BASEL. Basel was in the end too good for Luzern with the goal of V. Stocker (3′), V. Stocker (73′) and F. Chalov (88′). Basel was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
S. Campo didn’t convert a decisive penalty (18′). That would have allowed Luzern to draw the match.
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 Luca Cibelli with the assistance of Vital Jobin and Christopher Chaillet. The 4th official was Mirel Turkes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Basel had a strong ball possession 62% while Luzern was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Basel was putting more pressure with 114 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Basel won the match.
Basel shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Luzern shot 29 times, 8 on target, 21 off target.
Cards
Basel received 2 yellow cards (V. Stocker and T. Tavares). Talking about the opposition, Luzern received 2 yellow cards (S. Grether and D. Sorgic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Basel will have 56 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Luzern will stay with 27 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Basel will host Zürich on the 1st of May with a 37-11 head to head statistic in favor of Basel (15 draws).
Luzern will host Lausanne Sport on the 1st of May with a 11-11 head to head statistic.
Basel – Formation
Basel
88'
18'
3', 73'
Basel started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Guillermo Abascal Perez decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Basel made 5 changes: M. Palacios for P. Kasami (65′), S. Esposito for F. Chalov (65′), S. Lopez for M. Lang (88′), V. Stocker for S. Pavlovic (88′) and L. Millar for J. Fernandes (88′).
Luzern – Formation
Luzern
Luzern started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Mario Frick played with: .
Substitutions
Luzern made 5 changes: M. Drager for S. Grether (46′), A. Abubakar for D. Sorgic (56′), S. Campo for F. Ugrinic (56′), M. Schulz for P. Schurpf (65′) and C. Gentner for I. Ndiaye (66′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Basel – Luzern – 3-0
- Grasshopper – Lausanne Sport – 3-1
- St. Gallen – Lugano – 3-0
