BASEL. Basel obliterates Grasshopper 5-1 with goals of D. Ndoye (3′), A. Zeqiri (17′), J. Augustin (59′), J. Augustin (68′ pen) and W. Burger (72′). On the opposite side, Grasshopper scored with ​G. Morandi (32′ pen). Basel capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

Also, Grasshopper had 2 players sent off: A. Seko (72′ for a double yellow card) and N. Loosli (83′ for a red card).

The match was played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 22,109 spectators.​ The referee was Alain Bieri with the assistance of Alain Heiniger and Remy Zgraggen. The 4th official was Anojen Kanagasingam. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.8 degrees Celsius or 73.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Basel

5 - 1

Grasshopper

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 15 Total 3
  • 11 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 86 Attack 71
  • 63 Dangerous attack 46
  • 75 Ball safe 68
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Basel had a superior ball possession 59% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Basel was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Basel won the match​.

Basel shot 15 times, 11 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Basel received 3 yellow cards (D. Males, A. Zeqiri and K. Adams). On the other side, Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (A. Abrashi, R. Dadashov and A. Seko).

Also, Grasshopper didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Seko (Grasshopper) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (72′).

N. Loosli (Grasshopper) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (83′).

Match Timeline

3'
13'
17'
25'
Justin Hammel- sub ->A. Moreira
32'
Giotto Morandi (penalty)
45'
46'
52'
Amir Abrashi - Yellow
57'
57'
58'
Jean-Kévin Augustin- sub ->A. Zeqiri
58'
Jean-Kévin Augustin(goal)
59'
61'
Ayumu Seko- Yellow
64'
64'
64'
F. de Carvalho- sub ->R. Dadashov
Jean-Kévin Augustin(penalty)
68'
72'
Ayumu Seko(yellowred)
72'
74'
77'
Fabian Frei - sub ->T. Xhaka
77'
83'

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 match, Basel will have 9 points like Lugano to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Grasshopper will stay with 12 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Basel will play away with Lugano on the 9th of October with a 15-5 head to head in favor of Basel (9 draws).

Grasshopper will host Zürich on the 1st of October with a 29-16 head to head record in favor of Zürich (11 draws).

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
6.3
D
Kasim Adams 15.Ghana
6.8
57'
D
Sergio López 22.Spain
6.9
D
Noah Katterbach 3.Germany
7.4
D
Arnau Comas 4.Spain
6.8
M
Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania
7.1
77'
M
Wouter Burger 23.Netherlands
7.5
77' 72'
M
Andy Diouf 8.France
6.4
46'
F
Darian Males 19.Switzerland
6.4
58' 13'
F
Andi Zeqiri 17.Switzerland
7.5
58' 45' 17'
F
Dan Ndoye 27.Switzerland
8.5
3'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
D
Andy Pelmard 21.France
6.7
46'
M
Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland
7.0
77'
F
B. Fink 14.Switzerland
F
Ádám Szalai 11.Hungary
F
L. Millar 7.Canada
7.0
58'
F
Jean-Kévin Augustin 10.France
8.3
58' 59', 68'
F
Kaly Sène 26.Senegal
6.7
77'

Basel adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alexander Frei decided to play with the following team: Marwin Hitz (6.3), Sergio López (6.9), Arnau Comas (6.8), Kasim Adams (6.8), Noah Katterbach (7.4), Andy Diouf (6.4), Taulant Xhaka (7.1), Wouter Burger (7.5), Darian Males (6.4), Andi Zeqiri (7.5) and Dan Ndoye (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Bradley Fink, Mirko Salvi, Fabian Frei (7.0), Michael Lang, Ádám Szalai, Andy Pelmard (6.7), Liam Millar (7.0), Jean-Kévin Augustin (8.3) and Mamadou Kaly Sene (6.7).

Substitutions

Basel made 5 changes: A. Diouf for A. Pelmard (46′), D. Males for L. Millar (58′), A. Zeqiri for J. Augustin (58′), W. Burger for M. K. Sene (77′) and T. Xhaka for F. Frei (77′).

Best player: Dan Ndoye​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Basel was Dan Ndoye.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 23 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Grasshopper – Formation

Grasshopper
G
André Moreira 1.Portugal
6.4
25'
D
Georg Margreitter 33.Austria
6.1
64'
D
Lei Li 4.China
6.0
D
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
6.1
D
Tomás Ribeiro 14.Portugal
5.9
M
Ayumu Seko 15.Japan
6.4
72'
M
Amir Abrashi 6.Albania
6.1
64' 52'
M
Hayao Kawabe 40.Japan
6.8
F
Giotto Morandi 8.Switzerland
6.9
74' 32'
F
Renat Dadashov 27.Azerbaijan
6.2
64' 57'
F
Francis Momoh 22.Nigeria
7.0
Substitutes
G
Justin Hammel 71.Switzerland
6.0
25'
D
Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland
4.9
74' 83'
D
Nadjack 25.Guinea-Bissau
M
Meritan Shabani 23.Germany
M
Christián Herc 28.Slovakia
5.2
64'
M
Petar Pusic 10.Switzerland
6.1
64'
F
Sang-bin Jeong 29.South Korea
F
Guilherme Schettine 95.Brazil
F
F. de Carvalho 57.Switzerland
6.6
64'

Also Grasshopper adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira (6.4), Dominik Schmid (6.1), Georg Margreitter (6.1), Tomás Ribeiro (5.9), Lei Li (6.0), Amir Abrashi (6.1), Ayumu Seko (6.4), Hayao Kawabe (6.8), Giotto Morandi (6.9), Renat Dadaşov (6.2) and Francis Momoh (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Meritan Shabani, Noah Loosli (4.9), Sangbin Jeong, Guilherme Schettine, Christián Herc (5.2), Petar Pušić (6.1), Justin Hammel (6.0), Nadjack and Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira (6.6).

Grasshopper could not rely on the presence of J. Hammel (injured).

Substitutions

Grasshopper made 5 changes: A. Moreira for J. Hammel (25′), A. Abrashi for P. Pusic (64′), G. Margreitter for C. Herc (64′), R. Dadashov for F. De Carvalho (64′) and G. Morandi for N. Loosli (74′).

Best player: Francis Momoh​

The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was Francis Momoh.

His rating is (7.0) with 17 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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