BASEL. Basel and Young Boys didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Young Boys was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

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 Lukas Fähndrich with the help of Marco Zürcher and Guillaume Maire. The 4th official was Johannes von Mandach. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.7 degrees Celsius or 79.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.​

Match Statistics​

Basel

0 - 0

Young Boys

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 88 Attack 79
  • 47 Dangerous attack 80
  • 87 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Young Boys had a strong ball possession 56% while Basel was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Young Boys was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Young Boys to win the encounter​.

Basel shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Young Boys shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Basel received 3 yellow cards (W. Burger, M. Hitz and D. Ndoye). Talking about the opposition, Young Boys received 1 yellow card (J. Nsame).

Match Timeline

16'
27'
31'
61'
Cedric Itten- sub ->J. Nsame
61'
63'
Cedric Itten(var)
Marwin Hitz- Yellow
63'
75'
85'
90'
Joël Monteiro- sub ->E. Meschack
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Young Boys
74
36
Servette
58
36
Lugano
57
36
Luzern
50
36
Basel
47
36
St. Gallen
45
36
Grasshopper
44
36
Zürich
44
36
Winterthur
32
36
Sion
31
36

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Basel will host St. Gallen on the 1st of October with a 33-14 head to head record in favor of Basel (13 draws).

Young Boys will play away agasint Luzern on the 2nd of October with a 36-11 head to head record in favor of Young Boys (16 draws).

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
8.1
63'
D
Sergio López 22.Spain
7.2
D
Arnau Comas 4.Spain
7.4
D
Kasim Adams 15.Ghana
7.2
D
Andy Pelmard 21.France
7.7
M
Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands
6.8
16'
M
Andy Diouf 8.France
6.5
M
Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland
6.8
90'
M
Zeki Amdouni 9.Switzerland
8.0
M
L. Millar 7.Canada
6.7
85'
F
Andi Zeqiri 17.Switzerland
7.0
75'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
N. Djiga 6.Burkina Faso
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
D
Noah Katterbach 3.Germany
M
Darian Males 19.Switzerland
M
Liam Chipperfield 40.Switzerland
M
Sayfallah Ltaief 42.Switzerland
6.2
85'
F
Tician Tushi 24.Switzerland
F
Ádám Szalai 11.Hungary
6.1
75'

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

The manager Guillermo Abascal Perez decided to play with the following team: Marwin Hitz (8.1), Sergio López (7.2), Arnau Comas (7.4), Kasim Adams (7.2), Andy Pelmard (7.7), Wouter Burger (6.8), Andy Diouf (6.5), Dan Ndoye (6.8), Zeki Amdouni (8.0), Liam Millar (6.7) and Andi Zeqiri (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Mirko Salvi, Nasser Djiga, Michael Lang, Noah Katterbach, Darian Males, Liam Scott Chipperfield, Tician Tushi, Sayfallah Ltaief (6.2) and Ádám Szalai (6.1).

Basel could not rely on the presence of A. Szalai (injured).

Substitutions

Basel made 2 changes: A. Zeqiri for A. Szalai (75′) and L. Millar for S. Ltaief (85′).

Best player: Marwin Hitz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Basel was the goalkeeper: Marwin Hitz. His rating is 8.14. He performed 5 saves.

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys
G
David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland
8.7
D
Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland
7.1
61'
D
Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea
7.3
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
7.4
D
Loris Benito 23.Switzerland
6.5
31'
M
Vincent Sierro 8.Switzerland
7.3
M
Cheikh Niasse 20.Senegal
7.0
M
M. Ngamaleu 10.Cameroon
6.8
90'
M
Fabian Rieder 32.Switzerland
6.6
F
Jean-Pierre Nsame 18.Cameroon
6.5
61' 27'
F
Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo
7.0
Substitutes
G
Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland
D
Jordan Lefort 25.France
7.2
31'
D
A. Amenda 4.Switzerland
M
Miguel Chaiwa 14.Zambia
M
Alexandre Jankewitz 45.Switzerland
6.6
61'
M
Donat Rrudhani 22.Kosovo
90'
F
Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal
90'
F
Cedric Itten 11.Switzerland
6.4
61'
F
Felix Mambimbi 19.Switzerland

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

Matteo Vanetta played with: David von Ballmoos (8.7), Lewin Blum (7.1), Mohamed Camara (7.3), Cedric Zesiger (7.4), Loris Benito (6.5), Vincent Sierro (7.3), Cheikh Niasse (7.0), Nicolas Moumie Ngamaleu (6.8), Fabian Rieder (6.6), Jean-Pierre Nsame (6.5) and Meschack Elia (7.0).

They had on the bench: Anthony Racioppi, Jordan Lefort (7.2), Aurele Amenda, Miguel Changa Chaiwa, Alexandre Jankewitz (6.6), Donat Rrudhani, Joel Monteiro, Cédric Itten (6.4) and Felix Mambimbi.

Young Boys could not rely on the presence of J. Lefort (injured).

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: L. Benito for J. Lefort (31′), J. Nsame for C. Itten (61′), L. Blum for A. Jankewitz (61′), E. Meschack for J. Monteiro (90′) and N. Moumi Ngamaleu for D. Rrudhani (90′).

Best player: David von Ballmoos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Young Boys was the goalkeeper: David von Ballmoos. His rating is 8.70. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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