The knocked-out Basel side await the in-form team from Luzern in the Swiss Super League on the coming matchday. The home side have been waiting for their next win for more than a month. In the meantime, they suffered an embarrassing 2:6 defeat in the cup against the second division team from Winterthur.
Luzern, for their part, are unbeaten for five rounds of matches and are only two points behind their upcoming opponents. For the match at St. Jakobs-Park between FC Basel and Luzern, the prediction includes goals on both sides and more than two goals.
Prediction & Live Odds for Basel vs. Luzern 13/03/2021
Luzern recently beat their direct top and bottom table neighbours from St. Gallen and Zurich. Like coach Fabio Celestini’s team, only the league leaders from Bern have gone the past five rounds without defeat in the Super League.
For the upcoming match between FC Basel and Luzern, the tip is that at least three goals will be scored (OVER 2.5) and both sides to score (BTTS) ✅, despite the current playing problems of the hosts. In the match, the two teams with the highest goal totals per match will face each other.
FC Basel – Statistics & current form
The Red-Blue are in free fall: The team of coach Ciriaco Sforza recently conceded three defeats and three draws in the league. For last year’s third-placed team, this result is of course out of the question.
There is not much left of the former glory of the 20-time champions, last seen four years ago and then for the eighth time in a row. The recent defeat by Servette has pushed Basel down to third place, and the chasers from Zurich or their upcoming opponents are breathing down the FCB’s neck.
Above all, the offensive has been largely off duty lately. Only three goals were scored in the past five rounds of matches. Only the current top scorer in the Super League, the Brazilian striker Arthur, is bucking the negative trend. The 22-year-old has scored two of the last three goals for Basel.
The air is thick in Basel
One reason for the sporting misery is certainly the turbulent environment in Basel. Club president Burgener is discredited by large sections of the supporters. The reason is the plans that the club should be financially secured by foreign investors in the future. Numerous protests have again been announced in the city around the upcoming match.
The smoldering dispute over the direction of the club is apparently not leaving the team unscathed.
Predicted line-up of FC Basel:
Lindner – Klose – van der Werff – Cardoso – Petretta – Zuffi – Frei – Kalulu – Kasami – Males – Arthur
Luzern – Statistics & current form
While the situation in Basel is characterised by a great deal of gloom, the situation at last year’s sixth-placed team is much more relaxed. Looking back at the last five match days, no team has picked up more points! Three wins and two draws are the best results.
The previous weakness away from home has also been remedied. In the last three away games, two victories were recorded, which means that half of all away victories this season have been recorded. A further exclamation mark was the home draw against the clear league leaders from Bern.
No one scores more than Luzern
A guarantor for the success is the functioning offensive: With 43 goals after 24 match days, it has the best record in the Swiss top flight! Last weekend, the attacking line-up once again delivered a great performance. St. Gallen, for example, was defeated 4:2.
One advantage this season is that the Lucerne team is comparatively difficult to count out when playing forward. Five players have already scored at least four goals this season and a loss like the one recently suffered by Marvin Schulz, the second best scorer, can be compensated for without any problems.
At the same time, however, the defence is vulnerable. Only the last team in the Super League table, Vaduz, concedes as many goals as the visitors!
Nevertheless, the odds on an away win, including the protection of a draw, are additionally interesting for the match between FC Basel and Luzern. Interwetten offers odds of 1.70 for this. The bookmaker is also currently offering a lucrative Interwetten bonus for new customers!
Expected line-up of Luzern:
Müller – Lucas – Knezevic – Frydek – Sidler – Tasar – Wehrmann – Ugrinic – Nidiya – Sorgic – Schaub