Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Zürich - Basel!
- Basel haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Zürich form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Zürich at their home stadium (Stadion Letzigrund) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The Zürich manager M. Rizzo might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
In their previous game, the manager M. Rizzo led his Zürich to a defeat in the Super League match away at Vaduz. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Letzigrund. Preceding that match was the home game against Young Boys that was lost 1-4.
The Zürich fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Zürich's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Basel form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Basel have produced an overall stat of 5-0-4 so far. A great winning streak in away games for Basel as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Lugano have they travelled home without three points.
Basel delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Sion (placed 8th) in their previous match; a Super League game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lausanne Sport at their stadium, the result 3-1.
Drawing 2-2 against Sion after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager C. Sforza needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Basel manager C. Sforza as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Winterthur.
The travelling fans enjoy Basel's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Basel have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Basel - Zürich 1-4. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Zürich won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Basel has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Mendonça Cabral 11 goals |  P. Kasami 8 goals |   A. Marchesano 7 goals |
Zürich missing players
Basel missing players
| Zürich | Basel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 31 |
| 27 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 27 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 74% |
| 63% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 63% |
| 47% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 26% | 11% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 53% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 63% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 10 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.6 | 10.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 36% | 30% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 40% | 35% |
- Basel haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 41 |
| 2 | Basel | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 3 | Zürich | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Lugano | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Servette | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Lausanne Sport | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Sion | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | Luzern | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Vaduz | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 15 |