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FC Basel 1893

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FC Basel 1893 will be hoping for a better result following the 1-0 Super League defeat in their last game at the hands of FC Luzern.

In that match, FC Basel 1893 had 56% possession and 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Luzern got 28 shots on goal with 10 on target. Luca Jaquez (78') scored for FC Luzern.

An interesting aspect of recent FC Basel 1893 games is the number of nil scores.

From their previous 6 matches before this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have been a loser. Let’s find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.

BSC Young Boys

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Barcelona in Champions League action, BSC Young Boys will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, BSC Young Boys managed 30% possession and 5 shots at goal with 1 on target. The only player to score for BSC Young Boys was Mohamed Ali Camara (81' Own goal). Barcelona got 21 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Robert Lewandowski (8', 51'), Raphinha (34') and Iñigo Martínez (37') scored for Barcelona.

The numbers tell their own story, and BSC Young Boys have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 13 goals overall. At the back, BSC Young Boys have some weaknesses to address.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that BSC Young Boys:

• haven't beaten FC Basel 1893 when having played them away from home in the previous 6 league matches. Not the best of away records.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes going back to 19/03/2023 tells us that FC Basel 1893 have won 1 of these and BSC Young Boys 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

21 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 5 for Basel and 16 being from Young Boys. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The previous league match featuring the two was Super League match day 27 on 10/03/2024 when it ended BSC Young Boys 5-1 FC Basel 1893.

That day, BSC Young Boys managed 41% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 9 on target. The goals were scored by Joël Monteiro (2', 66'), Cedric Itten (11'), Meschak Elia (16') and Jaouen Hadjam (46').

FC Basel 1893 had 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Thierno Barry (70') scored.

The referee was Sandro Schärer.

📋 Team News: FC Basel 1893

Finn van Breemen (unknown injury), Gabriel Sigua (Torn ankle ligaments), Junior Zé (unknown injury), Kevin Rüegg (unknown injury) and Arnau Comas (Shoulder injury) are not available for FC Basel 1893 manager Fabio Celestini.

ℹ️ Team News: BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys manager Patrick Rahmen has multiple availability issues to deal with. Patric Pfeiffer (Hamstring injury), Facinet Conte (Cruciate ligament tear), Loris Benito (Muscle injury) and Saidy Janko (Muscle injury) are not able to play.

💡 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that BSC Young Boys and FC Basel 1893 should end up playing out a closely-fought contest here.

While there should be goals at both ends, it’s too close to call. That’s why we have predicted a highly competitive game with a 2-2 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.

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

Andre Moura, 14:01 06/10/2024