Basel take on the visitors Benfica at “St. Jakob-Park” in the gameweek two of the UEFA Champions League Group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, September 27th.
Basel were broken 0:3 by Manchester United on the road in the matchday one of the UEFA Champions League Group stage. In a whole, last month was not very lucky for the Swiss team as it gained only two wins alongside with two draws in three defeats in seven encounters. After nine rounds played in the Swiss Super League, Basel occupy the third place in the standings with 14 points earned. This season “RotBlau” conducted five clashes in face of their supporters, having got three victories, one draw and a loss in them.
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Benfica also entered the UEFA Champions League with a defeat: “Aguias” have sensationally lost to CSKA Moscow with 1:2 scoreline at the home field. This month has been unlucky for the Portuguese side for sure as it gained two triumphs, two draws and the same number of defeats in six recent matches which is not the best result at all. The team is sitting on the third place in the elite division table with 16 points taken and 15-5 goal difference after seven encounters played. Benfica participated in three games on the road in this season recording a win, a draw and a loss in the. And the sequence was exactly the same as mentioned above.
Basel and Benfica met in 2011 with the Portuguese club having been luckier as they got 2:0 triumph and 1:1 draw. I believe that the home field factor would provide an advantage to the hosts in the forthcoming battle between two rivals which are not in their best form so far.
Prediction for the match: Basel to win with +0.5 Asian handicap (1X).
