In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 19th, in week 22, Basel and Lausanne Sport will play a match in Basel in a meeting of these two mismatched Super League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 3rd placed Basel, recorded a 1-3 loss against Young Boys. Michael Lang struck first for Basel in the 22nd minute, but Vincent Sierro got the equalizer for Young Boys in the 39th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 69th minute on a goal by Nicolas Ngamaleu. Basel is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Lausanne Sport is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Grasshopper. Momoh struck first for Grasshopper in the 28th minute, then Francis Momoh added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Lei Li In the end, Lausanne Sport was frustrated by Grasshopper’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Grasshopper ended the match with the shutout victory. Lausanne Sport looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
Lausanne Sport and Basel last played eachother at the St. Jakob-park on Dec 5th. Basel and Lausanne Sport battled to a 1-1 draw. Kukuruzovic struck first for Lausanne Sport in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick, then Pajtim Kasami got the equalizer for Basel in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Valentin Stocker earning them at least the one point.
Lausanne Sport is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Coyle and Rodrigo Pollero López each only have 1 goal in their last five. For Basel, their top scorers are Fabian Frei and Liam Millar, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.