BASEL. Basel tops Winterthur with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Augustin (25′) and a goal from B. Fink (85′). Basel capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 19,921 spectators.​ The referee was Luca Piccolo with the support of Matthias Sbrissa and Devis Dettamanti. The 4th official was Mirel Turkes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Basel

2 - 0

Winterthur

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 8 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 1 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 116 Attack 102
  • 54 Dangerous attack 45
  • 87 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 6 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 16 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Basel was in firm control of the ball 59% while Winterthur was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Basel was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Basel won the match​.

Basel shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Winterthur shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Basel received 2 yellow cards (Taulant Xhaka and Andy Diouf). On the opposite side, Winterthur received 1 yellow card (Remo Arnold).

Match Timeline

12'
Remo Arnold- Yellow
Taulant Xhaka- Yellow
21'
Jean-Kévin Augustin(goal)
25'
60'
60'
Adrian Gantenbein- sub ->Remo Arnold
67'
72'
Carmine Chiappetta- sub ->Francisco Rodríguez
72'
Thibault Corbaz- sub ->Hekuran Kryeziu
74'
74'
78'
79'
85'
E. Essiam- sub ->Taulant Xhaka
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
74
36
Servette
58
36
Lugano
57
36
Luzern
50
36
Basel
47
36
St. Gallen
45
36
Grasshopper
44
36
Zürich
44
36
Winterthur
32
36
Sion
31
36

After playing this match, Basel will have 34 points like St. Gallen to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Winterthur will stay with 26 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away against Sion on the 27th of April with a 41-7 head to head record in favor of Basel (19 draws).

Winterthur will play away agasint Luzern on the 27th of April with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Luzern (1 draw).

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
6.7
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
7.1
D
Andy Pelmard 21.France
6.9
D
Riccardo Calafiori 33.Italy
7.4
M
Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania
6.2
90' 21'
M
Anton Kade 30.Germany
6.5
74'
M
Andy Diouf 8.France
7.3
78'
M
Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland
6.8
F
Jean-Kévin Augustin 10.France
7.1
67' 25'
F
Zeki Amdouni 9.Switzerland
6.8
74'
F
B. Fink 14.Switzerland
7.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
Sergio López 22.Spain
D
Hugo Vogel 28.France
D
Kasim Adams 15.Ghana
6.2
74'
M
Darian Males 19.Switzerland
6.8
67'
M
Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands
M
E. Essiam 18.Ghana
90'
M
A. Onyegbule 29.Germany
F
L. Millar 7.Canada
6.9
74'

Basel started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Heiko Vogel decided to play with the following team: Marwin Hitz (6.7), Michael Lang (7.1), Andy Pelmard (6.9), Riccardo Calafiori (7.4), Dan Ndoye (6.8), Andy Diouf (7.3), Taulant Xhaka (6.2), Anton Kade (6.5), Zeki Amdouni (6.8), Bradley Fink (7.8) and Jean-Kévin Augustin (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Darian Males (6.8), Mirko Salvi, Sergio López, Liam Millar (6.9), Hugo Vogel, Wouter Burger, Emmanuel Essiam, Adriano Onyegbule and Kasim Adams (6.2).

Substitutions

Basel made 4 changes: Jean-Kévin Augustin for Darian Males (67′), Anton Kade for Kasim Adams (74′), Zeki Amdouni for Liam Millar (74′) and Taulant Xhaka for Emmanuel Essiam (90′).

Best player: Bradley Fink​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Basel was Bradley Fink.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 14.

Winterthur – Formation

Winterthur
G
Markus Kuster 30.Austria
6.6
D
Michael Gonçalves 15.Switzerland
6.4
60'
D
Tobias Schättin 3.Switzerland
6.5
D
Roy Gelmi 5.Switzerland
6.7
D
Yannick Schmid 25.Switzerland
6.6
M
Hekuran Kryeziu 40.Kosovo
7.0
72'
M
Francisco Rodríguez 44.Switzerland
7.1
72'
M
Remo Arnold 16.Switzerland
6.8
60' 12'
M
Matteo Di Giusto 10.Switzerland
6.6
M
Roman Buess 9.Switzerland
6.4
79'
F
J. Ardaiz 11.Uruguay
7.1
Substitutes
G
Armin Abaz 27.Switzerland
D
S. Diaby 18.Ivory Coast
D
Adrian Gantenbein 19.Switzerland
6.6
60'
D
Granit Lekaj 23.Switzerland
M
Thibault Corbaz 14.Switzerland
6.4
72'
M
Eris Abedini 77.Kosovo
6.8
60'
M
Carmine Chiappetta 20.Switzerland
6.4
72'
M
Noe Holenstein 22.Switzerland
F
Neftali Manzambi 7.Switzerland
6.5
79'

Winterthur started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

Bruno Berner played with: Markus Kuster (6.6), Michael Gonçalves (6.4), Yannick Schmid (6.6), Roy Gelmi (6.7), Tobias Schättin (6.5), Hekuran Kryeziu (7.0), Remo Arnold (6.8), Francisco Jose Rodriguez (7.1), Matteo Di Giusto (6.6), Roman Buess (6.4) and Joaquín Ardaiz (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Thibault Corbaz (6.4), Souleymane Diaby, Adrian Gantenbein (6.6), Armin Abaz, Eris Abedini (6.8), Neftali Manzambi (6.5), Granit Lekaj, Carmine Chiappetta (6.4) and Noe Holenstein.

Substitutions

Winterthur made 5 changes: Michael Gonçalves for Eris Abedini (60′), Remo Arnold for Adrian Tobias Gantenbein (60′), Francisco Rodríguez for Carmine Chiappetta (72′), Hekuran Kryeziu for Thibault Corbaz (72′) and Roman Buess for Neftali Manzambi (79′).

Best player: Francisco Jose Rodriguez​

The most impressive player for Winterthur was Francisco Jose Rodriguez.

His rating is (7.1) with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​