Basel have performed better than St. Gallen so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Basel have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Super League
- St. Gallen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Basel and St. Gallen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
St. Gallen are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Basel form and stats
6-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Basel so far this season.
Basel manager D. Hasler and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Lausanne Sport (placed 4th) in the Super League. Before that, Basel played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Vaduz.
Late drama in the game against Lausanne Sport as Basel were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Valentin Stocker popped out and made it level in the 85th minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Basel, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Lausanne Sport. Fun stuff to watch! The Basel goalkeeper Heinz Lindner was crucial in the match against Lausanne Sport last time out, making six saves.
The Basel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 15 league matches. Basel's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
St. Gallen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for St. Gallen so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Gallen, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Chukwubuike Adamu scored in Gallen's previous match, the home game against Vaduz that ended 1-0. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Lugano's place.
The schedule is very tough for Gallen now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Swiss Cup game at Servette is waiting in only four days.
The visiting Gallen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 15 games. In the opposite end, Gallen have conceded 24 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Basel and St. Gallen have met before this season: St. Gallen - Basel 3-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Basel won four, St. Gallen won three and three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendonça Cabral 17 goals |  P. Kasami 10 goals |   K. Duah 9 goals |
Basel missing players
St. Gallen missing players
| Basel | St. Gallen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 53 | 28 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 17 | 36 |
| 47 | 21 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 41 |
| 94% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | 87% |
| 81% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| 65% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 47% | 45% |
| 45% | 53% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 26% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 68% | 67% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 53% | 52% |
| 16% | 27% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 32% |
| 23% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 11.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 30% |
- Basel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Basel have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Super League
- Basel have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in Super League
- St. Gallen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 36 | 69 |
| 2 | Basel | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 44 |
| 3 | Lugano | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | Lausanne Sport | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 41 |
| 5 | Servette | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 41 |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 7 | Luzern | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Zurich | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 35 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -16 | 33 |
| 10 | Sion | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | -14 | 30 |