Oct 9th features a match where Lugano will host Basel in a clash of the Super League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Lugano, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Servette. Jonathan Sabbatini struck first for Lugano in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Servette couldn’t muster any offence and Lugano ran away with the shutout win. Lugano is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Basel recorded a 3-2 win against St. Gallen. Guillemenot struck first for St. Gallen in the 6th minute, then Mohamed Amdouni tied it up for Basel in the 15th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a goal by Bradley Fink to cap off a wild match. Basel is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Basel and Lugano last played eachother at the St. Jakob-park on Sun Aug 14th. Lugano won by a score of 2 to 0 in front of almost 20000 fans. Boris Babic scored the first goal for Lugano in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Mohamed Belhaj Mahmoud added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ousmane Doumbia In the end, Basel was frustrated by Lugano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lugano ended the match with the shutout victory.
Andi Zeqiri has been the most prolific scorer on Basel in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Lugano’s top weapon lately has been Boris Babic, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.