SION. Basel snatched a late win Sion 1-0 after E. Zhegrova scored just 1 goal (90′). Basel was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Basel remained in 10 people after E. Comert received a red card in the 88′.
The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Luca Cibelli with the assistance of Jonas Erni and Guillaume Maire. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Basel had a strong ball possession 62% while Sion was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Basel was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Basel won the encounter.
Sion shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Basel shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sion received 3 yellow cards (D. Cavare, Baltazar and Wesley). On the opposite side, Basel received 1 yellow card (T. Xhaka).
Also, Basel didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after E. Comert (Basel) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (88′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sion will stay with 9 points like St. Gallen to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Basel will have 22 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Sion will play away with Servette on the 24th of October with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Sion (6 draws).
Basel will host Lugano on the 24th of October with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Basel (9 draws).
Sion – Formation
Sion
44'
82'
Sion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marco Walker decided to play with the following team: Kevin Fickentscher , Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Birama Ndoye, Birama Ndoye , Marquinhos Cipriano , Baltazar , Luca Zuffi , Anto Grgić , Matteo Tosetti , Filip Stojilković and Itaitinga .
The home team had on the bench: Théo Berdayes, Wesley , Sandro Theler, Abdul Keita , Adryan , Kevin Bua, Timothy Fayulu, Joel Schmied and Gaetan Karlen.
Substitutions
Sion made 3 changes: M. Tosetti for Wesley (67′), Itaitinga for Adryan (69′) and A. Grgic for K. Keita (82′).
Best player: Nathanaël Saintini
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Nathanaël Saintini.
His rating is with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Basel – Formation
Basel
88'
90'
Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Patrick Rahmen played with: Heinz Lindner , Sergio López , Eray Cömert , Andy Pelmard , Tomás Tavares , Taulant Xhaka , Jordi Quintillà , Dan Ndoye , Fabian Frei , Valentin Stocker , Pajtim Kasami .
They had on the bench: Felix Gebhardt, Matías Palacios , Edon Zhegrova , Michael Lang, Arthur Cabral , Joelson Fernandes, Tician Tushi, Wouter Burger and Liam Millar .
Substitutions
Basel made 5 changes: J. Quintilla for M. Palacios (65′), V. Stocker for E. Zhegrova (65′), D. Ndoye for L. Millar (77′), P. Kasami for Arthur (77′) and S. Lopez for M. Lang (90′).
Best player: Andy Pelmard
The most impressive player for Basel was Andy Pelmard even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Lausanne Sport – Grasshopper – 3-1
- Sion – Basel – 0-1
- St. Gallen – Servette – 2-1
