BASEL. Basel tops Young Boys 1-0 after B. Kololli scored just 1 goal (13′). Young Boys lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San assisted by Jonas Erni and Guillaume Maire. The 4th official was Mirel Turkes. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.16 degrees Celsius or 44.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 2 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 91 Attack 103
- 57 Dangerous attack 90
- 79 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 8
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 21
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Young Boys had a strong ball possession 60% while Basel was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Young Boys was more pushing with 90 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Basel found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Basel shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Young Boys shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Basel received 3 yellow cards (Fabian Frei, Renato Veiga and Dominik Schmid). On the opposite side, Young Boys received 3 yellow cards (Lukasz Lakomy, Aurèle Amenda and Darian Males).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Basel has 22 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Young Boys will stays with 41 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away against Winterthur on the 30th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Basel (1 draw).
Young Boys will host Yverdon Sport on the 30th of January with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Young Boys (2 draws).
Basel – Formation
Basel
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81'
13'
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: Marwin Hitz , Nicolas Vouilloz , Adrian Leon Barišić , Fabian Frei , Dominik Schmid , Leon Avdullahu , Renato Veiga , Benjamin Kololli , Jean-Kévin Augustin , Anton Kade and Thierno Barry .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Lang, Mirko Salvi, Yusuf Demir, Finn van Breemen , Jonas Adjei Adjetey, Juan Carlos Gauto , Taulant Xhaka , Marvin Akahomen and Đorđe Jovanović.
Substitutions
Basel made 4 changes: Jean-Kévin Augustin for Juan Carlos Gauto (58′), Dominik Schmid for Finn van Breemen (81′), Benjamin Kololli for Taulant Xhaka (81′) and Thierno Barry for Đorđe Jovanović (90′).
Player of the match: Marwin Hitz
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Basel was the goalkeeper: Marwin Hitz. His rating is 8.06. He performed 3 saves.
Young Boys – Formation
Young Boys
Young Boys started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Raphaël Wicky played with: David von Ballmoos , Lewin Blum , Aurèle Amenda , Loris Benito , Noah Persson , Darian Males , Lukasz Lakomy , Sandro Lauper , Filip Ugrinic , Cedric Itten and Joël Monteiro .
They had on the bench: Anthony Racioppi, Jaouen Hadjam , Ebrima Colley, Saidy Janko , Cheikh Niasse , Donat Rrudhani, Fabian Lustenberger, Joel Mugisha Mvuka and Silvere Ganvoula .
Young Boys could not rely on the presence of Saidy Janko (injured).
Substitutions
Young Boys made 5 changes: Darian Males for Joel Mugisha Mvuka (46′), Joël Monteiro for Silvere Ganvoula (70′), Noah Persson for Jaouen Hadjam (70′), Sandro Lauper for Cheikh Niasse (71′) and Lewin Blum for Saidy Janko (33′).
Player of the match: Cedric Itten
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Young Boys was Cedric Itten.
His rating is with 16 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – Winterthur – 1-3
- Servette – Yverdon Sport – 1-0
- Basel – Young Boys – 1-0
