FC Luzern 2:4 FC Basel 1893: Super League Match Result

Match report

Basel beat Lucerne 4:2 at the Thermoplan Arena in the Swiss Super League on Saturday. The visitors moved clear in the middle of the table while the hosts slipped further behind. We had given a home win at 41 per cent confidence, but the match went another way — and here's the thing, Basel simply took their chances when they mattered.

Žan Celar opened the scoring after four minutes, and Philip Otele doubled the lead before the break. Lucerne responded through Lars Villiger in the eighty-fourth minute, but Xherdan Shaqiri had already put the game beyond doubt with two goals of his own. By then the visitors were playing with confidence, and the hosts were chasing shadows.

Shaqiri took his first goal in the fifty-sixth minute, collected a yellow card five minutes later, and added a second in the sixty-sixth before being replaced. Both sides made changes around the hour mark — Lucerne brought on Tyron Owusu and Mio Zimmermann while Basel introduced Jonas Harder and Daniel Mikołajewski. Kevin Ruegg went off for Lucerne after receiving a booking in the fifty-eighth minute.

Lucerne had more attacks at 122 to 93 but their shot accuracy was 0.16 compared to 0.35 for Basel. The hosts created three big chances and lost 24 aerial duels, while Basel won the same number of aerial battles and held 54 per cent possession. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging — and that is exactly what happened here.

Basel sit fourth with 13 points after eight games, three clear of Lucerne in eighth with 9. The visitors have been inconsistent of late with defeats to Lugano and Sion, but they turned it on when it counted. The history between them adds an edge, and this result puts Basel in a stronger position heading into the next round.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 3 – 6

Shots off target 6 – 6

Big chances 3 – 2

⚽ 1' Oscar Kabwit Tshikomb — Goal ⚽ 4' Žan Celar — Goal ⚽ 42' Philip Otele — Goal 🟨 52' Bung Hua Freimann — Yellow card ⚽ 56' Xherdan Shaqiri — Goal 🟨 57' Xherdan Shaqiri — Yellow card 🟨 58' Kevin Ruegg — Yellow card ⇄ 60' Oscar Kabwit Tshikomb — Substitution ⇄ 60' Mio Zimmermann — Substitution ⇄ 60' Tyron Owusu — Substitution ⇄ 61' Philip Otele — Substitution ⇄ 61' Kevin Ruegg — Substitution ⚽ 66' Xherdan Shaqiri — Goal ⇄ 72' Xherdan Shaqiri — Substitution ⇄ 72' Jonas harder — Substitution ⇄ 72' Daniel Mikołajewski — Substitution ⇄ 83' Matteo Di Giusto — Substitution ⚽ 84' Lars Villiger — Goal ⇄ 85' Žan Celar — Substitution

Match events

1' 1:0 FC Luzern Goal Oscar Kabwit Tshikomb assist: Rúben Dantas Fernandes
4' 1:1 FC Basel 1893 Goal Žan Celar assist: Kazeem Olaigbe
42' 1:2 FC Basel 1893 Goal Philip Otele assist: Xherdan Shaqiri
52' 1:2 FC Luzern Yellow card Bung Hua Freimann
56' 1:3 FC Basel 1893 Goal Xherdan Shaqiri assist: Kazeem Olaigbe
57' 1:3 FC Basel 1893 Yellow card Xherdan Shaqiri
58' 1:3 FC Basel 1893 Yellow card Kevin Ruegg
60' 1:3 FC Luzern Substitution Oscar Kabwit Tshikomb off: Bongeli Faveurdi Beenga
60' 1:3 FC Luzern Substitution Mio Zimmermann off: Lucas Manuel Silva Ferreira
60' 1:3 FC Luzern Substitution Tyron Owusu off: Aurelio Oehlers
61' 1:3 FC Basel 1893 Substitution Philip Otele off: Aaron Malouda
61' 1:3 FC Basel 1893 Substitution Kevin Ruegg off: Clément Michelin
66' 1:4 FC Basel 1893 Goal Xherdan Shaqiri assist: Kazeem Olaigbe
72' 1:4 FC Basel 1893 Substitution Xherdan Shaqiri off: giacomo koloto
72' 1:4 FC Basel 1893 Substitution Jonas harder off: Ludwig Thorell
72' 1:4 FC Luzern Substitution Daniel Mikołajewski off: Nando Toggenburger
83' 1:4 FC Luzern Substitution Matteo Di Giusto off: Lars Villiger
84' 2:4 FC Luzern Goal Lars Villiger assist: Bongeli Faveurdi Beenga
85' 2:4 FC Basel 1893 Substitution Žan Celar off: Becir Omeragic

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

3 Shots on target 6

6 Shots off target 6

3 Big chances 2

122 Attacks 93

6 Corners 3

13 Fouls 14

12 Free kicks 13

3 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 12

28 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

9/2438% Aerial duels 15/2463%

59 Backward passes 65

10 Blocked shots 5

16 Clearances 25

6/2524% Crosses 2/922%

3/743% Dribbles 6/1250%

98 Failed passes 86

2 Goalkeeper saves 1

6 Interceptions 17

15 Key passes 17

28/6543% Long passes 31/6250%

91 Passes into the final third 68

253 Passes in the opposition half 197

147 Passes in own half 261

0.16 Shot accuracy 0.35

7 Shots from outside the box 4

12 Shots inside the box 12

14/2070% Tackles 10/1663%

375 Total passes 449

Line-ups

FC Luzern

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Karlo Letica	30
13	Bung Hua Freimann	13
14	Andrejs Cigaņiks	14
22	R. Dantas Fernandes	22
6	Leonardo Fabrizio Bertone	6
11	Matteo Emilio Di Giusto	11
24	Tyron Owusu	24
80	Mio Zimmermann	80
16	O. tshikomb	16
19	D. Mikołajewski	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Simon Simoni	1
5	Stefan Knežević	5
21	Louis Luthi	21
10	L. Silva	10
29	Levin Winkler	29
7	Aurelio Oehlers	7
15	Nando Toggenburger	15
27	Lars Williger	27

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FC Basel 1893

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Mirko Salvi	13
6	Keigo Tsunemoto	6
24	Flavius David Daniliuc	24
27	Kevin Rüegg	27
55	Akpe Victor	55
5	Metinho	5
7	Philip Porwei Otele	7
10	Xherdan Shaqiri	10
11	Kazeem Aderemi Olaigbe	11
44	Jonas Harder	44
9	Žan Celar	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
49	Renato Widmer D'Autilia	49
3	Nicolas Vouilloz	3
4	Bećir Omeragić	4
22	Clément Jérôme Michelin	22
29	Moussa Cissé	29
8	Ludwig Simon Małachowski Thorell	8
41	J. Doucoure	41
17	Aaron Malouda	17
37	Giacomo Coloto	37

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Match prediction: FC Luzern — FC Basel 1893

Win: FC Luzern

Confidence 41%

Reasoning

Люцерн — 6. place, 9 points after 7 games (2 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses)
Базель — 5. place, 10 points after 7 games (3 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses)
Люцерн, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses
Базель, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
Head-to-head: 15 games, Люцерн — 5, 4 draws, Базель — 6

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	FC Lugano	9	8	1	0	25
2	BSC Young Boys	9	5	4	0	19
3	FC Sion	9	6	1	2	19
4	FC Basel 1893	9	4	1	4	13
5	FC St. Gallen	9	4	1	4	13
6	FC Luzern	9	3	3	3	12
7	FC Zurich	9	3	2	4	11
8	Servette FC	9	3	1	5	10
9	FC Thun	9	3	1	5	10
10	Grasshoppers	9	2	2	5	8

FC Luzern — FC Basel 1893: 2:4, Super League

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Match prediction: FC Luzern — FC Basel 1893

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