Basel - St. Gallen, Picks and Tips
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 40 points earned after 10 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home to Lausanne Sport by (3-0). In the last match, it lost away to Zürich by (4-2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it registers 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats as a visitor, with 26 goals scored and 19 conceded, against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat at home, with 38 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home league games, Basel records 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat, having won 17 points out of a possible 30. In their home league games the most frequent scoreline at halftime was 0-0 (4 in 11 games). The team has allowed goals to its opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored with great regularity, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. In 23 games in the competition, it has never managed to turn the scoreboard in the 8 games in which it has conceded the first goal. In the last 11 home games in this competition there is 1 outstanding period: it has conceded 7 of its 12 goals between the minutes (76'-90'). Basel's team has been below expectations in the fight for the national championship title and goes into the game occupying the 3rd place in the league table, with a record of 40 points, four above Lugano and three below Young Boys. With only one win in the last four matches, the team led by coach Guillermo Abascal, who follows on an interim basis at the head of the team, is not living a good moment, as they have lost in two of the last three matches. Last Sunday, Basel lost away in the visit to the leader Zurich (4-2) and saw the disadvantage to the top of the league table increase, returning to the bad results after winning, with 3-0, in the reception to Lausanne.
The visiting team is currently in 5th place with 29 points earned, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away to Lugano by (0-2). In the last match, it won at home to Grasshopper by (2-0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, as in the last 30 matches it records 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in its stadium. In the championship, St. Gallen won 9 points out of a possible 30, after 3 wins and 7 losses in the last 10 games they played as visitors. The team has allowed their opponents goals in 8 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have managed to score in 8 of their last 10 games in this competition. In their games as visitors there is a tendency to score goals, since 8 of their last 11 games in the competition ended with more than 2.5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, they have only managed 1 turnover in the 11 games in which they conceded the first goal. The Sankt Gallen team has been underachieving in the fight for European qualification in general terms and goes into this round occupying the 5th position in the league table, with the same 29 points as Servette, two above Grasshoppers and seven behind Lugano. In great shape since the return of the Swiss championship after the winter break, the group led by the coach Peter Zeidler is still undefeated in 2022, having even won five of the six games played in the new calendar year. In the last round, Sankt Gallen received and beat Grasshoppers, 2-0, making it four wins in a row, which allows them to make a good recovery in terms of classification in the Swiss Super League.
Our recommendation tip for Basel - St. Gallen: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.50