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Predictions and Tips
The Super League meeting at St. Jakob-Park on Sunday will see hosts FC Basel 1893 welcoming opponents Lugano.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for FC Basel 1893 v Lugano, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
📊 Form Guide

FC Basel 1893
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FC Basel 1893 are hoping to win again after their last result, a 2-1 Super League success against Grasshopper Club Zürich.
In that game, FC Basel 1893 had 56% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For FC Basel 1893, the goals were scored by Dominik Schmid (16') and Philip Otele (40'). At the other end, Grasshoppers got 10 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Giotto Morandi (70') was the scorer for Grasshopper Club Zürich.
Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that much solidity has been shown by the FC Basel 1893 defence. FC Basel 1893 have given the opposition little, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their past 6 games standing at 4. While that may be of interest, it remains to be seen if such a trend shall be replicated here in this game.
Coming into this fixture, FC Basel 1893 have left without a victory over Lugano in their last 4 matches in the league.
Lugano
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Lugano go into this clash following a 0-2 Super League win to defeat FC Yverdon-Sports in their last outing.
In that match, Lugano had 52% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Lugano, the scorers were Anto Grgic (37') and Shkelqim Vladi (78'). For their opponents, Yverdon-Sport got 7 shots at goal with 1 on target.
The stats don’t lie, and Lugano have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals overall. At the back, Lugano can certainly do much better.
Coming into this fixture, Lugano haven't been defeated by FC Basel 1893 when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. A very good run of results for them.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 06/12/2023 shows us that FC Basel 1893 have won 1 of these games & Lugano 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.
An aggregate of 18 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from Basel and 10 coming from Lugano. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.
The previous league meeting between these sides was Super League match day 19 on 19/01/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Lugano 2-2 FC Basel 1893.
That day, Lugano managed 51% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Anto Grgic (45') and Albian Hajdari (53').
FC Basel 1893 got 22 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Kevin Carlos (24') and Xherdan Shaqiri (87') scored.
The referee was Sven Wolfensberger.
📋 Team News: FC Basel 1893
Adrian Leon Barisic (Muscle injury), Adriano Onyegbule (Knee injury) and Finn van Breemen (Meniscus injury) are unavailable for FC Basel 1893 manager Fabio Celestini.
📋 Team News: Lugano
Lugano manager Mattia Croci-Torti has to choose a team with limited availability. Mattia Bottani (unknown injury), Hicham Mahou (unknown injury), Allan Arigoni (unknown injury), Ignacio Aliseda (Hamstring injury), Daniel Dos Santos (unknown injury) and Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (Broken tibia) are not ready for selection.
🧠 Prediction
We’re thinking that FC Basel 1893 can score a couple of goals when they meet Lugano, who won’t find it easy finding the net themselves.
We’re predicting a comfortable 2-0 winning score for FC Basel 1893 by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
Lucas Pereira, 14:04 06/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Basel 1893
Formed: 1893
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park (37,994)
Captain: Dominik Schmid
Chairman: Reto Baumgartner
Manager: Fabio Celestini
Competitions: Super League position 2, Swiss Cup (Semi-finals)
🔑 Key Player: Xherdan Shaqiri
Generally played in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Xherdan Shaqiri was born in Gjilan, Kosovo. After having played his first senior match for FC Basel 1893 in the 2009 - 2010 season, the accomplished Midfielder has scored 10 league goals in this Super League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in 25 appearances.
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30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 52 | WDLWW |
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31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 51 | WWLWL |
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31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 50 | WWWWD |
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30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 48 | DDLWD |
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30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 48 | LLWLW |
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31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 47 | LWWDD |
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31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 44 | LWLDW |
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31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 43 | LWLLD |
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31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 35 | WDDLL |
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31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -18 | 33 | WWDLD |
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30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -13 | 27 | WLDLL |
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31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -31 | 24 | LLLWD |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 28 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.4 |
Biggest victory | 5-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 1.4 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 48 |
Yellow cards | 3 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Xherdan Shaqiri | 14 |
Bénie Traoré | 10 |
Kevin Carlos | 9 |
Philip Otele | 8 |
Albian Ajeti | 5 |
Anto Grgic | 7 |
Renato Steffen | 7 |
Ignacio Aliseda | 6 |
Georgios Koutsias | 4 |
Hadj Mahmoud | 4 |
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