ZüRICH. Basel beats Zürich 4-2.

The match was played at the Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zürich on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San who had the assistance of Jonas Erni and Marco Zürcher. The 4th official was Marijan Drmic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.4 degrees Celsius or 75.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Zürich

2 - 4

Basel

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 5 Total 5
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 1
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 117 Attack 102
  • 45 Dangerous attack 43
  • 93 Ball safe 89
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Zürich had a superior ball possession 55% while Basel was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zürich had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Basel succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Zürich shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Basel shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Zürich received 3 yellow cards (D. Avdijaj, M. Hornschuh and M. Kryeziu). Regarding the opposition, Basel received 1 yellow card (T. Xhaka).

Match Timeline

23'
Mirlind Kryeziu(goal)O. Selnaes
33'
35'
46'
53'
Marc Hornschuh- Yellow
56'
57'
60'
62'
Fabian Rohner- sub ->W. Gnonto
62'
62'
Mirlind Kryeziu- Yellow
69'
70'
70'
75'
Taulant Xhaka- Yellow
Jonathan Okita- sub ->D. Avdijaj
78'
83'
Jean-Kévin Augustin- sub ->D. Males
87'
Fabian Frei - sub ->T. Xhaka
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

After playing this contest, Zürich will stay with 2 points like Winterthur to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Basel will have 6 points like Lugano to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Zürich will play away against Grasshopper on the 1st of October with a 29-16 head to head stats in favor of Zürich (11 draws).

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

Zürich – Formation

Zürich
G
Yanick Brecher 25.Switzerland
5.6
D
Fidan Aliti 6.Kosovo
5.9
D
Mirlind Kryeziu 31.Kosovo
8.1
69' 33'
D
Lindrit Kamberi 2.Switzerland
6.6
M
Marc Hornschuh 16.Germany
6.3
62' 56'
M
Nikola Boranijasevic 19.Serbia
6.2
M
Adrián Guerrero 3.Spain
6.5
M
Ole Selnæs 8.Norway
7.8
F
Donis Avdijaj 18.Kosovo
6.6
78' 35'
F
Aiyegun Tosin 15.Benin
6.2
62'
F
W. Gnonto 22.Italy
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Zivko Kostadinovic 1.Switzerland
D
Karol Mets 28.Estonia
D
Becir Omeragic 4.Switzerland
M
Blerim Džemaili 21.Switzerland
8.1
62' 90'
M
Cheick Condé 17.Guinea
M
Bledian Krasniqi 7.Switzerland
M
Fabian Rohner 23.Switzerland
7.0
62'
F
Jonathan Okita 11.Germany
6.3
78'
F
Bogdan Viunnyk 20.Ukraine
7.4
62'

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

The manager Franco Foda decided to play with the following team: Yanick Brecher (5.6), Lindrit Kamberi (6.6), Mirlind Kryeziu (8.1), Fidan Aliti (5.9), Nikola Boranijašević (6.2), Marc Hornschuh (6.3), Ole Selnaes (7.8), Adrián Guerrero (6.5), Donis Avdijaj (6.6), Tosin Aiyegun (6.2) and Wilfried Gnonto (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Blerim Džemaili (8.1), K. Mets, C. Conde, B. Omeragić, B. Krasniqi, Ž. Kostadinović, Jonathan Okita (6.3), Bogdan V’Yunnik (7.4) and Fabian Rohner (7.0).

Substitutions

Zürich made 4 changes: M. Hornschuh for B. Dzemaili (62′), W. Gnonto for F. Rohner (62′), T. Aiyegun for B. Vyunnyk (62′) and D. Avdijaj for J. Okita (78′).

Best player: Mirlind Kryeziu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zürich was Mirlind Kryeziu.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 50 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
6.4
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
6.8
D
Kasim Adams 15.Ghana
6.7
D
Andy Pelmard 21.France
6.3
D
Arnau Comas 4.Spain
6.6
M
Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania
8.3
87' 75'
M
Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands
7.1
46'
M
Darian Males 19.Switzerland
7.2
83' 60'
M
Andy Diouf 8.France
6.4
M
Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland
7.2
70'
F
Andi Zeqiri 17.Switzerland
8.1
70' 23', 57'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
Sergio López 22.Spain
D
Noah Katterbach 3.Germany
M
Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland
87'
F
L. Millar 7.Canada
6.5
70'
F
Jean-Kévin Augustin 10.France
6.2
83'
F
Ádám Szalai 11.Hungary
F
B. Fink 14.Switzerland
6.4
70'
F
Zeki Amdouni 9.Switzerland
7.4
46' 53'

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

Guillermo Abascal Perez played with: Marwin Hitz (6.4), Michael Lang (6.8), Arnau Comas (6.6), Kasim Adams (6.7), Andy Pelmard (6.3), Wouter Burger (7.1), Taulant Xhaka (8.3), Dan Ndoye (7.2), Andy Diouf (6.4), Darian Males (7.2) and Andi Zeqiri (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Salvi, Fabian Frei, Liam Millar (6.5), Jean-Kévin Augustin (6.2), Ádám Szalai, Sergio López, Noah Katterbach, Bradley Fink (6.4) and Zeki Amdouni (7.4).

Substitutions

Basel made 5 changes: W. Burger for Z. Amdouni (46′), D. Ndoye for L. Millar (70′), A. Zeqiri for B. Fink (70′), D. Males for J. Augustin (83′) and T. Xhaka for F. Frei (87′).

Best player: Taulant Xhaka​

The most impressive player for Basel was Taulant Xhaka even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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