GrasshoppersL30 Aug · Away FC Vaduz · 2:5W2 Sep · Home FC St. Gallen · 2:0D5 Sep · Home FC Zurich · 2:2W12 Sep · Away FC Thun · 1:0L15 Sep · Home FC Sion · 2:5L19 Sep · Away FC Luzern · 1:5
1:4
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
FC LuganoW30 Aug · Away FC Sion · 2:1W3 Sep · Home Servette FC · 1:0W6 Sep · Away FC Basel 1893 · 3:1D12 Sep · Home BSC Young Boys · 2:2W16 Sep · Home FC St. Gallen · 4:1W20 Sep · Away Lausanne · 4:0
In the Super League game on 2 August 2026, FC Lugano beat Grasshoppers 1:4. Match numbers: shots on target 4:6, corners 3:4.
Match report
Lugano extend perfect start with comfortable win at Grasshoppers
Lugano moved further clear at the top of the Superleague with a 4-1 victory over Grasshoppers in their second regular season match on Saturday. The visitors had been unbeaten through five games before this fixture and proved once again why they lead the table with six wins from six. Grasshoppers, meanwhile, remain 11th after picking up just one win in their opening six matches.
And here's the thing about the opening exchanges — by the 20th minute you could already sense the visitors' intent. The first goal came at 22 minutes when L. Plange found space to finish, though that was a Grasshoppers player among the scorers. To be fair, it gave the hosts a brief moment of hope before everything shifted.
The second half belonged to Lugano. D. Moncada restored the visitors' lead at 52 minutes, and Y. Cimignani added a second at 71 before E. Pihlstrom extended it to 4-1 at 78. Cimignani completed his brace late on at 90+2 minutes, while the hosts managed just a single goal from Plange's earlier effort.
The statistics tell their own story. Lugano dominated possession at 59 per cent and created more clear-cut opportunities, registering four big chances against three for the hosts. They also had six shots on target compared to Grasshoppers' four, and the difference in shots accuracy — 0.43 versus 0.36 — reflected the clinical nature of the visitors' finishing.
The result leaves Lugano eight points clear at the summit with 18 points from six games and a perfect record. Grasshoppers sit on five points with only four more points available from two games, meaning the gap between them has now opened to 13 points. A performance that felt like a statement rather than a contest.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %41–59
Shots on target4–6
Shots off target3–5
Big chances3–4
HT⚽22' L. Plange — Goal⇄46' L. Plange — Substitution⇄46' R. Steffen — Substitution⚽52' D. Moncada — Goal⇄58' D. Paloschi — Substitution⇄67' D. Moncada — Substitution⚽71' Y. Cimignani — Goal⇄75' A. Abrashi — Substitution⚽78' E. Pihlstrom — Goal⇄81' D. Dos Santos — Substitution🟨85' T. Meyer — Yellow card🟨90+2' N. Rissi — Yellow card⚽90+2' Y. Cimignani — Goal
0'45'90'
Match events
22'1:0Grasshoppers⚽GoalL. Plange assist: S. Stroscio
46'1:0Grasshoppers⇄SubstitutionL. Plange off: O. Clemente
46'1:0FC Lugano⇄SubstitutionR. Steffen off: K. Behrens
L30 Aug · Away FC Vaduz · 2:5W2 Sep · Home FC St. Gallen · 2:0D5 Sep · Home FC Zurich · 2:2W12 Sep · Away FC Thun · 1:0L15 Sep · Home FC Sion · 2:5L19 Sep · Away FC Luzern · 1:5
W30 Aug · Away FC Sion · 2:1W3 Sep · Home Servette FC · 1:0W6 Sep · Away FC Basel 1893 · 3:1D12 Sep · Home BSC Young Boys · 2:2W16 Sep · Home FC St. Gallen · 4:1W20 Sep · Away Lausanne · 4:0
