BASEL. Basel defeated Yverdon Sport to win 2-1. A goal from G. Sigua was decisive in the 85min. It was Basel to strike first with a goal of Mohamed Dräger at the 26′. Then it was a penalty in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Gabriel Sigua gave the win to Basel in the 85′ minute with a goal. Yverdon Sport lost this match even if it was better 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 Urs Schnyder who was helped by Susann Küng and Benjamin Zürcher. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.65 degrees Celsius or 52.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Basel

2 - 1

Yverdon Sport

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 17 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 91 Attack 104
  • 56 Dangerous attack 24
  • 62 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Yverdon Sport was in firm control of the ball 58% while Basel was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Basel was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Basel won the match​.

Basel shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Yverdon Sport shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Basel received 3 yellow cards (Finn van Breemen, Fabian Frei and Mohamed Dräger). On the opposite side, Yverdon Sport received 2 yellow cards (Varol Tasar and Dario Del Fabro).

Match Timeline

M. Dräger- Yellow
2'
Finn van Breemen- Yellow
14'
24'
Dario Del Fabro- Yellow
M. Dräger(goal)Yusuf Demir
26'
Fabian Frei - Yellow
45'
45'
Varol Tasar - Yellow
Michael Lang- sub ->Mohamed Dräger
56'
Gabriel Sigua - sub ->Jean-Kévin Augustin
56'
L. Avdullahu- sub ->Taulant Xhaka
63'
65'
Mauro Rodrigues- sub ->Evans Fabrice Maurin
70'
Anthony Sauthier (VAR)
73'
B. Céspedes(penalty)
Thierno Barry- sub ->Đorđe Jovanović
78'
J. Zé- sub ->Yusuf Demir
78'
82'
Néhemie Lusuena- sub ->Boris Cespedes
82'
Gabriel Sigua (goal)Thierno Barry
85'
87'
S. Gouet- sub ->Liziero
87'
Mihael Klepac - sub ->Breston Malula

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
65
33
Lugano
65
36
Servette
61
36
St. Gallen
54
36
Winterthur
49
36
Zürich
48
33
Luzern
44
33
Lausanne Sport
40
33
Basel
40
33
Yverdon Sport
40
33
Grasshopper
30
33
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
23
33

After this match, Basel will have 8 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Yverdon Sport will stay with 16 points like Lugano and Winterthur to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away with Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 2nd of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (0 draws).

Yverdon Sport will host Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Yverdon Sport (1 draw).

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
6.8
D
M. Dräger 6.Tunisia
7.9
56' 2' 26'
D
Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland
6.4
45'
D
Finn van Breemen 25.Netherlands
6.8
14'
D
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
6.4
M
Y. Demir 19.Austria
7.0
78'
M
Anton Kade 30.Germany
7.0
M
Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania
7.0
63'
M
Renato Veiga 40.Portugal
7.0
F
Jean-Kévin Augustin 10.France
6.7
56'
F
Djordje Jovanovic 99.Serbia
7.1
78'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
6.7
56'
D
Kevin Rüegg 27.Switzerland
M
Gabriel Sigua 21.Georgia
7.7
56' 85'
M
L. Avdullahu 37.Switzerland
6.7
63'
M
J. Zé 39.Switzerland
6.7
78'
F
Thierno Barry 9.France
7.3
78'
F
Maurice Malone 11.Germany
F
J. Gauto 33.Argentina

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

The manager Fabio Celestini decided to play with the following team: Marwin Hitz (6.8), Mohamed Dräger (7.9), Fabian Frei (6.4), Finn van Breemen (6.8), Dominik Schmid (6.4), Yusuf Demir (7.0), Taulant Xhaka (7.0), Renato Veiga (7.0), Anton Kade (7.0), Jean-Kévin Augustin (6.7) and Đorđe Jovanović (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Lang (6.7), Thierno Barry (7.3), Maurice Malone, Mirko Salvi, Gabriel Sigua (7.7), Kevin Rüegg, Juan Carlos Gauto, Leon Avdullahu (6.7) and Arlet Junior Zé (6.7).

Basel could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Sigua (injured).

Substitutions

Basel made 5 changes: Mohamed Dräger for Michael Lang (56′), Taulant Xhaka for Leon Avdullahu (63′), Jean-Kévin Augustin for Gabriel Sigua (56′), Đorđe Jovanović for Thierno Barry (78′) and Yusuf Demir for Arlet Junior Zé (78′).

Best player: Mohamed Dräger​

The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was Mohamed Dräger.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Yverdon Sport – Formation

Yverdon Sport
G
Kevin Martin 22.Switzerland
6.7
D
Mohamed Tijani 2.Benin
7.7
D
Dario Del Fabro 4.Italy
6.4
24'
D
Breston Malula 71.Angola
7.0
87'
M
B. Céspedes 5.Bolivia
7.3
82' 73'
M
William Le Pogam 6.France
6.7
M
Liziero 28.Brazil
7.1
87'
M
Anthony Sauthier 32.Switzerland
7.0
M
Evans Maurin 70.France
7.0
65'
F
Kevin Carlos 11.Spain
6.6
F
Varol Tasar 27.Germany
6.4
82' 45'
Substitutes
G
S. Breza 1.Canada
D
Haithem Loucif 12.Algeria
6.6
82'
D
Niklas Gunnarsson 23.Norway
D
Christian Marques 25.Portugal
M
Mauro Rodrigues 7.Portugal
6.4
65'
M
Dominic Corness 10.England
M
Néhemie Lusuena 18.Switzerland
6.6
82'
M
S. Gouet 45.Cameroon
6.4
87'
M
Mihael Klepac 97.Croatia
6.4
87'

Yverdon Sport started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Alessandro Mangiarratti played with: Kevin Martin (6.7), Breston Malula (7.0), Dario Del Fabro (6.4), Mohamed Tijani (7.7), Anthony Sauthier (7.0), Boris Cespedes (7.3), Liziero (7.1), William Le Pogam (6.7), Varol Tasar (6.4), Kevin Omoruyi (6.6) and Evans Fabrice Maurin (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sebastian Breza, Mauro Rodrigues (6.4), Dominic Corness, Haithem Loucif (6.6), Nehemie Lusuena (6.6), Niklas Gunnarsson, Christian Marques, Samuel Oum Gouet (6.4) and Mihael Klepač (6.4).

Yverdon Sport could not rely on the presence of Mauro Rodrigues (injured).

Substitutions

Yverdon Sport made 5 changes: Liziero for Samuel Oum Gouet (87′), Breston Malula for Mihael Klepač (87′), Evans Fabrice Maurin for Mauro Rodrigues (65′), Boris Cespedes for Nehemie Lusuena (82′) and Varol Tasar for Haithem Loucif (82′).

Best player: Mohamed Tijani​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Yverdon Sport was Mohamed Tijani.

His rating is (7.7) with 84 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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