FC Basel 1893 travel to Thermoplan Arena on Sunday, 13 September 2026, kicking off at 16:30 CEST against FC Luzern. The hosts arrive in decent form while Basel sit only fifth in the Super League after two straight defeats.
Luzern's steady run
The Lucerne side picked up more points than Basel over their last five matches: a 1-1 draw with Servette FC, a 1-0 win over Lausanne-Sport, a 3-0 win at Buochs, a 2-2 draw with FC St. Gallen, and only a 0-3 loss at leaders Sion.
Basel's rough patch
FC Basel 1893 most recently lost 1-3 at home to FC Lugano, having also lost 1-2 to Sion, drawn 3-3 away at Young Boys, won 2-1 at Zurich and lost 2-5 to FC Barcelona. After seven league games the Reds sit on 10 points with 12 goals scored and 12 conceded, eight points behind leaders Lugano.
Against Lugano, Basel lined up in a 4-3-3: Jonas Omlin started in goal, protected by Kyoto Tsunemoto, Fabian Daniliuc, Ashley Victory and Neftali Vouilloz. Jonas Harder, Becir Omeragic and Ludvig Thorell held midfield, with Asane Sow, Zeki Celar and Kayne Olaigbe leading the attack. The full squad shows plenty of experienced options available.
The standings page still places Basel only fifth. After the trip to Luzern, Basel host FC St. Gallen, currently fourth, on 20 September. The two sides last met on 8 March 2026, when St. Gallen won 3-0, a fixture detailed on our fixtures page.
