In this 3rd week match, on Sunday Jul 31st, Grasshopper will travel to Bern to battle Young Boys in a meeting of these two Super League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Young Boys recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Sion. Wilfried Kanga struck first for Young Boys in the 2nd minute on a feed from Rieder, then Wilfried Kanga added another in the 6th minute on a feed from Cédric Itten In the end, Sion couldn’t muster any offence and Young Boys ran away with the shutout win. Young Boys is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Grasshopper, recorded a 2-1 win against Lugano. Hayao Kawabe struck first for Grasshopper in the 12th minute on a feed from Giotto Morandi, then Hayao Kawabe added another in the 47th minute. Grasshopper is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Young Boys won the head to head battle with 1 win and 3 draws.
Hayao Kawabe has been the most prolific scorer on Grasshopper in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Wilfried Kanga has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored six goals for Young Boys.