SION. Sion defeated Basel to win 2-1. A goal from G. Sio was decisive in the 89min. It was Sion to strike first with a goal of F. Stojilkovic at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Sio gave the win to Sion in the 89′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Lukas Fähndrich with the assistance of Pascal Hirzel and Guillaume Maire. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sion was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Basel that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sion was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sion won the match.
Sion shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Basel shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sion received 4 yellow cards (Baltazar, N. Lavanchy, K. Bua and M. Balotelli). On the opposite side, Basel received 3 yellow cards (M. Lang, W. Burger and A. Comas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sion will have 11 points like Servette to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Basel will stay with 6 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Sion will host Winterthur on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Basel will host St. Gallen on the 1st of October with a 33-14 head to head stats in favor of Basel (13 draws).
Sion – Formation
Sion
79'
90'
17'
Sion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Paolo Tramezzani decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner , Numa Lavanchy , Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Baltazar , Musa Araz , Anto Grgić , Denis Will Poha , Itaitinga , Filip Stojilković and Ylyas Chouaref .
The home team had on the bench: Giovanni Sio , Gaetan Karlen, Kevin Fickentscher, Joel Schmied, Kevin Bua , Dennis Iapichino, Mario Balotelli , Luca Zuffi and Kevin Halabaku.
Substitutions
Sion made 4 changes: F. Stojilkovic for M. Balotelli (65′), Itaitinga for G. Sio (79′), Y. Chouaref for K. Bua (79′) and Baltazar for J. Schmied (90′).
Best player: Denis Will Poha
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Denis Will Poha even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Basel – Formation
Basel
Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alexander Frei played with: Marwin Hitz , Michael Lang , Arnau Comas , Kasim Adams , Andy Pelmard , Fabian Frei , Wouter Burger , Dan Ndoye , Zeki Amdouni , Liam Millar and Andi Zeqiri .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jean-Kévin Augustin , Darian Males , Bradley Fink, Ádám Szalai , Mirko Salvi, Noah Katterbach, Andy Diouf , Sergio López and Taulant Xhaka.
Substitutions
Basel made 4 changes: Z. Amdouni for A. Diouf (46′), A. Zeqiri for A. Szalai (71′), L. Millar for D. Males (71′) and W. Burger for J. Augustin (79′).
Best player: Marwin Hitz
The most impressive player for Basel was the goalkeeper: Marwin Hitz. His rating is 7.82. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
