Winterthur vs Basel Prediction: Basel to boost their European chances

In this Swiss Super League matchup, Basel will travel to Winterthur's Stadion Schützenwiese to take on Winterthur. Both teams have a lot to play for in this match, with Basel trying desperately to make the European berths while Winterthur have a fighting chance of escaping relegation.

Winterthur had a record of one victory against St. Gallen and four defeats to Basel, Luzern, Grasshopper, and Luzern in their previous matches. Winterthur were only able to score eleven goals while allowing six to be scored against them. During the current league season, Winterthur have scored 0.93 goals on average per game they have played. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was given 77 yellow cards and 2 red cards, which resulted in a total of 12.43 fouls committed on average over all of their matches. The overall rating of the Winterthur team is 6.59 on average per game. This season, Winterthur has an average possession rate of 40.20%, which indicates that they are somehow unable to hold control of the ball. Ahead of this meeting, Winterthur had not been victorious in either of their previous two league matches at home.

The most recent match that Basel competed in resulted in a victory for them in the Super League competition against Sion by a score of 1-2. During that game, Basel had a 50 percent possession rate and 11 shots on goal, with four of them finding the back of the net. Andi Zeqiri in the 17th minute and Dan Ndoye in the 40th minute were the ones to score for Basel. The opposition, Sion, had a total of 14 shots on goal, but only five of them were on target. Giovanni Sio in the 45th minute scored for Sion. In their most recent contests, Basel have been productive moving forward, as seen by the fact that they have scored eight goals in their most recent six matches. Basel have been quite leaky at the back, having also been scored against in six of those same games. Away from home in their most recent two league fixtures, Basel haven't tasted defeat.

Basel defeated Winterthur 2-0 in their most recent league match, which took place on match day 26 of the Super League on April 1, 2023. The final result was Basel 2, Winterthur 0. During that match, Basel held 59% of the possession and had 8 shots on goal, with 5 of them finding their intended target. Jean-Kévin Augustin in the 25th minute and Bradley Fink in the 85th minute scored for the team. Winterthur, who were their opponents, had five shots on goal, with only one of them being on target.

Winterthur do not give off the impression of being a squad that are willing to progress, nor have they exhibited any character as of late. However, Basel have also been erratic, but they overcame a formidable Sion side just the week before. In spite of this, the defenses of both clubs are susceptible, and we anticipate that they will be subpar once again. We will rely on goals scored here and a victory for Basel.