This fixture was marked in the calendar a long time ago by supporters of both participants, as it's the first Super League match of the season. Both Winterthur and Basel are hoping for a good start to their season.
Winterthur form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Winterthur as they were promoted from Challenge League last season. Happy days that were secured through 18 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses from 36 games. The team scored 44 goals at home last season and conceded 20. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Winterthur have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and four practice matches played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Winterthur scored 6 goals and let in 4 goals during these four games.
Basel form and stats
Let's have a look at how Basel performed last season in the Super League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 17 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 70 and conceded 41 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 9 and lost 2 with 31/21 goals scored/conceded.
Just as the home team, Basel have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 3 Basel wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Winterthur victory, zero draws and five Basel wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Winterthur missing players
Basel missing players
| Winterthur | Basel | ||||||
| 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 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winterthur | Last season | Basel | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 9 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 76 | 44 | Scored | S | 31 | 70 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Conceded | C | 21 | 41 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 86% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 86% | ||
| 61% | 72% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 42% | ||
| 28% | 28% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 61% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 61% | ||
| 33% | 39% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 14% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 44% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| 7.5 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | Grasshopper | 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 | Winterthur | 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 | Winterthur | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 76 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 65 |
| 2 | FC Schaffhausen | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 65 |
| 3 | Aarau | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 20 | 65 |
| 4 | Vaduz | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 58 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 60 |
| 5 | Thun | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 56 |
| 6 | Neuchatel Xamax | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 50 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -4 | 44 |
| 8 | Yverdon Sport | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -8 | 44 |
| 9 | Wil | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 80 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 48 | -12 | 41 |
| 10 | Kriens | 36 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 93 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 55 | -68 | 13 |
| 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 | Zurich | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 76 |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 70 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 62 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 80 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 60 |
| 4 | Lugano | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -4 | 54 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 63 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 50 |
| 6 | Servette | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 66 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 40 | -16 | 44 |
| 7 | Sion | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 41 | -21 | 41 |
| 8 | Grasshopper | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | Luzern | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 35 | -12 | 40 |
| 10 | Lausanne Sport | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 76 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 38 | -39 | 22 |