Predicted Edge

FC Lugano v FC Basel 1893

FC Lugano won 4 of the last 51st2–1FC Basel 1893 won 0 of the last 57th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
FC Lugano FC Basel 1893
12Shots21
7Shots on target5
6Corners6
12Fouls13
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Offsides1
326Passes546
37%Possession %63%
0.97xG0.95
Over 1.5
87%
Over 2.5
68%
Over 3.5
46%
Both score
59%
Model pick
FC Lugano 69%
Likely score
2-1 9%
Expected goals
2.47 – 1.01

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultFC Lugano68.9%1.451.59 Dafabet62.9%+6.0
Match resultDraw17.9%5.594.80 Dafabet20.8%-2.9
Match resultFC Basel 189313.2%7.575.50 Bet36518.2%-5.0
Total goalsOver 1.586.6%1.151.14 Betano87.7%-1.1
Total goalsUnder 1.513.4%7.476.50 Betfair15.4%-2.0
Total goalsOver 2.567.6%1.481.45 Betano69.0%-1.4
Total goalsUnder 2.532.4%3.092.75 Betfair36.4%-4.0
Total goalsOver 3.546.0%2.172.12 Betano47.2%-1.2
Total goalsUnder 3.554.0%1.851.73 Bet36557.8%-3.8
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes58.7%1.701.53 William Hill65.4%-6.7
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No41.3%2.422.55 Betfair39.2%+2.1

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

FC Lugano favoured against FC Basel 1893

Our model makes FC Lugano 69% to win this Swiss Super League fixture, with the draw at 18% and FC Basel 1893 at 13%. The goal projection is 2.47 for FC Lugano against 1.01 for FC Basel 1893 — a commanding edge to FC Lugano on expected output. A combined 3.48 goals points to a high-tempo game with chances at both ends, which puts over 2.5 at 68% and both teams to score at 59%. The single most likely scoreline is 2-1 at 9%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. FC Lugano is a strong favourite here on the numbers, but a 31% chance of not winning is not a remote possibility — it is roughly a one-in-three shot. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
2-1 9%
2-0 9%
1-1 8%
3-1 8%
3-0 8%

This season

Season records for FC Lugano and FC Basel 1893
FC Lugano FC Basel 1893
13Played13
11-1-1W-D-L4-3-6
2.62Pts / game1.15
2.77Goals for / game1.62
1.15Goals against / game1.92
92%Over 2.577%
62%BTTS69%
31%Clean sheets15%
8%Failed to score23%
6-1-0Home record1-1-4
5-0-1Away record3-2-2
L1StreakD1

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. FC Lugano · FC Basel 1893

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
17.0Shots15.4
5.8Shots on target3.6
5.0Corners5.2
3.00Cards2.60
13.2Fouls14.4
51Possession %59
1.63xG1.21
5 matchessample5 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
15.8Shots16.8
5.8Shots on target6.0
5.4Corners4.4
2.60Cards1.80
13.8Fouls15.8
49Possession %41
1.31xG1.66
5 matchessample5 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
FC LuganoMetricFC Basel 1893
3.40 (better)Goals scored2.20
1.40 (better)Goals conceded3.00
2.26 (better)Expected goals (xG)1.35
Big chances
6.33 (better)Shots on target3.00
15.67 (better)Total shots13.00
Touches in opp. box
5.00 (better)Corners4.33
47.0Possession %57.7 (better)
431Passes465 (better)
Tackles
14.33Fouls14.33
1.33Offsides1.00 (better)
Throw-ins
3.33Yellow cards2.33 (better)
0.00Red cards0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
FC Lugano wins
5
Draws
1
FC Basel 1893 wins
0
Goals / game
3.00
Over 2.5
67%
Both score
67%
Swiss Super League table
League table
#TeamPWDLGDPtsForm
1FC Lugano131111+2134FC Lugano won 4 of the last 5
2BSC Young Boys13841+1628BSC Young Boys won 4 of the last 5
3FC Sion13823+1126FC Sion won 2 of the last 5
4FC ST. Gallen13715+222FC ST. Gallen won 4 of the last 5
5FC Zurich13634-121FC Zurich won 3 of the last 5
6Servette FC13526+117Servette FC won 2 of the last 5
7FC Basel 189313436-415FC Basel 1893 won 0 of the last 5
8FC Thun13427-1014FC Thun won 2 of the last 5
9FC Luzern13346-713FC Luzern won 1 of the last 5
10Grasshoppers13256-1311Grasshoppers won 0 of the last 5
11FC Vaduz13319-510FC Vaduz won 1 of the last 5
12Lausanne13148-117Lausanne won 0 of the last 5