BASEL. Grasshopper prevails over Basel 1-0 after D. Babunski scored just 1 goal (72′).

Taulant Xhaka received a red card (18′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Basel lost the match.

The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 21,172 spectators.​ The referee was Luca Piccolo with the assistance of Vital Jobin and Devis Dettamanti. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.32 degrees Celsius or 46.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Timeline

12'
Taulant Xhaka- Red
18'
Fabian Frei - Yellow
19'
L. Avdullahu- sub ->Juan Carlos Gauto
26'
M. Dräger- sub ->Kevin Rüegg
41'
45'
Florian Hoxha- Yellow
R. Beney- sub ->Anton Kade
46'
47'
Kristers Tobers- Yellow
58'
Dorian Babunski- sub ->Bradley Fink
58'
Francis Momoh- sub ->Tim Meyer
58'
Théo Ndicka Matam- sub ->Florian Hoxha
65'
72'
Dorian Babunski(goal)Francis Momoh
Adrian Leon Barisic - sub ->Jonathan Dubasin
73'
Thierno Barry- sub ->Đorđe Jovanović
73'
87'
Maksim Paskotsi- sub ->Liam Bollati
Renato Veiga- Yellow
88'

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 playing this match, Basel stays with 15 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Grasshopper will has 20 points like Lausanne Sport to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away against Luzern on the 16th of December with a 43-14 head to head stats in favor of Basel (11 draws).

Grasshopper will host Yverdon Sport on the 16th of December with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Grasshopper (1 draw).

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
8.5
D
Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland
6.7
19'
D
Finn van Breemen 25.Netherlands
7.0
D
Kevin Rüegg 27.Switzerland
6.7
41'
D
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
7.3
M
Jonathan Dubasin 8.Belgium
6.6
73' 65'
M
Anton Kade 30.Germany
6.8
46'
M
J. Gauto 33.Argentina
6.8
26'
M
Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania
3.8
18'
M
Renato Veiga 40.Portugal
7.5
88'
F
Djordje Jovanovic 99.Serbia
6.7
73'
Substitutes
G
Nils de Mol 16.Switzerland
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
D
M. Dräger 6.Tunisia
7.3
41'
D
Adrian Leon Barisic 26.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
73'
M
A. Onyegbule 29.Germany
M
L. Avdullahu 37.Switzerland
7.0
26'
F
Thierno Barry 9.France
7.3
73'
F
R. Beney 35.Switzerland
7.0
46'

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

The manager Fabio Celestini decided to play with the following team: Mirko Salvi (8.5), Kevin Rüegg (6.7), Fabian Frei (6.7), Finn van Breemen (7.0), Dominik Schmid (7.3), Taulant Xhaka (3.8), Renato Veiga (7.5), Juan Carlos Gauto (6.8), Jonathan Dubasin (6.6), Anton Kade (6.8) and Đorđe Jovanović (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Lang, Mohamed Dräger (7.3), Thierno Barry (7.3), Nils De Mol, Adrian Leon Barišić (6.4), Adriano Onyegbule, Romeo Beney (7.0) and Leon Avdullahu (7.0).

Basel could not rely on the presence of Mohamed Dräger (injured).

Substitutions

Basel made 4 changes: Juan Carlos Gauto for Leon Avdullahu (26′), Kevin Rüegg for Mohamed Dräger (41′), Đorđe Jovanović for Thierno Barry (73′) and Jonathan Dubasin for Adrian Leon Barišić (73′).

Player of the match: Mirko Salvi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was the goalkeeper: Mirko Salvi. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
7.8
D
Kristers Tobers 4.Latvia
7.8
47'
D
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
7.8
D
Liam Bollati 54.Switzerland
7.3
87'
D
Florian Hoxha 73.Kosovo
7.7
58' 45'
M
Amir Abrashi 6.Albania
7.1
M
Tsiy Ndenge 7.Germany
7.0
M
Giotto Morandi 8.Switzerland
7.7
M
Awer Mabil 21.Australia
6.7
12'
M
Tim Meyer 53.Switzerland
6.4
58'
F
B. Fink 9.Switzerland
7.8
58'
Substitutes
G
Manuel Kuttin 29.Austria
D
Théo Ndicka Matam 14.France
6.8
58'
D
Maksim Paskotsi 26.Estonia
6.8
87'
D
Elvir Zukaj 57.Switzerland
M
Theo Corbeanu 19.Canada
7.0
12'
M
Robin Kalem 40.Germany
M
Damian Nigg 55.Switzerland
F
Francis Momoh 22.Nigeria
6.8
58'
F
Dorian Babunski 99.Macedonia
7.5
58' 72'

Grasshopper started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Bruno Berner played with: Justin Hammel (7.8), Liam Bollati (7.3), Kristers Tobers (7.8), Ayumu Seko (7.8), Florian Hoxha (7.7), Tsiy Ndenge (7.0), Giotto Morandi (7.7), Tim Meyer (6.4), Amir Abrashi (7.1), Awer Mabil (6.7) and Bradley Fink (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Théo Ndicka Matam (6.8), Theo Corbeanu (7.0), Francis Momoh (6.8), Maksim Paskotsi (6.8), Manuel Kuttin, Robin Kalem, Damian Nigg, Elvir Zukaj and Dorian Babunski (7.5).

Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of Theo Corbeanu (injured).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: Awer Mabil for Theo Corbeanu (12′), Florian Hoxha for Théo Ndicka Matam (58′), Liam Bollati for Maksim Paskotsi (87′), Bradley Fink for Dorian Babunski (58′) and Tim Meyer for Francis Momoh (58′).

Player of the match: Kristers Tobers​

The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Kristers Tobers even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 66 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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