On Apr 18th, Sion will host Basel in a clash of these two closely matched Super League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 7th placed Sion is fresh off their 3-1 win against Lugano. Costa Rodrigues de Oliveira struck first for Sion in the 42nd minute on a feed from Kevin Bua, then Dimitri Cavaré added another in the 44th minute. Sion looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 2nd placed Basel is fresh off their 2-2 draw against St. Gallen. Kwadwo Duah struck first for St. Gallen in the 20th minute on a feed from Lukas Görtler, but Leonidas Stergiou got the equalizer for Basel on an own goal in the 29th minute . Basel is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sunday Feb 6th, Basel and Sion battled to a 3-3 draw. Itaitinga struck first for Sion in the 11th minute on a feed from Anto Grgic, then Valentin Stocker tied it up for Basel in the 23rd minute on a feed from Darian Males .
Basel’s most prolific scorer has been Ádám Szalai. The Hungarian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Filip Stojilkovic has been the most effective weapon for Sion lately. The Swiss attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.