In this 31st week match, on Sun Apr 24th, Basel will host Luzern at St. Jakob-park in a clash of the Super League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 2nd placed Basel, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sion. Neither Sion nor Basel could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 3 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Basel is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Luzern, recorded a 3-2 win against St. Gallen. Victor Ruiz Abril scored the first goal for St. Gallen in the 13th minute on a penalty, but Schulz got the equalizer for Luzern in the 75th minute on a penalty Finally they completed the comback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Ibrahima Ndiaye to cap off a wild match. Luzern is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 30th of January, Luzern hosted Basel in their last match together. Basel won by a score of 3 to 0. Fabian Frei scored the first goal for Basel in the 49th minute from the penalty spot, then Darian Males added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Noah Katterbach At the end of 90 a dissapointed Luzern couldn’t manage to score, and Basel took the shutout win.
Léo Bonatini and Marco Burch are the top scorers for Luzern in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Ádám Szalai has been the most prolific scorer on Basel in the last 5 matches with three goals.