FC Basel

vs

Lausanne-Sports

Predictions & Betting Tips

FC Basel

• Basel have a solid home record in the Super League, losing just twice in seven games.
• FC Basel enter this Sunday’s Swiss Super League game on the back of two consecutive wins that appear to signal their return to form. This provides a great context for considering our FC Basel vs Lausanne-Sports betting tips ahead of the weekend.
• FCB won 2-1 away to Winterthur and followed that up with a solid 0-0 draw at home to second-placed St. Gallen.
• Magnin has installed a tactical approach in Basel that’s a mix of pragmatic and aggressive, playing either a flexible 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 that suits the talents at his disposal.
• Basel are a team with pace and power in the wide areas, but their best chances are created when they can play quick vertical transitions to release their players with pace in behind the opposing back line.

Lausanne-Sports

• Lausanne-Sports have lost all of their last three away matches.
• Lausanne-Sports have a similar, but perhaps less sophisticated approach to the game, with Peter Zeidler setting his team up in a compact and disciplined system that looks to press en masse and transition quickly with their young, mobile and athletic players.
• Thelonius Bair has been in fine form for them of late, netting six goals in 12 Super League outings and scoring two of their last three.
• Lausanne-Sports have just 20 points from 16 Super League matches and trail their opponents by seven points in eighth place.

Key Players

• Xherdan Shaqiri is their star player and the best player in the league, he’s scored six goals and laid on eight assists in his 16 Super League appearances and is the creative force behind the team.
• Thelonius Bair has been in fine form for them of late, netting six goals in 12 Super League outings and scoring two of their last three.

Betting Insights

• Magnin’s men are favourites at 1.66 for this matchup, but there’s plenty of value to be found in the 4.26 about a Lausanne-Sports win or a 4.35 draw. The FC Basel vs Lausanne-Sports prediction becomes even more interesting when you consider recent form and statistics.
• There’s a chess game within this matchup as Magnin arrived at Basel from his position as Lausanne-Sports boss, so there’s an element of familiarity in the tactical approach that could work both for and against the hosts this weekend. As part of our FC Basel vs Lausanne-Sports betting tips, keep an eye on how both managers adjust during the match.

Prediction

• FCB are favorites to make it three wins on the bounce.
• Expect a tight contest where Basel’s pace and Shaqiri’s creativity could be decisive.