Luzern and Basel meet at swissporarena, in a match for the 14th round of the Super League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 04‑10‑2020, Basel won at home by (3‑2). The record of direct confrontations played in this stadium indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 4 victories for each team in the last 9 games. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 06-21-2020, for the Super League, which ended with Luzern’s victory by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by F. Margiotta (23 ‘) and B. Eleke (81’), for Luzern, and Arthur Cabral (86 ‘), for Basel. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 8th and 2nd in the league table, it is actually a clash between the 9th classified in home games and the 6th away.
Luzern:
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 13 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Lausanne Sport by (2‑1), after in the previous match having drawn (0‑0) at home, in a match against Zürich. This is a team little affected by the home factor, since they achieved similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, Luzern won 7 points out of a possible 18, after 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 matches they played in their stadium. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 22 of the last 25 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 13 matches in the competition, he conceded the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘); they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Luzern enters the fourteenth day of the Swiss championship with a very unconvincing campaign so far and has been clearly below expectations. With just 13 points scored in as many games, coach Fabio Celestini’s team is in first place outside the relegation zone and is already seven points out of the qualification zone for European competitions. After two games in a row scoring points, Luzern failed to keep up, losing last Sunday in the visit to Lausanne (2×1). In a game that was very well played and overall balanced, it was Celestini’s team that scored first (Schurpf, 35 ‘), but finally allowed the rival to come back in the second half.
Basel :
After 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 20 points won. In their last match, they tied St. Gallen at home by (0‑0), after losing in the previous match at home, in a match against Young Boys, by (0‑2). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 14 points, against only 6 in their away games. In their last away match for this competition, they won (0‑2) against Vaduz. In their last 6 away games for the championship, Basel has recorded 2 wins and 4 losses, for which they have won 6 points out of 18 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In 13 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Basel team is one of the main contenders for the most advanced positions in this edition of the Swiss Super League, but they have not been at the desired level to be able to rival the Young Boys in the fight for the title. With a balance of 20 points, the same as Sankt Gallen, the team led by coach Ciriaco Sforza is five points behind the leadership and comes to this match trying to react to another match without winning points. After a series of three wins in a row, Basel was beaten in the middle of last week by Young Boys (0x2) in the classic and tried to react last Saturday against Sankt Gallen at home. Despite having managed to create several scoring opportunities, Basel sinned too much at the finish and the game ended scoreless.
