Stored context before this match
Before this match, Grasshoppers have 5 scored home results and Basel 6 scored away results stored in 2016-17. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Grasshoppers at home: 3.00 points per match (5 measured matches); Basel away: 2.67 points per match (6 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Grasshoppers scored 2.60 per home match (5 measured matches); Basel scored 3.00 away (6). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.75 per club appearance across 122 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 9 of 11 pooled club appearances (81.8%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Grasshoppers: 3 wins; Basel: 6 wins; draws: 1.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.