On Sep 11th, Basel plays host to Grasshopper in a clash of the Super League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed Basel, recorded a 1-2 loss against Sion. Filip Stojilkovic scored the first goal for Sion in the 17th minute, then in the 55th minute, Fabian Frei sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Wouter Burger. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while grasshopper sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Winterthur. struck first for Grasshopper in the 27th minute on a feed from Giotto Morandi, then Tomás Ribeiro added another in the 60th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Winterthur couldn’t manage to score, and Grasshopper took the shutout win. Grasshopper is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Basel won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 2 draws.
For Grasshopper, their top scorers are Tsiy William Ndenge and Renat Dadaşov, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Basel’s most prolific scorer has been Andi Zeqiri. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.