Thun vs Basel match preview

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Basel play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Basel when playing on artifical turf are 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from ten matches. They have scored 17 goals and conceded 21 times in these games.

Thun are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Basel are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Thun form and stats

Thun have collected 24 points from their Super League home games so far after 7-3-7. After failing to beat Luzern here at Stockhorn Arena, Thun has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Thun manager M. Schneider and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sion (placed 8th) in the Super League. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Servette in a game that was won 5-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Thun have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost zero.

There will be little rest for Thun after this match as they are travelling to Zürich for a Super League game in only three days.

The Thun fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 17 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 29 goals have been conceded.

Basel form and stats

Playing away, Basel have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the Super League this season.

Basel's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Lugano that finished 4-4. Before that one, a nice away victory 5-0 at St. Gallen.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Lugano was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today? Đorđe Nikolić had red hot gloves after the game against Lugano, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. As mentioned above, Basel drew the match against Lugano. Manager M. Koller brought on Arthur Cabral to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Basel are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of four matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Luzern in just three days.

Basel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 32 times in 17 away games so far. Basel have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Thun and Basel have met before this season: Basel - Thun 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Thun wins - draws - Basel wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Mendonça Cabral 14 goals

K. Ademi 13 goals

R. Munsy 10 goals

Thun missing players

Basel missing players

		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	34	21	7	6	76	40	17	15	2	0	48	14	17	6	5	6	28	26	36	70
2	St. Gallen	34	20	5	9	72	53	17	10	2	5	36	29	17	10	3	4	36	24	19	65
3	Basel	34	18	6	10	74	38	17	11	3	3	42	17	17	7	3	7	32	21	36	60
4	Servette	34	12	13	9	55	43	17	8	7	2	28	13	17	4	6	7	27	30	12	49
5	Luzern	34	12	6	16	40	49	17	7	4	6	26	24	17	5	2	10	14	25	-9	42
6	Zürich	34	12	6	16	41	67	17	7	2	8	23	38	17	5	4	8	18	29	-26	42
7	Lugano	34	9	14	11	42	45	17	5	8	4	15	16	17	4	6	7	27	29	-3	41
8	Sion	34	9	9	16	38	53	17	4	6	7	22	27	17	5	3	9	16	26	-15	36
9	Thun	34	10	6	18	42	64	17	7	3	7	26	29	17	3	3	11	16	35	-22	36
10	Neuchâtel Xamax	34	5	12	17	33	61	17	2	5	10	15	25	17	3	7	7	18	36	-28	27