Basel welcome the visitors Zurich in the Swiss Super League – Round 17. The match will be held on Sunday, December 9th at the St. Jakob-Park (Basel).
Basel sit 3rd in the standings, sharing their place just with Zurich. The hosts can compete for the 2nd line only, as Young Boys are currently unreachable with the tally of 40 points (Basel count only 24). The hosts always try to finish as high as possible, and they are only 1 point off the 2nd place. Their stats is amazing – 30 goals scored and 32 goals allowed (one of the worst records in the league). They play ok in their home matches (but not perfectly), featuring 4 wins, 2 draws, and 3 defeats. In their last 3 matches, they are not thriving, hence their not the best mood ahead of the kick-off. They lost to their major opponent from Thun; they registered a draw in the must-win match, and had a home defeat to Young Boys (1-3). These failures should be followed by the team’s win or draw at least – for Basel to keep their position.
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Same as Basel, Zurich will also aim to win on Sunday. The team are less effective (26 goals scored), but they boast a stronger defense (23 goals allowed). As for the present Zurich’s form, they managed to break their four-match winless streak, having won one of the outsiders at home. In their clashes with Swiss giants, Zurich look very confident (more confident than the Basel, having lost to Young Boys and Thun), registering effective draws there – 2-2 against Thun and 3-3 against Young Boys. On their trips, they struggle though, featuring 3 wins, 2 draws, and 3 defeats. In the coming match, however, the Zurich team will try to win, to get to top-three.
The Sunday match will see a meeting of two opponents fighting for the top lines. Both teams are not in their best form, and they will give it all in Basel. Both opponents know scoring and both struggle in defense; so we may be quite sure that every side will find the net. Moreover, any win implies outrunning the opponent.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
