Basel and PSV measure forces in St. Jakob-Park, in a second leg for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round), after the PSV home victory by (3-2) in the game of Going. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams have significantly different results at home and abroad.
Basel:
The home team comes to this second leg with a 1 goal disadvantage, but with the advantage of having scored 2 goals as a visitor in the first leg. This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 matches it records 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this match after a home defeat with St. Gallen by (1-2). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Basel won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has improved scored regularly, as he always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 25 of their last 28 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals.
Basel comes to this match with a 1-2 defeat at home against San Galo, in a game for the Swiss Championship. It should be noted that the Swiss lost in the first leg against PSV 3-2, however, the two goals away from home make him dream of a possible passage to the next round of the Champions League. Coach Marcel Koller is expected to present his team in a 4-4-2, for a more supported style of play. On an individual level, we highlight Ricky van Wolfswinkel, a very mobile and competent player in the finalization. Away from this game will be Kuzmanovic and Tushi, both with physical problems.
PSV :
The away team comes to this second leg with an advantage of 1 goal, but suffered 2 goals at home in the first leg. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 matches he has recorded 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 27 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 35 goals scored and 14 suffered. In the last match he played, for the Supe Cup, he lost with Ajax out by (2‑0). In its last 10 away games, the PSV records 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need improvement. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since in 21 of their last 23 games there were more than 1.5 goals and in 17 of the last 23 there were more than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he only got 2 comebacks in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The PSV comes to this match after a 2-0 defeat against Ajax, in a match for the Dutch Super Cup. We emphasize that the Dutch arrive at this second game very motivated, after beating Basel 3-2. For acting as a visitor and being in advantage in the tie, coach Mark van Bommel must present a defensive strategy and attack through transitions. To put this into play, it is based on the speed of the ends of Lozano and Bruma. For this match the coach cannot count on Osch and Baumgartl.
