Basel welcomes Trabzonspor in this Europa League Group Stage. Read on for key stats and predictions!
It's no vacation for neither Basel nor Trabzonspor as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Trabzonspor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Basel form and stats
Last season, Basel's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs against Apollon.Basel are steadily winning Super League games and points here at St. Jakob-Park. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Basel has recorded two wins in a row here at St. Jakob-Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Basel's last game was hosting Sion and winning 4-0. Ahead of that match, Basel won a home game hosting Young Boys (3-0).
As mentioned above, Basel "killed" Sion in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The manager M. Koller will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Luzern in only three days.
Basel are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (24 goals in 9 games). Basel have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Trabzonspor form and stats
Playing away, Trabzonspor have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Super Lig this season. Trabzonspor has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two travels in a row for Trabzonspor, whose manager Ü. Karaman could celebrate last time after the Super Lig win against Antalyaspor. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Altay.
Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır was absolutely vital in the Trabzonspor victory against Antalyaspor, making 7 saves.
A new game in only four days for Trabzonspor, the Super Lig home match versus Denizlispor. Busy days.
Trabzonspor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Trabzonspor in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Trabzonspor - Basel 2-2.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ademi 8 goals |   A. Sørloth 8 goals |  Arthur Cabral 7 goals |
Basel missing players
Trabzonspor missing players
| Basel | Trabzonspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 56 | 31 | Scored | S | 22 | 40 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 91% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 332 | 171 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 277 | ||
| 131 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 113 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Getafe | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 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 | Young Boys | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | Basel | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 36 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Zürich | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 27 |
| 5 | Servette | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Lugano | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Sion | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 8 | Luzern | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 13 |
| 10 | Thun | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -23 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sivasspor | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 | Beşiktaş | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Fenerbahce | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Alanyaspor | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | Goztepe | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Denizlispor | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Rizespor | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Genclerbirligi | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Konyaspor | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Kasimpasa | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Ankaragucu | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -19 | 9 |
| 18 | Kayserispor | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -17 | 7 |