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The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Sandro Schärer. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up. On the other side, Young Boys adopted for a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Basel – Formation
Patrick Rahmen decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner, Sergio López, Eray Cömert, Andy Pelmard, Raoul Petretta, Fabian Frei, Pajtim Kasami, Valentin Stocker, Sebastiano Esposito, Liam Millar and Arthur Cabral.
The home team had on the bench: Đorđe Nikolić, Michael Lang, Taulant Xhaka, Afimico Pululu, Darian Males, Matías Palacios and Mamadou Kaly Sene.
Basel could not rely on the presence of D. Males (injured).
Young Boys – Formation
On the other side, Matteo Rahmen played with: David von Ballmoos, Quentin Maceiras, Mohamed Camara, Cedric Zesiger, Ulisses Garcia, Christian Fassnacht, Christopher Martins Pereira, Michel Aebischer, Nicolas Ngamaleu, Meschack Elia and Jordan Siebatcheu.
They had on the bench: Guillaume Faivre, Fabian Rieder, Sandro Lauper, Silvan Hefti, Wilfried Kanga, Felix Mambimbi and Vincent Sierro.
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 7 Total 6
- 1 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 74 Attack 83
- 55 Dangerous attack 50
- 70 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Basel was in firm control of the ball 61% while Young Boys was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Match Timeline
After this match, Basel will have 11 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Young Boys will have 5 points to stay in the 7th place.
In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away Lugano on the 12th of September with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Basel (8 draw). Young Boys will host Zürich on the 11th of September with a 34-14 head to head in favor of Young Boys (12 draw).