Europa Conference League betting and spectator preview: Basel and Qarabağ meet at St. Jakob-Park to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There haven't been much to rest for the team playing at home, as they were involved in a Super League fixture only four days ago. This match was also played here at St. Jakob-Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Qarabağ have had more rest.
Qarabağ have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Basel form and stats
The total Super League stats at home this season for Basel are 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Europa Conference League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition.
Basel drew their last game, also a home match. Lausanne Sport was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Arthur Cabral felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Lausanne Sport as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 55th minute. Midfielder Pajtim Kasami was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.13 (out of ten) in that game. Kasami scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Luzern and winning 3-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Basel's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played seven games, won four matches, drawn one and lost two.
The manager P. Rahmen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Servette in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 8 games), Basel's attacking play is working. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Basel have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Qarabağ form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Qarabağ playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. When we have look at the Europa Conference League statistics, we find 7W-4D-0L. This is both home and away.
The supporters enjoyed Qarabağ's previous game versus Sabah, a Premier League 5-1 win played at home. As mentioned above, Qarabağ was the only team on the pitch versus Sabah in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Qabala.Qarabağ has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Qarabağ have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Qarabağ - Basel 0-0.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendonça Cabral 14 goals |   F. Ozobić 7 goals |  A. Zoubir 6 goals |
Basel missing players
Qarabağ missing players
| Basel | Qarabağ | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 56 | 27 | Scored | S | 22 | 47 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 7.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 13.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 12 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Basel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Omonia Nicosia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Kairat | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zurich | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Basel | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 30 |
| 3 | Lugano | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 | Grasshopper | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Servette | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Sion | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 18 |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -15 | 15 |
| 9 | Lausanne Sport | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 12 |
| 10 | Luzern | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabağ | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Qabala | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Zira | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Neftci | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Sabah | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 6 | Sumqayt | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 12 |
| 7 | Kesl FK | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 8 | Sebail | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 10 |