📊 Form Guide

FC Zürich

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FC Zürich head into this fixture after a 0-0 Super League drawn match versus Winterthur.

In that match, FC Zürich managed 57% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Winterthur had 11 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

Three or more goals per game have been seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where FC Zürich have been involved. Opposition teams scored 8 times in this period while FC Zürich amassed a tally of 11. That sort of trend might not be sustained here, however.

Going into this encounter, FC Zürich are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.

FC Basel 1893

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FC Basel 1893 will go into the game following a 2-0 Super League win against Lugano in their previous outing.

In that match, FC Basel 1893 managed 41% possession and 11 shots at goal with 6 on target. For FC Basel 1893, the goals were scored by Xherdan Shaqiri (63') and Marin Šotiček (82'). On the other side, Lugano got 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target.

A succession of reliable showings from the FC Basel 1893 defence has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their last 6 clashes overall. During the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10.

Leading up to this clash, FC Basel 1893:

• have not been beaten by FC Zürich in games played away from home for the previous 4 league games. A very good run of results for them.
• are unbeaten in their previous 3 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 07/05/2023 tells us that FC Zürich have won 2 of these games & FC Basel 1893 1, with the number of drawn games being 3.

An aggregate of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 8 of them from Der Stadtclub and 5 for Basel. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The last league match between the two was Super League match day 21 on 02/02/2025 which finished with the scoreline of FC Zürich 0-1 FC Basel 1893.

In that match, FC Zürich had 54% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target.

For their opponents, FC Basel 1893 got 17 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Kevin Carlos (36') was the scorer.

The referee was Fedayi San.

📰 Team News: FC Zürich

Juan José Perea (Achilles tendon rupture) and Fernand Goure (Knee problems) will not be able to play for FC Zürich manager Ricardo Moniz.

📋 Team News: FC Basel 1893

FC Basel 1893 manager Fabio Celestini has multiple availability issues to deal with. Adrian Leon Barisic (Muscle injury), Adriano Onyegbule (Knee injury) and Finn van Breemen (Meniscus injury) miss out here.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that FC Zürich are likely to score a goal against this FC Basel 1893 side, although just one goal may not be enough to prevent defeat.

We are therefore anticipating both teams to score in a 1-2 win for FC Basel 1893 when all is said and done. Expecting it to be very competitive.

Victor Martins, 18:07 12/04/2025