′	3	–	–	4	–	23	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Sven Köhler	90′	–	–	34	–	–	1	3	4	–	–	–
Hassane Imourane Taken off	18′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–
Samuel Krasniqi Taken off	87′	–	1	24	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Tim Meyer	90′	–	–	35	–	–	2	3	6	2	–
Lovro Zvonarek	90′	–	–	17	–	–	1	–	3	–	2	–
Jonathan Asp Jensen	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Maximilian Ullmann Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	3	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–
Samuel Marques Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	5	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Michael Frey	90′	–	–	4	–	0.20	–	3	6	2	21
Young-Jun Lee Came on as a substitute	72′	1	–	2	2	0.05	–	2	7	3	25

Goalkeeper1 player


Stefanos Kapino	90′	3	3	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Silvan Sidler Taken off	67′	1	1	–	2	1	15	–	–	1	–
Loïc Lüthi	90′	1	–	–	1	–	21	1	–	–	–
Mirlind Kryeziu Taken off	67′	2	–	–	5	3	25	–	–	–
Souleymane Diaby Taken off	67′	4	2	–	5	1	22	–	–	–	–
Rhodri Smith Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	16	1	–	–	–
Remo Arnold Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	–	4	3	14	–	–	–	–
Elias Maluvunu Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	1	–	6	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Alexandre Jankewitz Taken off	78′	–	–	26	–	–	1	1	3	1	1	–
Pajtim Kasami	90′	2	–	34	–	–	5	–	7	1	1	–
Randy Schneider	90′	–	–	29	2	–	5	–	8	1	1	–
Theo Golliard	90′	–	–	23	1	–	2	–	5	4	3	–
Nishan Burkart Taken off	83′	–	–	20	1	–	1	1	2	2	–	–
Roman Buess Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dario Ulrich Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	9	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Andrin Hunziker	90′	–	–	1	1	0.11	–	1	11	4	20	–

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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Grasshoppers L W L L L

Winterthur L L L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Winterthur 0-2 Grasshoppers, 11 Apr 26 All Grasshoppers vs Winterthur 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.