On Sun Aug 28th, Zürich plays host to Basel in a clash of the Super League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 10th placed Zürich is fresh off their 2-1 win against Hearts. Lawrence Shankland scored the first goal for Hearts in the 22nd minute on a penalty, but Adria Guerrero Aguilar got the equalizer for Zürich in the 32nd minute on a penalty But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 34th minute on a goal by Blerim Džemaili. Zürich is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Basel recorded a 0-2 loss against Lugano. Boris Babic struck first for Lugano in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Maren Haile-Selassie, then Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Basel couldn’t muster any offence and Lugano ran away with the shutout win. Basel looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Zürich won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Pajtim Kasami and Darian Males are the top scorers for Basel in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Zürich’s top weapon lately has been Donis Avdijaj, who has two goals in the last five matches.