2nd position in the Super League table for Basel so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 4th-placed Lugano visits St. Jakob-Park.
- Basel have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Super League
- Lugano have the fewest scored goals in the second half (17) in Super League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lugano are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Basel form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Basel at their home stadium (St. Jakob-Park) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. Basel has recorded two wins in a row here at St. Jakob-Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Basel lost their last game at Young Boys (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Basel won a home game hosting St. Gallen (1-0).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Basel, as the Super League home game vs Zurich is only four days away.
The Basel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 16 league matches. 21 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lugano form and stats
Playing away, Lugano have won 4 games, drawn 9 and suffered 3 defeats in the Super League this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Lugano as they have been defeated three times in a row since the St. Gallen match. Lugano has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The attacking players of Lugano have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 288 minutes.
Lugano's previous game was their home loss versus Vaduz (0-2). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Zurich wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.
A new game in only four days for Lugano, the Super League home match versus Sion. Busy days.
Lugano find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Lugano have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lugano - Basel 2-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Basel victories, four draws and three Lugano wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendonça Cabral 18 goals |  P. Kasami 10 goals |   M. Bottani 6 goals |
Basel missing players
Lugano missing players
| Basel | Lugano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 54 | 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 49 | 21 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 94% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 79% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 81% | 70% |
| 61% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 36% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| 24% | 31% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 64% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 45% |
| 18% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 30% |
| 24% | 19% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.2 | 11.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7 | 8.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 36% | 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | 31% |
- 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 (34) in Super League
- Lugano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lugano have the fewest scored goals in the second half (17) in Super League
| 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 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 38 | 75 |
| 2 | Basel | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 47 |
| 3 | Servette | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -6 | 47 |
| 4 | Lugano | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19 | -3 | 43 |
| 5 | Luzern | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Lausanne Sport | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | Zurich | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -3 | 38 |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 37 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -15 | 36 |
| 10 | Sion | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -15 | 31 |