Basel vs Lugano Prediction: Home team in need of a desperate win

Swiss Super League match number 34 pits Basel against Lugano at St. Jakob-Park. Basel lost 6-1 to St. Gallen in their most recent league match, while Lugano won 2-1 at Winterthur on the road to extend their unbeaten streak to eight games.

After losing to St. Gallen by a score of 6-1 in their previous Super League match, Basel will be hoping for a different outcome this time around. Basel controlled 46% of the ball and had 8 shots, with 3 on target. Andi Zeqiri, in the 54th minute, was the lone scorer for Basel. St. Gallen had 23 shots, but only 13 were on target. St. Gallen's roster included Willem Geubbels in the 91st minute, Emmanuel Latte Lath in the 52nd minute, 63rd minute, Jordi Quintillà in the 36th minute, and Jérémy Guillemenot in the 22nd minute. In their last six games, both teams have scored a total of 22 goals, or 3.67 goals per game, with nine of those goals coming from Basel. Taking a look at their track record, Basel have lost their last three league games against Lugano. Also, the home team have not won a league game at home in their last three.

Lugano enters the match with confidence after winning their previous Super League match by a score of 2-1 against Winterthur. Lugano had 64 percent of the ball and 10 shots, with four on goal, in that encounter. Ignacio Aliseda in the 15th minute and Allan Arigoni in the 21st minute scored for Lugano. Winterthur, on the other hand, managed 11 shots, four of which were on target. Winterthur got a goal from Joaqun Ardaiz in the 16th minute. Averaging 2.17 goals per game over their last six games, Mattia Croci-Torti's Lugano have scored 13 goals in their recent matches. Lugano enters this game with an unbeaten record of three in their last away league games.

Basel and Lugano have played 32 times in the previous seasons, with Basel winning 16 games and Lugano winning 6 games. In total, ten of the games ended in draws. In those matchups between the two teams, Basel scored 64 goals, while Lugano only managed to score 36.

Recently, Basel's performance in the league have been all over the place, and overall, their results this season are just slightly worse than those of the previous seasons. In the meantime, Lugano still have a shot at qualifying for the Champions League; therefore, I do not anticipate that they will be slacking off either. Despite this, I have a feeling that the team playing at home will fare better in this match, and as a result, we anticipate that they will score twice. In the meantime, a bet on over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring are major choices that should be considered given Lugano's strong play.