Luzern will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Basel.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Luzern form and stats
4-1-7 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Luzern so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Luzern bring valid hopes of a third.Luzern manager T. Häberli and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Thun (placed 3rd) in the Super League. Before that, Luzern had a home game versus St. Gallen which ended with a victory 3-0.
The Luzern fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 matches. Luzern have conceded 26 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Basel form and stats
5-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Basel in their matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Basel as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.There were no winners in Basel's previous match, a Super League home game that ended 2-2 vs Young Boys (placed 1st). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Lugano that ended 1-1.
Basel are in action again only three days after this game, playing their Super League at a neutral venue versus Zürich.
Basel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 23 goals from 12 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Basel have conceded 20 goals on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Luzern - Basel 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Luzern won 1, Basel won 7 and 2 draws.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ajeti 11 goals / 4 assists |  R. van Wolfswinkel 10 goals / 4 assists |   P. Schürpf 8 goals / 5 assists |
Luzern missing players
Basel missing players
| Luzern | Basel | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 92% | 96% |
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | 62% | 60% |
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | 46% | 48% |
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 23% | 20% |
| 72% | 67% | Both teams to score | 85% | 84% |
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheet | 15% | 16% |
| 20% | 25% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 44 | 66 |
| 2 | Basel | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | Thun | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Zürich | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -1 | 33 |
| 5 | Luzern | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | -5 | 33 |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 7 | Lugano | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sion | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -4 | 26 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -20 | 22 |
| 10 | Grasshopper | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -23 | 18 |
