BASEL. Basel finds its way back against Grasshopper with a goal on the H. Kawabe 54′ and a goal on the P. Pusic 85′. Basel was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alain Bieri with the collaboration of Efe Kurnazca and Mirco Bürgi. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 0.5 degrees Celsius or 32.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 21 Total 15
- 9 On Target 7
- 12 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 99 Attack 74
- 81 Dangerous attack 48
- 75 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Basel was in firm control of the ball 58% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Basel was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Basel to win the match.
Basel shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Basel received 2 yellow cards (D. Ndoye and Arthur). Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper received 5 yellow cards (D. Diani, H. Kawabe, L. Bonatini, S. Demhasaj and G. Margreitter).
(Basel) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Basel will have 33 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper will have 23 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
Basel – Formation
Basel
88'
45'
90'
89'
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 , Sergio López , Fabian Frei , Andy Pelmard , Tomás Tavares , Taulant Xhaka , Pajtim Kasami , Valentin Stocker , Darian Males , Liam Millar and Arthur Cabral .
The home team had on the bench: Eray Cömert, Joelson Fernandes , Nasser Djiga, Jordi Quintillà, Felix Gebhardt, Sebastiano Esposito , Dan Ndoye , Michael Lang and Matías Palacios .
Substitutions
Basel made 5 changes: V. Stocker for S. Esposito (63′), D. Males for D. Ndoye (83′), L. Millar for M. Palacios (83′), T. Xhaka for J. Fernandes (88′) and S. Lopez for M. Lang (88′).
Best player: Pajtim Kasami
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Basel was Pajtim Kasami.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper
Grasshopper started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira , Allan Arigoni , Georg Margreitter , Toti Gomes , Florian Hoxha , Dominik Schmid , Djibril Diani , Christián Herc , Hayao Kawabe , Mamadou Kaly Sene and Léo Bonatini .
They had on the bench: Nuno Filipe Da Silva, Mateo Matić, Petar Pušić , Andre Santos, Ermir Lenjani , Noah Loosli, Shkelqim Demhasaj , Aleksandar Cvetković and Leonardo Campana.
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 5 changes: F. Hoxha for P. Pusic (46′), C. Herc for E. Lenjani (79′), L. Bonatini for S. Demhasaj (81′), D. Diani for N. Loosli (90′) and A. Arigoni for A. Cvetkovic (90′).
Best player: Petar Pušić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grasshopper was Petar Pušić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Basel – Grasshopper – 2-2
- Lugano – Young Boys – 0-5
- Sion – Lausanne Sport – 2-0
