Winterthur vs Basel Prediction: Basel confident of returning to winning ways

Stadion Schützenwiese will host the Swiss Super League encounter between Winterthur and Basel. Ahead of this game, both teams are coming off a defeat and will hope for a positive result here. How will this game unfold? Below, I preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities.

Winterthur

Winterthur's last game was against Altach, and they ended on the losing end in a club friendly. In the meantime, Winterthur's last league contest also ended in a defeat against Lugano. In a 2-1 contest, this team went two goals behind in the early minutes of the second half, and an 85-minute Loic Luthi strike could not see them turn the game around. Ahead of this game, Winterthur have only one win in their last five matches, coming against St. Gallen. In other matches, Winterthur lost four, scoring eight goals in their last five matches, while conceding ten.

Basel

Basel played Young Boys in their last league game, and they ended on the losing end. In a 1-2 contest, Basel went behind before the break, but a Philip Otele strike in the 67th minute saw this team level the score. However, the 78th-minute Christian Fassnacht strike saw their opponent turn the tables. Ahead of this game, Basel have lost only one of their last six matches. In other matches, Basel picked up wins over Sion and Etoile-Carouge while settling for a draw with Lausanne, St. Gallen, and Luzern. This season, Basel have 46 points from 28 matches, leaving them seated in the second spot.

Expert Betting Tips

Basel should be the better team here, and without doubt, I believe they will take their chances. While Winterthur have struggled, their inability to show character in defence will be a huge problem to deal with here. The visitors have been more impressive, and while they have a good chance of moving to the top of the table provided Servette loses, I will back them to win. Also, the visiting team has been the best side offensively this season, and I expect many goals from them.

Our first option is Basel to win and over 1.5 goals with odds at 1.67 on 1Xbet

Our second option is the first half goal line (over 1.0) with odds at 1.77 on Bet365

Our last option is the away team over 2.5 goals with odds at 2.36 on Betway