BASEL. Lugano overcomes Basel 1-0 after R. Steffen scored just 1 goal (69′).

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 Bekim Zogaj and Jonas Erni. The 4th official was David Schärli. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.23 degrees Celsius or 48.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Basel

0 - 1

Lugano

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 129 Attack 109
  • 96 Dangerous attack 52
  • 81 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Basel was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Lugano that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Basel was putting more pressure with 96 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Lugano managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Basel shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Lugano shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Basel received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Vouilloz). Regarding the opposition, Lugano received 3 yellow cards (Zan Celar , Milton Valenzuela and Uran Bislimi).

Match Timeline

35'
Jhon Espinoza- sub ->Lukas Mai
Y. Demir- sub ->Benjamin Kololli
55'
J. Gauto- sub ->Jean-Kévin Augustin
55'
61'
Zan Celar- sub ->Shkelqim Vladi
61'
Anto Grgic- sub ->Hicham Mahou
R. Beney- sub ->Anton Kade
63'
Djordje Jovanovic - sub ->Thierno Barry
63'
Nicolas Vouilloz- Yellow
64'
69'
Renato Steffen(goal)Jonathan Sabbatini
72'
Milton Valenzuela- Yellow
78'
Roman Macek- sub ->Hadj Mahmoud
78'
Johan Nkama- sub ->Renato Steffen
81'
Uran Bislimi- Yellow
89'
Zan Celar- Yellow

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 25 points like Grasshopper to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Lugano will has 33 points like Zürich to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
6.8
D
Nicolas Vouilloz 3.Switzerland
6.4
64'
D
Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland
7.0
D
Adrian Leon Barisic 26.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.5
D
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
7.7
M
Benjamin Kololli 7.Kosovo
6.1
55'
M
Jean-Kévin Augustin 10.France
6.3
55'
M
Anton Kade 30.Germany
7.1
63'
M
L. Avdullahu 37.Switzerland
7.5
M
Renato Veiga 40.Portugal
8.1
F
Thierno Barry 9.France
6.3
63'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
Finn van Breemen 25.Netherlands
D
J. Adjetey 32.Ghana
D
M. Akahomen 43.Switzerland
M
Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania
F
Y. Demir 19.Austria
6.6
55'
F
J. Gauto 33.Argentina
6.7
55'
F
R. Beney 35.Switzerland
6.7
63'
F
Djordje Jovanovic 99.Serbia
6.8
63'

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 (6.8), Nicolas Vouilloz (6.4), Adrian Leon Barišić (7.5), Fabian Frei (7.0), Dominik Schmid (7.7), Leon Avdullahu (7.5), Renato Veiga (8.1), Benjamin Kololli (6.1), Jean-Kévin Augustin (6.3), Anton Kade (7.1) and Thierno Barry (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Mirko Salvi, Yusuf Demir (6.6), Finn van Breemen, Jonas Adjei Adjetey, Juan Carlos Gauto (6.7), Taulant Xhaka, Romeo Beney (6.7), Marvin Akahomen and Đorđe Jovanović (6.8).

Substitutions

Basel made 4 changes: Benjamin Kololli for Yusuf Demir (55′), Jean-Kévin Augustin for Juan Carlos Gauto (55′), Anton Kade for Romeo Beney (63′) and Thierno Barry for Đorđe Jovanović (63′).

Player of the match: Renato Veiga​

The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was Renato Veiga.

His rating is 8.1 with 71 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Lugano – Formation

Lugano
G
Amir Saipi 1.Switzerland
7.9
D
Kreshnik Hajrizi 4.Kosovo
8.1
D
Lukas Mai 17.Germany
6.6
35'
D
A. El Wafi 22.Morocco
7.3
M
Renato Steffen 11.Switzerland
8.1
78' 69'
M
Jonathan Sabbatini 14.Italy
7.8
M
Hicham Mahou 18.France
7.3
61'
M
Milton Valenzuela 23.Argentina
7.3
72'
M
Uran Bislimi 25.Switzerland
7.1
81'
M
Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 29.Tunisia
7.3
78'
F
Shkelqim Vladi 19.Kosovo
6.7
61'
Substitutes
G
Serif Berbic 13.Switzerland
D
A. Hajdari 5.Switzerland
D
Jhon Espinoza 6.Ecuador
7.0
35'
M
Roman Macek 7.Czech Republic
6.6
78'
M
Adrian Durrer 8.Switzerland
M
Anto Grgic 16.Switzerland
7.0
61'
M
Johan Nkama 24.Nigeria
6.7
78'
F
Zan Celar 9.Slovenia
6.7
61' 89'

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

Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi (7.9), Kreshnik Hajrizi (8.1), Lukas Mai  (6.6), Ayman El Wafi (7.3), Hicham Mahou  (7.3), Jonathan Sabbatini (7.8), Hadj Mahmoud (7.3), Milton Valenzuela (7.3), Uran Bislimi (7.1), Renato Steffen (8.1) and Shkelqim Vladi (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Albian Hajdari, Jhon Espinoza (7.0), Roman Macek (6.6), Adrian Durrer , Zan Celar  (6.7), Serif Berbic, Anto Grgic (7.0), Johan Nkama (6.7) and Romeo Morandi.

Lugano could not rely on the presence of Jhon Espinoza (injured).

Substitutions

Lugano made 5 changes: Lukas Mai  for Jhon Espinoza (35′), Hadj Mahmoud for Roman Macek (78′), Renato Steffen for Johan Nkama (78′), Shkelqim Vladi for Zan Celar  (61′) and Hicham Mahou  for Anto Grgic (61′).

Player of the match: Kreshnik Hajrizi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Kreshnik Hajrizi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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