Luzern will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Basel.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League.
Luzern form and stats
Overall Super League stats at home this season for Luzern are 5-2-4 (wins-draw-losses). Luzern are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Luzern manager F. Celestini and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Thun (placed 10th) in the Super League. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against St. Gallen.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Luzern as they have a new game in only three days, a Swiss Cup match thankfully also at home. Young Boys are visiting.
Luzern are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
Basel form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Basel, who have the the best goal difference (+24) in Super League, have produced an overall stat of 5-2-4 so far.
Basel are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Europa League against APOEL. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Servette in the Super League.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Swiss Cup trip to Lausanne Sport.
Basel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 11 away games so far. 13 goals have been conceded by Basel in these games.
Head 2 Head
Luzern - Basel 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Luzern wins - draws - Basel wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 K. Ademi 8 goals |  F. Frei 7 goals | A. Mendonça Cabral 7 goals |
Luzern missing players
Basel missing players
| Luzern | Basel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 48 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 74% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 43% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 74% |
| 17% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 39% |
| 9% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 13% |
| 43% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 52% |
| 30% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 6.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 270 | 150 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 144 | 321 |
| 103 | 58 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 52 | 125 |
| 24% | 24% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 38% |
- Basel has the fewest conceded goals (13) away
- Basel has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11)
- Basel has the the best goal difference (+24)
- Luzern has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
- Luzern have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Luzern is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Gallen | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 45 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Basel | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 40 |
| 4 | Servette | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Zürich | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 32 |
| 6 | Luzern | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 7 | Lugano | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Sion | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 23 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 10 | Thun | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -23 | 19 |