Luzern vs Grasshoppers tips and predictions

Visitors won't make a dent in Luzern

It's generally accepted that when these sides meet they are bound to produce some goals. But that doesn't mean there's anything exciting about the prices.

On 45 points Luzern take on Grasshoppers, on 33 points. There are 4 positions separating these two Super League sides.

On paper at least, the home side should win.

Luzern will certainly like what they see in front of them. Losses have slowly been building up for this group of away players over their last 6 fixtures. They've been defeated 5 times during these 6 starts. Everything points to a further defeat here.

Recently there's been a lot of exuberant commentary surronding the home side's defence. Rightly so. They've employed effective tactics. It's likely they'll maintain a clean sheet in this match-up; they have conceded no more than once in 11 of their last 12 home games. At the same time their opponents here have really had their resistance challenged. Grasshoppers have conceded at least once in all of their last 13 matches. And at certain times the visitors haven't had their best form. They've been goalless in 10 of their last 16 matches.

You'll have seen what happened in their previous meetings. Luzern have won 11 of the last 16 fixtures between the two teams. The head-to-head stats provide reasons to believe in the home win.

The sportsbooks expect goals at both ends of the park despite the favouritism for Luzern. But with the odds-against price on BTTS No, that looks like a good way to extract some value on this occasion.