Basel tops Lugano 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

BASEL. Basel prevails over Lugano with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. (32') and a goal from F. Frei (10').

October 25, 2021

BASEL. Basel overcomes Lugano with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. (32′) and a goal from F. Frei (10′). Lugano lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

P. Kasami missed a penalty (55′) for Basel.

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 Alessandro Dudic who was helped by Jonas Erni and Didier Dubrit. The 4th official was Vladimir Ovcharov. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.

Match Statistics

Basel

2 - 0

Lugano

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

14 Total 20
8 On Target 6
6 Off Target 14
2 Shots blocked 4

91 Attack 100
64 Dangerous attack 75
85 Ball safe 78

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4

Fouls

8 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lugano had a strong ball possession 56% while Basel was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lugano was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Basel was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Basel shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Lugano shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Basel received 1 yellow card (F. Frei). Regarding the opposition, Lugano didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Fabian Frei (goal)E. Zhegrova

10'

32'

55'

59'

60'

59'

60'

61'

Fabian Frei - Yellow

64'

Taulant Xhaka- sub ->P. Kasami

73'

74'

78'

82'

84'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Basel will have 25 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Lugano will stay with 14 points like Grasshopper to stay in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away against Zürich on the 30th of October with a 37-10 head to head in favor of Basel (14 draws).

Lugano will host Servette on the 31st of October with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (5 draws).

Basel – Formation

Basel

Heinz Lindner 1.Austria

8.5

Michael Lang 5.Switzerland

7.1

Andy Pelmard 21.France

6.9

Tomás Tavares 30.Portugal

7.2

N. Djiga 6.Burkina Faso

7.8

Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland

7.3

64'

10'

Pajtim Kasami 7.Switzerland

7.4

73'

Edon Zhegrova 99.Kosovo

6.2

74'

Darian Males 19.Switzerland

6.7

L. Millar 17.Canada

7.0

61'

Arthur Cabral 10.Brazil

7.6

84'

32'

Substitutes

Tim Spycher 44.Switzerland

Sergio López 22.Spain

M. Palacios 35.Argentina

V. Stocker 14.Switzerland

6.5

74'

Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania

6.2

73'

Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands

6.9

84'

Jordi Quintillà 8.Spain

Sebastiano Esposito 9.Italy

7.4

Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland

6.5

61'

Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Rahmen decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner (8.5), Michael Lang (7.1), Nasser Djiga (7.8), Andy Pelmard (6.9), Tomás Tavares (7.2), Pajtim Kasami (7.4), Fabian Frei (7.3), Edon Zhegrova (6.2), Darian Males (6.7), Liam Millar (7.0) and Arthur Cabral (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastiano Esposito (7.4), Sergio López, Matías Palacios, Dan Ndoye (6.5), Valentin Stocker (6.5), Taulant Xhaka (6.2), Tim Spycher, Wouter Burger (6.9) and Jordi Quintillà.

Substitutions

Basel made 5 changes: D. Males for S. Esposito (61′), L. Millar for D. Ndoye (61′), P. Kasami for T. Xhaka (73′), E. Zhegrova for V. Stocker (74′) and Arthur for W. Burger (83′).

Best player: Heinz Lindner

The most impressive player for Basel was the goalkeeper: Heinz Lindner. His rating is 8.45. He performed 6 saves.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano

Sebastian Osigwe 58.Nigeria

Amir Saipi 26.Switzerland

8.0

Reto Ziegler 3.Switzerland

7.1

M. Marić 5.Switzerland

6.1

82'

F. Daprelà 30.Switzerland

6.8

Numa Lavanchy 16.Switzerland

6.8

Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy

7.2

Olivier Custodio 20.Switzerland

6.9

59'

Sandi Lovric 24.Slovenia

7.1

Asumah Abubakar 17.Portugal

6.3

60'

Mattia Bottani 10.Switzerland

6.7

78'

Zan Celar 19.Slovenia

6.4

60'

Substitutes

A. Muci 1.Switzerland

78'

Yuri 21.Brazil

Mickael Facchinetti 7.Switzerland

7.1

60'

Mohamed Amoura 6.Algeria

7.2

60'

Leonid Srdic 23.Switzerland

Kévin Monzialo 11.France

6.2

82'

Christopher Lungoyi 8.Switzerland

7.0

59'

Nikolas Muci 99.Switzerland

6.3

78'

Lugano started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Talking about the opposition, Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Sebastian Osigwe, Amir Saipi (8.0), Numa Lavanchy (6.8), Mijat Marić (6.1), Fabio Daprelà (6.8), Reto Ziegler (7.1), Olivier Custodio (6.9), Jonathan Sabbatini (7.2), Sandi Lovrić (7.1), Asumah Abubakar (6.3) and Mattia Bottani (6.7), Žan Celar (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Alexander Muci, Mohamed El Amine Amoura (7.2), Yuri, Kévin Monzialo (6.2), Mickaël Facchinetti (7.1), Leonid Srdic, Christophe Lungoyi (7.0) and Nikolas Muci (6.3).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: A. Abubakar for M. Facchinetti (59′), Z. Celar for M. Amoura (59′), O. Custodio for C. Lungoyi (59′), M. Bottani for N. Muci (78′) and M. Maric for K. Monzialo (82′).