Neuchâtel Xamax and Basel meet forces at Stade de la Maladière, in a match for Matchday 25 of the Super League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 03‑11‑2019, the two teams tied (1‑1). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 24‑08‑2019, for the Super League, which ended in a Basel victory by (0‑3). The goals of the match were scored by F. Frei (55 ‘), K. Ademi (70’) and V. Stocker (87 ‘) for Basel. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Neuchâtel Xamax presents considerable differences in results at home and away.
Neuchâtel Xamax :
After 3 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in 9th position, with 19 points won. In their last match, they tied in an away match against Zürich by (1‑1), after in the previous match they had won by (1‑2) away, in a match against Sion. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 27 suffered; against 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in his stadium, with 22 goals scored and 24 suffered. In their last 10 home matches for the championship, Neuchâtel Xamax has won 1, tied 3 and lost 6, winning 6 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (4 in 11 matches). The team has not been very strong defensively, since they have always suffered goals in the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and never got the comeback.
In the fight for maintenance, the Neuchátel Xamax team reached matchday 25 of the Swiss championship in ninth and penultimate place in the leaderboard. With 22 points, Jo-l Magnin’s team is just one point behind Sion, the first team to occupy the maintenance zone, and with a three-point advantage over Thun, the last classified. This was precisely the rival last Saturday, marked by the return to competition, after a long competitive break. At home, Neuchatel Xamax beat Thun 2-1 in a game in which they played against 10 from the 39th minute. Samir Ramizi opened the scoring in the first half, in a match in which, despite having played with one more unit, the Xamax failed to clearly prevail. At the equalizer, awarded in the 75th minute, the team would respond about 10 minutes later, after a penalty by the experienced and influential Raphael Nuzzolo, thus securing all three points.
Basel :
The visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 40 points won, after 12 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Thun by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Servette, by (2‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 25 goals scored and 14 suffered; against 8 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 16 suffered. In the last game for the UEFA Europa League, they defeated APOEL at home by (1‑0). In their last away game for the UEFA Europa League, they won (0‑3) against APOEL. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Basel have recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 23 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 comeback.
Basel’s big goal this season was to secure the title of national champion, but things are not moving in that direction. At the start of Matchday 25, Marcel Koller’s team ranked only third on the leaderboard, with 40 points, leaving him eight points behind Sankt Gallen and Young Boys. The return to competition came a week ago, in the Scwheizer Pokal quarterfinals. Basel defeated Lausanne (2-3) after extra time.
