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Basel vs. Sion Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Basel and Sion, taking place on Sunday, 26 January 2025, at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.
Basel, Recent Form
A 2-2 draw and a point gained against Lugano in their previous meeting will have been considered a fairly decent result for Basel last time out. In that game they had 49% possession and managed 22 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Lugano who had 18 attempts and 5 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 7 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 2 clean sheets in those games.
They have been on a decent run of form lately at St. Jakob-Park, going undefeated in 5 of their previous 6 games there and notching up 4 wins along the way.
Having scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games for Basel, Xherdan Shaqiri will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Sion, Recent Form
The Sion players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their home fixture against Grasshoppers recently, that ended in a 1-0 defeat. In that game they recorded 74 % of the possession, with 23 attempts on goal, 6 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 3 shots on goal.
Manager Didier Tholot will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Ilyas Chouaref will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Sion's last 6 league games.
Basel vs. Sion Head to head
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The stats show that in the last 3 meetings between Sion and their rivals, Basel, the former have conceded at least one goal.
In the past Basel have managed to keep the visitors in this home league fixture in check, being unbeaten for 38 games in a row.
