3rd position in the Super League table for Basel so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed Luzern visits St. Jakob-Park.
It's no vacation for neither Basel nor Luzern 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.
For Luzern most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Basel form and stats
Basel are steadily winning Super League games and points here at St. Jakob-Park. 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 17 games.
Basel shared the glory with Thun in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that, Basel drew at home versus Lugano.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Basel have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa League game versus Eintracht Frankfurt in only three days. This game is also played here at St. Jakob-Park.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (42 in 17 games), Basel's attacking play is working. 17 goals have been conceded.
Luzern form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Luzern so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 5-2-10 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on F. Celestini, the Luzern manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Luzern go into this game after a win, the home game against Zürich that ended 2-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Young Boys wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager F. Celestini when Lino Lang scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Luzern playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Luzern wins, one draw and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Luzern are hosting Young Boys in the Swiss Cup only three days away.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 25 goals have been conceded by Luzern in these games.
Head 2 Head
Basel and Luzern have met before this season: Luzern - Basel 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Basel won five, Luzern won three and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendonça Cabral 14 goals |  K. Ademi 13 goals |   F. Margiotta 11 goals |
Basel missing players
Luzern missing players
| Basel | Luzern | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 74 | 42 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 38 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 50 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 89% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 76% | 80% |
| 71% | 76% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 51% |
| 40% | 47% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 12% | 20% |
| 17% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | 11% |
| 51% | 53% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 49% |
| 37% | 41% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| 17% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 47% | 29% |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 467 | 253 | 59 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 150 | 374 |
| 185 | 107 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 54 | 151 |
| 40% | 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 26% | 28% |
- Basel has the fewest conceded goals (38)
- Basel has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (20)
- Basel has the most scored goals in the second half (44)
- 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 at home.
- Basel have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Luzern have scored away.
- Basel have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Basel haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Luzern has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4)
- Luzern has the fewest matches over the total-line (15)
- Luzern has the fewest scored goals (14) away
- Luzern has the fewest scored goals in the first half (15)
- Luzern haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 77 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 37 | 73 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 35 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 25 | 68 |
| 3 | Basel | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 61 |
| 4 | Servette | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 49 |
| 5 | Luzern | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -8 | 45 |
| 6 | Lugano | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -1 | 44 |
| 7 | Zürich | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -27 | 42 |
| 8 | Thun | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 64 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 37 |
| 9 | Sion | 35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 36 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 35 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 67 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 42 | -34 | 27 |