📏 Form Guide

Lugano

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Lugano will be looking for another win after a 1-3 Super League triumph against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.

In that match, Lugano had 60% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Lugano, the goals were scored by Ousmane Doumbia (76'), Žan Celar (79') and Kacper Przybyłko (86'). Stade Lausanne-Ouchy had 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Vitalie Damaşcan (90') was the scorer for Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.

Lugano haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They have totted up the amount of 13 during that time while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 5. We will have to find out if that trend will be sustained in this game.

Going into this contest, Lugano are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.

FC Basel 1893

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In the game prior to this, FC Basel 1893 drew 2-2 in the Super League match with FC Zürich.

In that match, FC Basel 1893 managed 45% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for FC Basel 1893 was Anton Kade (39'). For their opponents, FC Zurich got 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Lindrit Kamberi (6') and Cheick Conde (54') scored for FC Zürich.

FC Basel 1893 have been a threat going forward in their most recent fixtures, scoring 9 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that FC Basel 1893 can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same clashes.

Coming into this fixture, FC Basel 1893 haven't been beaten by Lugano when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 09/10/2022 tells us that Lugano have won 2 of these games & FC Basel 1893 1, with the number of draws being 3.

A combined sum of 16 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 8 for Lugano and 8 for Basel. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

📰 Team News: Lugano

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (unknown injury), Shkelqim Vladi (unknown injury), Milton Valenzuela (unknown injury) and Mattia Bottani (unknown injury) are unavailable for Lugano manager Mattia Croci-Torti. Anto Grgic will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

🗞️ Team News: FC Basel 1893

FC Basel 1893 boss Fabio Celestini has to choose a team with limited availability. Sergio López (Cruciate ligament tear), Arnau Comas (Tear of the lateral meniscus), Albian Ajeti (Torn muscle fiber), Adrian Leon Barisic (Torn muscle fiber), Yusuf Demir (unknown injury), Nils de Mol (unknown injury), Djordje Jovanovic (Injury to the ankle), Emmanuel Essiam (Shoulder injury) and Andrin Hunziker (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection. Ineligible players who cannot play in this game through suspension are Thierno Barry and Leon Avdullahu.

🧠 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that FC Basel 1893 will do well to register a score against this Lugano team who we reckon will be able to grind out a win.

We’re therefore seeing a good tussle with a 1-0 winning score for Lugano when the full-time whistle blows.

Let’s see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 18:04 02/04/2024