Basel and Zürich spectators can't wait for Super League clash at St. Jakob-Park

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sat 23.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: St. Jakob-Park (37994 seats)

Basel perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Zürich can look both up and down from their 5th position.

Insights:
  • Basel has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Super League
  • Zürich have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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Basel form and stats

Basel, who have the most scored goals (12) at home in Super League, have performed here at St. Jakob-Park this season with 4 wins from 7 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.

A strong away win for Basel against Luzern the last match, as Pajtim Kasami and Arthur Cabral were on target. In the match before that, Basel hosted St. Gallen and drew the game 0-0.

Heinz Lindner loved the game against Luzern. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory.

The Basel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Basel have conceded 9 in these home matches.

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Zürich form and stats

Playing away, Zürich have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Super League this season.

Zürich have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 302 minutes ago. B. Kramer was the goal scorer.

Zürich's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sion that finished 0-0. A 0-1 loss hosting Servette before that.

After this away game Zürich return home for a Super League game against Vaduz. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting Zürich have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. Zürich's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Zürich - Basel 1-0 entered in the official records. Basel-Zürich H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Basel seven wins, Zürich two wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BaselA. Mendonça Cabral
A. Mendonça Cabral
6 goals
BaselP. Kasami
P. Kasami
6 goals
ZürichB. Kololli
B. Kololli
4 goals

Basel missing players

Zürich missing players

Basel Zürich
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 14
7 4 1 Won W 1 2 5
2 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
5 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
20 12 2 Scored S 2 9 19
16 9 1 Conceded C 2 11 16
93% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 86%
64% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 64%
50% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 57%
29% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 36%
14% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
50% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 43%
21% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 43%
36% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.4 12.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10 10.6
4.4 5.3 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.3 4.2
33% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 30% 32%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Basel has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
  • Basel has the most scored goals (12) at home in Super League
  • Basel has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Super League
  • Basel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zürich have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 13 8 4 1 20 10 7 4 2 1 10 7 6 4 2 0 10 3 10 28
2 Basel 14 7 2 5 20 16 7 4 2 1 12 9 7 3 0 4 8 7 4 23
3 Lugano 13 4 8 1 14 11 6 3 2 1 6 4 7 1 6 0 8 7 3 20
4 St. Gallen 13 5 5 3 12 11 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 1 6 4 1 20
5 Zürich 14 5 4 5 19 16 7 3 2 2 10 5 7 2 2 3 9 11 3 19
6 Lausanne Sport 14 5 4 5 18 17 7 4 0 3 11 7 7 1 4 2 7 10 1 19
7 Servette 14 5 4 5 13 14 7 2 4 1 7 7 7 3 0 4 6 7 -1 19
8 Luzern 14 3 4 7 20 23 7 1 4 2 10 10 7 2 0 5 10 13 -3 13
9 Sion 14 2 7 5 14 20 7 2 4 1 8 6 7 0 3 4 6 14 -6 13
10 Vaduz 13 1 4 8 11 23 7 1 1 5 6 13 6 0 3 3 5 10 -12 7

Read more about Super League

Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland and the Swiss Super League is the top competition. It has ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures each. The season runs from July to May with a winter break. Number one in the final league table is the champion, number ten is relegated while number nine plays a relegation playoff.