Basel are positioned 1st, while Lugano are hanging back 8 points behind in the standings. Can they cut the gap?
- Basel have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Super League
- Lugano have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Super League
Little time to rest for the host team, as they performed in a Europa Conference League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Omonia Nicosia, was also a home game here at St. Jakob-Park. The away team is better rested.
Basel form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Basel at their home stadium (St. Jakob-Park) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Basel haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Grasshopper, 91 days ago.
The Basel supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Omonia Nicosia in Europa Conference League and win 3-1.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Sion.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Basel as they are travelling to their away game against Etoile Carouge in the Swiss Cup. That match is three days after this one.
It's goals goals goals for Basel who have scored 16 goals from 5 league home games. Basel have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Lugano form and stats
The visitors are W2-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Super League.
Lugano are travelling again after losing away to Zurich in their previous match (0-1). Reto Ziegler was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Ziegler hit one key pass and won 6 of 11 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Lausanne Sport.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Young Boys in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Lugano's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Lugano's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Lugano - Basel 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Basel three wins, four draws and Lugano three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Basel missing players
Lugano missing players
| Basel | Lugano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 20% | 40% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 70% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 22% |
| 5.6 | 6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 13.4 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.8 | 10.8 |
| 5.4 | 6.6 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 44% | 48% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 64% | 41% |
- All of Basel's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Basel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Basel have not yet lost a game.
- Basel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Basel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Basel have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lugano have scored away.
- Basel have scored in all their matches so far.
- Basel have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Super League
- Basel have the most scored goals (16) at home in Super League
- Basel have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Super League
- Basel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lugano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lugano have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Super League
- Lugano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Zurich | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
| 4 | Lugano | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Grasshopper | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Servette | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 9 |
| 8 | Sion | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 9 |
| 9 | Lausanne Sport | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 10 | Luzern | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 6 |