FC Basel 1893 will play a friendly match against FC Winterthur on Saturday, 3 October. The fixture offers a chance to find their rhythm again after a disappointing 1-3 home defeat to FC St. Gallen before the international break.
The side currently sits fourth in the Super League with 13 points from nine games. Their recent form, with just one win from the last five league matches (LWLLD), highlights a clear need for improvement. Top scorer Žan Celar leads the club's scoring charts with six goals this season.
Opponent's Form
Hosts FC Winterthur enter the match on a run of three wins and two draws from their last five outings. Their most recent starting lineup against Neuchatel Xamax FC featured goalkeeper M. Kuster and a defensive line of F. Rohner, T. Citherlet, R. Arnold and S. Camara.
Basel's Lineup
In the defeat to St. Gallen, a 4-2-3-1 formation was deployed with Marwin Salvi in goal. The back four consisted of Keisuke Tsunemoto, Flavius Daniliuc, Adrian Victory and Clément Michelin. Metinho and Julian Harder operated in defensive midfield, while the attack was supplied by Kazeem Olaigbe, Xherdan Shaqiri and Philip Otele for striker Žan Celar.
The match in Winterthur serves as preparation for the next competitive fixture on 11 October away to FC Vaduz. The league table shows Basel twelve points behind leaders FC Lugano.
