In a weekend match in week 18, on Saturday Jan 28th, Luzern will travel to Basel to battle Basel in a clash of the Super League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Basel is fresh off their 1-1 draw against St. Gallen. Jeremy Bruno Guillemenot struck first for St. Gallen in the 5th minute, but Mohamed Amdouni got the equalizer for Basel in the 30th minute earning Basel at least a draw. Basel is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while luzern is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Zürich. Max Meyer scored the first goal for Luzern in the 62nd minute on a penalty shot, then Sofiane Chader added another in the 83rd minute . Luzern looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Luzern and Basel last played eachother at the Swissporarena on Nov 9th. Basel was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Darian Males scored the first goal for Basel in the 6th minute on a penalty, then Bradley Fink added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Mamadou Sene In the end, Luzern couldn’t muster any offence and Basel ran away with the shutout win.
Sofiane Chader has been the most prolific scorer on Luzern in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Mohamed Amdouni has been the most prolific scorer on Basel in the last five matches with two goals.