Super League: We're looking at an exciting and crucial duel involving Basel and Sion at St. Jakob-Park. Both are in need of a good run!
- Basel have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Super League
- Sion is in the worst form (0-2-4)
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Basel form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Basel have to build on here at St. Jakob-Park in the Super League. When Basel hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Basel, Zurich and Winterthur), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The club members are hoping that Basel will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Grasshopper (placed 6th). The defeat against Grasshopper was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by Kawabe). Midfielder Frei was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Frei hit one key pass.
In the game before, a fine away win at Grasshopper. A Swiss Cup match. 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 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from 7 games).
A decent goal production from Basel in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Basel's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sion form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. It's three draws from Sion's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The manager Celestini was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stade de Tourbillon. Sion suffered a 0-1 loss to Zurich (placed 9th). Schmied, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.75. Schmied hit one key pass and won 12 of 13 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Servette that ended 2-2.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sion when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 0 times, drawing 1 and winning 5 games.
The travelling fans enjoy Sion's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. Sion have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sion have won at least one point in the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus Basel.The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Basel - Sion 0-0. The ref got to use his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the recipient was Baltazar (Sion).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Barwuah Balotelli 5 goals |   M. Amdouni 4 goals |  A. Zeqiri 4 goals |
Basel missing players
Sion missing players
| Basel | Sion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 34 |
| 79% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 63% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 74% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| 32% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 53% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 21% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 6.6 | 6.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.7 | 12.3 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 23% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 27% |
| 10.5 | 8.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 12.2 | 11.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
- Basel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Basel have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Super League
- Basel have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Super League
- Sion is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Lugano | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Servette | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 26 |
| 5 | Luzern | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Grasshopper | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Basel | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Sion | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | Zurich | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 10 | Winterthur | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 19 |
