Sion and Basel meet at the Stade de Tourbillon, in a game for the 30th day of the Super League. Basel won at home (3-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 08-08-2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 7 wins and 4 draws in the last 11 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 27-02-2019, for the Schweizer Pokal, in which Basel only reached the victory by (2-4), at the end of the extension. The goals of the match were scored by B. Morgado (70 ‘) and A. Grgic (78’), for Sion, and A. Ajeti (82 ‘), L. Zuffi (88’) and V. Stocker (101 ‘e 120 ‘), for Basel. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since the Sion presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Sion:
After 10 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 36 points won. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Lugano by (1-1), after in the previous match they have tied (2-2) at home, in a match against Luzern. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 23 conceded. For the championship, Sion won 16 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, 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 10 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback.
As noted in the last analysis, Sion is making a championship in recovery. The results have appeared, and there are already 5 consecutive matches in which this team does not lose. The dream of reaching European places is more alive than ever and is also one of the teams that is in that fight. However, on this day the opponent is Basel, the second classified of the championship and one of the great clubs of the Swiss championship. The task is not easy, but the Sion, if you want to achieve the European objective, you can not lose points, especially at home.
Basel:
After 14 wins, 11 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 53 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Lugano, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Grasshopper, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last away game for this competition won by (0-2) against Zürich. In the last 10 away matches Basel has a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 23 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 away matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 29 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Basel, in the championship, has little to do. His position is defined and his goal became the Swiss Cup. It is possible that there is management of the staff in these last matches of the championship. The same was already evident in the last game, when he received and tied at zero with Grasshoppers, the last classified of the championship. Therefore, the analysis of this team, in this phase of the championship, is not easy to do. We believe in the competitiveness imposed by Basel players in each game, but we also assume the possible management that your coach can do.
PREDICTION: Basel to win @ 1,88
