Football betting preview: Basel II favourites when Zürich II visits

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Competition: Switzerland 1.Liga Promotion
Competition: Sat 17.October
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob (37994 seats)

Basel II hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 11th position in the 1.Liga Promotion table. Visiting Zürich II holds 10th place with 12 pts.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Basel II form and stats

When playing at home in the 1.Liga Promotion, Basel II have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. Basel II has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.

Basel II faced defeat in their previous match, away at Stade Nyonnais (1-5).

Basel were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Basel matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and zero defeats (from two games).

Goals are plentiful at Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob in the league this season as Basel II has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games. Basel are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).

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Zürich II form and stats

As the visiting team in 1.Liga Promotion matches, Zürich II have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.

Zürich go into this game after a win, the home game against Breitenrain that ended 4-0. Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Bellinzona.

As mentioned above, Zürich II was the only team on the pitch versus Breitenrain in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Zürich when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing two and winning zero games.

The travelling fans enjoy Zürich's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Zürich concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - five - zero (Basel wins - draws - Zürich II wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Basel II missing players

Zürich II missing players

Basel II Zürich II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 4 10
4 3 0 Won W 0 0 3
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
18 11 0 Scored S 3 6 19
22 9 0 Conceded C 3 10 17
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 90%
89% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 70%
44% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
44% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 40%
89% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 80%
11% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18 0 0 Total Shots T S 19 23 52
10 0 0 Shots on Target S O 11 13 27
110% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 56%
Key stats in 1.Liga Promotion this season:
  • All of Basel II's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Zürich II's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Basel II have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Basel II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zürich II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Zürich II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zürich II have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Zürich II have yet to win a game away.
  • Zürich II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yverdon Sport 10 8 2 0 36 8 6 5 1 0 23 5 4 3 1 0 13 3 28 26
2 Cham 9 6 3 0 20 9 3 2 1 0 7 2 6 4 2 0 13 7 11 21
3 Etoile Carouge 10 6 1 3 22 14 6 4 0 2 12 5 4 2 1 1 10 9 8 19
4 Rapperswil-Jona 10 5 2 3 24 13 4 3 0 1 12 4 6 2 2 2 12 9 11 17
5 YF Juventus 10 5 2 3 18 21 6 3 1 2 10 12 4 2 1 1 8 9 -3 17
6 Bruhl 10 4 4 2 17 17 6 2 3 1 7 7 4 2 1 1 10 10 0 16
7 Bavois 9 5 0 4 9 13 5 2 0 3 4 10 4 3 0 1 5 3 -4 15
8 Breitenrain 9 4 2 3 12 14 5 3 2 0 10 7 4 1 0 3 2 7 -2 14
9 Stade Nyonnais 10 2 6 2 15 11 4 1 3 0 8 4 6 1 3 2 7 7 4 12
10 Zürich II 10 3 3 4 19 17 6 3 1 2 13 7 4 0 2 2 6 10 2 12
11 Basel II 9 4 0 5 18 22 4 3 0 1 11 9 5 1 0 4 7 13 -4 12
12 Black Stars 10 3 1 6 15 20 4 0 1 3 4 10 6 3 0 3 11 10 -5 10
13 Bellinzona 9 1 5 3 13 15 4 1 2 1 7 7 5 0 3 2 6 8 -2 8
14 Sion II 9 2 1 6 8 16 4 1 0 3 5 10 5 1 1 3 3 6 -8 7
15 Köniz 8 1 0 7 7 30 3 1 0 2 3 7 5 0 0 5 4 23 -23 3
16 Munsingen 10 0 2 8 10 23 6 0 2 4 7 14 4 0 0 4 3 9 -13 2

Read more about 1.Liga Promotion

The Promotion League is the third level of football in Switzerland. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away twice for a total of 30 fixtures. The league champions are promoted while the two bottom clubs of the league table are relegated. Reserve teams are permitted in this league.