📏 Form Guide

Lugano

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Lugano will be looking for a repeat result of a 0-2 Super League success over FC Luzern.

In that match, Lugano managed 44% possession and 12 shots at goal with 7 on target. For Lugano, the scorers were Mattia Bottani (12') and Georgios Koutsias (91'). On the other side, Luzern got 22 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

Under three goals per match were scored during 6 of the past 6 fixtures where Lugano have been participants. In terms of the goal attribution during this period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 7 and Lugano managed a tally of 5. While that may be of interest, time will tell if that trend shall continue on in this match.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Lugano:

• have not registered a win against FC Basel 1893 in their previous 2 league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.

FC Basel 1893

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FC Basel 1893 will go into this match following a 5-1 Super League win over Servette FC in their last match.

In that game, FC Basel 1893 had 61% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For FC Basel 1893, the scorers were Xherdan Shaqiri (28'), Albian Ajeti (34', 38'), Bénie Traoré (76') and Nicolas Vouilloz (79'). At the other end, Servette had 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Kasim Adams (55') scored for Servette FC.

A run of resolute performances by the FC Basel 1893 defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 clashes overall. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 21.

A look at their previous results shows us that FC Basel 1893:

• are winless against Lugano in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 4 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 03/02/2024 shows us that Lugano have won 3 of these games and FC Basel 1893 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.

A combined sum of 16 goals were produced between them in these games, with 9 of them for Lugano and 7 being from Basel. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.

The previous league contest featuring these clubs was Super League match day 31 on 06/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of FC Basel 1893 2-0 Lugano.

On that day, FC Basel 1893 had 41% possession and 11 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Xherdan Shaqiri (63') and Marin Šotiček (82').

At the other end, Lugano got 15 shots at goal with 6 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Johannes von Mandach.

📋 Team News: Lugano

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (unknown injury) and Milton Valenzuela (Hamstring injury) won’t be able to feature for Lugano gaffer Mattia Croci-Torti.

📋 Team News: FC Basel 1893

FC Basel 1893 boss Fabio Celestini has to currently contend with reduced team options. Adriano Onyegbule (Knee injury), Kevin Rüegg (unknown injury) and Finn van Breemen (Meniscus injury) are those who can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

FC Basel 1893 and Lugano could well end up finding themselves trading goals here.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw but we do expect to see goals at each end. We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even match with a 2-2 at the end of this one.

Andre Moura, 18:12 10/05/2025