ST. GALLEN. Basel prevails over St. Gallen 2-0 after Arthur scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Kybunpark stadium in St. Gallen on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 14,321 spectators. The referee was Sandro Schärer with the assistance of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Tobias Thies.
St. Gallen started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up. On the other side, Basel adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.
St. Gallen – Formation
St. Gallen
69'
81'
25'
The manager Peter Zeidler decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Ati , Nicolas Lüchinger , Leonidas Stergiou , Betim Fazliji , Michael Kempter , Lukas Görtler , Ousmane Diakité , Thody Elie Youan , Victor Ruiz , Kwadwo Duah and Fabian Schubert .
The home team had on the bench: Lukas Watkowiak, Basil Stillhart , Euclides Cabral, Isaac Schmidt , Leonhard Munst , Boubacar Traorè , Tim Staubli, Musah Nuhu and Alessio Besio .
Best player: Lukas Görtler
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Gallen was Lukas Görtler.
His rating is with 54 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 24. He performed 1 cross.
Basel – Formation
Basel
15', 86'
On the opposite side, Patrick Rahmen played with: Heinz Lindner , Sergio López , Eray Cömert , Andy Pelmard , Raoul Petretta , Fabian Frei , Wouter Burger , Dan Ndoye , Valentin Stocker , Liam Millar and Arthur Cabral .
They had on the bench: Joelson Fernandes, Tomás Tavares, Michael Lang , Matías Palacios , Felix Gebhardt, Nasser Djiga, Darian Males , Pajtim Kasami and Taulant Xhaka .
Best player: Arthur Cabral
The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was Arthur Cabral.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 4 On Target 6
- 10 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 128 Attack 104
- 81 Dangerous attack 74
- 92 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. St. Gallen was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Basel that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
St. Gallen was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Basel was capable to find the solution to win this match.
St. Gallen shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Basel shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
St. Gallen received 2 yellow cards (B. Fazliji and L. Gortler). On the opposite side, Basel received 3 yellow cards (L. Millar, D. Ndoye and T. Xhaka).
B. Fazliji (St. Gallen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (81′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, St. Gallen will stay with 6 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Basel will have 15 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, St. Gallen will play away with Young Boys on the 25th of September with a 34-5 head to head in favor of Young Boys (16 draws).
Basel will host Zürich on the 26th of September with a 36-10 head to head in favor of Basel (14 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Lausanne Sport – Young Boys – 1-6
- St. Gallen – Basel – 0-2
