Lugano entertain Basel at Stadio di Cornaredo in the Super League on Sunday (February 26).
The hosts have five players sidelined through injury, including midfielder Mattia Bottani and centre-back Lukas Mai. Zeki Amdouni and Andi Zeqiri lead the side with six goals apiece. Their away record has been unimpressive, though, with one win in their last five outings. Basel, meanwhile, were vice-champions last season behind FC Zurich, which came with a ticket to the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. Their tally of 29 points could be outrun by fifth-placed Luzern (27 points) and sixth-placed Basel (26 points). They hope to have another continental campaign in a few months after reaching fourth spot in the Super League standings.
The Swiss Super League's week 22 matches will take place at the Stadio di Cornaredo, and Lugano will take on Basel.
The current play of both teams indicates that this contest will be decided by the slimmest of margins. The previous six matches that FC Basel 1893 have played have resulted in a total of 23 goals being scored, which results in an average of 3.83 goals being scored in each match. Both Zeki Amdouni (in the 51st minute) and Andi Zeqiri (in the 61st minute) found the back of the net for FC Basel 1893. Prior to that, the score in the Super League match between FC Basel 1893 and Servette FC was 2-2. In addition, it is important to note that Lugao have not been victorious in either of their last two league matches played at home. Lugano have not been defeated in the league by FC Basel 1893 in their previous two games, according to the facts presented before the match.