📊 Form Guide

Lugano

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Lugano enter this game coming off the back of a 2-2 Super League tied result vs FC Sion.

In that game, Lugano managed 51% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Lugano, the goals were scored by Georgios Koutsias (31') and Antonios Papadopoulos (90'). At the other end, Sion had 13 shots on goal with 2 on target. Ilyas Chouaref (55') and Costa (63') scored for FC Sion.

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 hit an aggregate of 7 during that period and have conceded a total of 4. We shall soon find out if that trend can be continued on here.

Coming into this meeting, Lugano haven't lost in the league to FC Basel 1893 in their last 3 matches.

FC Basel 1893

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of St Gallen in Super League action, FC Basel 1893 and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, FC Basel 1893 managed 61% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for FC Basel 1893 was Nicolas Vouilloz (88'). St. Gallen got 21 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Aliou Baldé (51'), Carlo Boukhalfa (78') and Nevio Scherrer (89') scored for St Gallen.

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring FC Basel 1893, at least three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per game within that time is 3.83, with the average number of goals for FC Basel 1893 being 1.33.

Ahead of this meeting, FC Basel 1893 have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 19/01/2025, both clubs have shared the honours with Lugano winning 2 of those games, FC Basel 1893 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

20 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 9 from Lugano and 11 for Basel. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Super League match day 25 on 15/02/2026 which ended up with the score at FC Basel 1893 1-1 Lugano.

In that match, FC Basel 1893 managed 44% possession and 10 shots at goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Bénie Traoré (30').

For their opponents, Lugano got 15 shots at goal with 4 on target. Georgios Koutsias (64') was the scorer.

The referee was Fedayi San.

ℹ️ Team News: Lugano

Daniel Dos Santos (unknown injury), Claudio Cassano (Cruciate ligament tear) and Martim Marques (unknown injury) are not available for Lugano gaffer Mattia Croci-Torti. Anto Grgic cannot play in this game through suspension.

📰 Team News: FC Basel 1893

FC Basel 1893 boss Stephan Lichtsteiner has not got a full squad to pick from. Kaio Eduardo (Cruciate ligament tear) and Finn van Breemen (Knee surgery) will not be playing here. Bénie Traoré is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment is that FC Basel 1893 should have enough to find the back of the net against this Lugano lineup, although that possibly won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.

Our tip is for both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Lugano after 90 minutes. Should be a good one.

Lucas Pereira, 14:07 17/05/2026