On Sunday Nov 6th, in week 15, Basel will play host to Sion in a Super League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 6th placed Basel, recorded a 1-3 loss against Young Boys. Rieder struck first for Young Boys in the 7th minute, then Meschack Elia added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Rieder. Basel is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Sion, recorded a 0-1 loss against Zürich. Jonathan Okita struck first for Zürich in the 8th minute on a feed from Antonio Marchesano, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sion was frustrated by Zürich’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Zürich ended the match with the shutout victory. Sion is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 3rd of September, Sion won by a score of 2 to 1. 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.
Mario Balotelli has been the most prolific scorer on Sion in the last five matches with three goals. Both Comas Freixas and Bradley Fink have been the hottest scorers for Basel in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.