Feb 6th features a match where Basel hosts Sion at St. Jakob-park in a clash of these two closely matched Super League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 2nd placed Basel is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Luzern. Fabian Frei scored the first goal for Basel in the 49th minute on a penalty, then Darian Males added another in the 85th minute In the end, Luzern couldn’t muster any offence and Basel ran away with the shutout win. Basel should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while sion sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Grasshopper. Bamert struck first for Sion in the 29th minute on a feed from Anto Grgic, then Noah Loosli added another on an own goal in the 69th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grasshopper couldn’t manage to score, and Sion took the shutout win. Sion is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Basel won by a score of 1 to 0. Edon Zhegrova struck first for Basel in the 90th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sion couldn’t muster any offence and Basel ran away with the shutout win.
Sion is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Wesley and Filip Stojilkovic each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Liam Millar and Pajtim Kasami have been the hottest scorers for Basel in the last five each having scored 2 goals.