BASEL. Basel and Sion played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Basel was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Luca Piccolo with the assistance of Matthias Sbrissa and Christopher Chaillet. The 4th official was Mirel Turkes. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Basel had a superior ball possession 66% while Sion was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Basel had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Basel to win the match.
Basel shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sion shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Basel received 2 yellow cards (F. Chalov and T. Xhaka). On the opposite side, Sion received 5 yellow cards (B. Ndoye, D. Cavare, M. Cipriano, A. Grgic and K. Fickentscher).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Basel will have 37 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Sion will have 25 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away against Young Boys on the 13th of February with a 25-22 head to head in favor of Basel (18 draws).
Sion will play away agasint Luzern on the 13th of February with a 26-13 head to head record in favor of Sion (23 draws).
Basel – Formation
Basel adopted the 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 , Andy Pelmard , Wouter Burger , Noah Katterbach , Pajtim Kasami , Taulant Xhaka , Dan Ndoye , Valentin Stocker , Darian Males and Fedor Chalov .The home team had on the bench: Nasser Djiga
, Michael Lang , Joelson Fernandes, Andrin Hunziker, Albian Hajdari, Liam Millar , Liam Chipperfield, Tomás Tavares and Felix Gebhardt.Substitutions
Basel made 5 changes: S. Lopez for M. Lang (46′), D. Males for L. Millar (64′), T. Xhaka for N. Djiga (81′), F. Chalov for A. Hunziker (89′) and V. Stocker for L. Chipperfield (89′).
Best player: Dan Ndoye
The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was Dan Ndoye.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Sion – Formation
Also Sion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Paolo Tramezzani played with: Kevin Fickentscher
, Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Jan Bamert , Marquinhos Cipriano , Birama Ndoye , Anto Grgić , Itaitinga , Baltazar , Kevin Bua and Filip Stojilković .They had on the bench: Luca Zuffi, Arian Kabashi, Guillaume Hoarau, Timothy Fayulu, Matteo Tosetti, Gaetan Karlen
, Loris Benito, Gaetano Berardi and Wesley .Substitutions
Sion made 5 changes: F. Stojilkovic for Wesley (74′), Itaitinga for G. Karlen (78′), B. Ndoye for L. Benito (88′), N. Saintini for G. Berardi (88′) and M. Cipriano for G. Hoarau (88′).
Best player: Anto Grgić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Anto Grgić.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Basel – Sion – 3-3
- Lugano – Luzern – 2-1
- St. Gallen – Young Boys – 3-3