This could be an interesting match as Basel have their presumed home advantage while Servette are ahead 2 points in the Super League table.
- Basel have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Super League
- Servette have the fewest scored goals (13) away in Super League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Swiss Cup. That game, against Kriens, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Servette.
Basel form and stats
5-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Basel so far this season.
A strong away win for Basel against Luzern the last match, as Arthur Cabral, Darian Males and Edon Zhegrova (2) were on target. Preceding that match was a defeat to Vaduz (1-2).
A goal frenzy last time out for Basel, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Luzern. Fun stuff to watch! Some amazing scenes last match, when Arthur Cabral scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Basel have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost zero.
The manager C. Sforza will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vaduz in only three days.
The Basel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. Basel have conceded 21 from these games.
Servette form and stats
6-1-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Servette, who have the fewest scored goals (13) away in Super League, in their Super League matches away. Having won their last three away games Servette has no reason to fear anyone.
It's the second away game in a row for Servette, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Kriens (after extra-time) in the Swiss Cup last time out. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Zurich at their stadium, the result 2-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Servette in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Servette, three draws and four defeats.
After this away game Servette return home for a Super League game against Sion. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Servette have conceded 18 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Servette - Basel 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Basel five wins, two draws and Servette three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendonça Cabral 15 goals |   G. Kyei 11 goals |  P. Kasami 8 goals |
Basel missing players
Servette missing players
| Basel | Servette | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 44 | 23 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 34 |
| 43 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 35 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 79% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| 64% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 43% | 46% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 18% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 68% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 43% | 64% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| 25% | 21% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 11.6 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | 29% |
- Basel have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Super League
- Basel have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Super League
- Servette have the fewest scored goals (13) away in Super League
- Servette haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 32 | 63 |
| 2 | Servette | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 41 |
| 3 | Lugano | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | Basel | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 | Lausanne Sport | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Zurich | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -3 | 34 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 33 |
| 8 | Luzern | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -14 | 32 |
| 10 | Sion | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -16 | 26 |