Sion hosts Basel in round 1 of Swiss Super League. The match will be played on Friday, July 19th at Stade de Tourbillon (Sion)
In the first match of the new season, Sion takes on the visitors one of the favorites of the Swiss championship, Basel. The hosts had held the previous season without confidence (there was not enough cohesion and stability), and only 5 points separated them from the zone of relegation playoffs. As for the pre-season training, Sion played 4 friendly games, and all of them ended in a draw. In those matches, the Swiss club conceded only 1 goal (seemingly not bad, but let's not forget that the matches were friendly). Besides, the team strengthened with midfielder Valon Behrami, who moved from Italian Udinese.
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Basel held the last season much better than its opponent did, finishing on the second line but lagging behind the first one by 20 points. But the team did not stay without a trophy and won the cup. Surely, the club puts the victory in the championship as the main goal (and for this, it needs to achieve a positive result from the first match) since Young Boys became the champion last two years. It is worth noting the purchase of striker Kemal Ademi from Xamax, who was one of the top club's scorers, scoring 8 goals. As for friendly games, it can be seen that Basel continues to act aggressively in the attack, scoring many times (10 goals scored in 3 matches).
I prefer to bet on Basel in the upcoming game. Bookmakers consider it a favorite, and they are right. The visitors are more well-equipped and demonstrate bright, attacking football, while Sion has enough problems with the squad. And Basel’s class is much higher than that of Sion + the statistics of head-to-head matches are on the side of the visitors.
Prediction for the match: Basel to win
