It's ground zero in Super League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Basel and Vaduz did in their pre-season friendlies!
Basel have less rest than Vaduz in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Osijek, so at least Basel are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Basel form and stats
Basel are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won seven, drew two and lost two.
Basel have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Basel have scored 1 goal and conceded 5 times.
Last season, Basel's league statistics were 18 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Super League. Over these 36 matches they scored 74 goals and conceded 38. Playing at home last season Basel managed 11-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 42 goals and 17 conceded.
Vaduz form and stats
You'll want to know how Vaduz managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and three home wins.
It's a day of discovery for Vaduz as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Vaduz have played five with the results W3-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Vaduz has scored 10 goals and conceded 9 times.
A job perfectly done for Vaduz last season as they secured promotion from Challenge League. With a grand total of 18 wins, 10 draws and 8 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 7 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Basel seven wins, three draws and Vaduz zero victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Basel missing players
Vaduz missing players
| Basel | Vaduz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Basel | Last season | Vaduz | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 74 | 42 | Scored | S | 31 | 76 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 27 | 53 | ||
| 92% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 86% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 69% | 72% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 72% | 75% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 31% | ||
| 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 81% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 11% | ||
| 19% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 11% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 481 | 267 | Total Shots | T S | 178 | 388 | ||
| 189 | 111 | Shots on Target | S O | 74 | 170 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 45% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lausanne Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lugano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Luzern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Servette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Sion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Vaduz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Young Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Zurich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 39 | 76 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 56 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 68 |
| 3 | Basel | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 62 |
| 4 | Servette | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 49 |
| 5 | Lugano | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 47 |
| 6 | Luzern | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -8 | 46 |
| 7 | Zurich | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 72 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -27 | 43 |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -15 | 39 |
| 9 | Thun | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 67 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 38 | -22 | 38 |
| 10 | Neuchatel Xamax | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 68 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 42 | -35 | 27 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lausanne Sport | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 48 | 73 |
| 2 | Vaduz | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 64 |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 61 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 26 | -1 | 55 |
| 5 | Kriens | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -1 | 54 |
| 6 | Wil | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 61 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 42 | -1 | 49 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 64 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 38 | -17 | 42 |
| 8 | Aarau | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 80 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 42 | -15 | 41 |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | -28 | 32 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 40 | -25 | 23 |