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Sion and Basel meet at Stade de Tourbillon, in a match for the 16th round of the Super League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 09‑12‑2020, Basel won at home by (4‑2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 08‑07‑2020, for the Super League, which ended with the victory of Sion by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by P. Kasami (29 ‘). Despite being a match between 8th and 3rd in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 7th ranked in home games and the 5th away.
Sion :
The home team is currently in 8th position, with 16 points won, after 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Lugano by (1‑1). In the last match, they won away against Lausanne Sport by (0‑1). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since they won 10 points in their stadium, where they scored 8 goals and suffered 6, against only 6 points away, with 7 goals scored and 14 suffered. For the championship, Sion won 10 points out of a possible 21, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (6 out of 7 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he conceded the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. In the last 15 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The Sion team is doing a medium season in its fight for maintenance in this division and comes to this match of matchday 16 in eighth place in the standings, with 16 points, giving it a three-point advantage. over Luzern (with one game less). Without knowing the taste of defeat for five games in a row, the team led by coach Fabio Grosso will play very motivated, having managed to return to victories last weekend, with a draw in the reception to Lugano (1×1). In the last match, Sion beat Lausanne (0x1) in a match in which they scored at minute 26 (Karlen) and managed to suffer until the end to maintain the lead.
Basel :
After 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 23 points won. In their last match, they lost to Zürich at home by (1‑4), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Luzern, by (1‑2). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 14 points, against only 9 in their away games. For the championship, Basel won 9 points out of 21 possible, after 3 wins and 4 losses in the last 7 games they played as a visitor. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at half-time 0‑0 (4 out of 7 matches) and at the end of the match 1‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
Basel have fallen far short of expectations, in a season in which they initially hoped to regain the title of national champion or, at least, fight for the championship. Heading into the sixteenth day of the Superliga, the team led by coach Ciriaco Sforza is in fourth place in the general classification, with the same 23 points as Lugano and Sankt Gallen and already nine points behind Young Boys. This past weekend, Basel returned to official activity after the Swiss championship break and could hardly have imagined a worse start. In the reception to Zurich, Sforza’s team lost 1×4, with all the goals suffered in just 45 minutes.
Sion vs Basel head to head matches
09.12.20 SL Basel Sion 4 : 2
08.07.20 SL Sion Basel 1 : 0
28.06.20 SL Basel Sion 2 : 0
08.12.19 SL Basel Sion 4 : 0
19.07.19 SL Sion Basel 1 : 4