Basel vs Trabzonspor Match Preview

Basel comes to this second leg after losing the previous game with a tight 1-0 result. In general, they do not come in their best shape here as they got two wins a draw and two losses over the last five matches across all competitions. In the domestic league, they are not doing that well either as they are currently ranked 6th, outside of the European competitions zone. The good news is the fact that they reached the quarter-finals of the Swiss Cup which will add motivation to them.

Offensively they are doing quite well this season and in the last five encounters scored a total of ten goals averaging two goals per game while managing to find the back of the net in three duels. Amdouni with 6 goals - 3 assists and Zeqiri 6 goals - 2 assists have been their best scorers in the league with Zeqiri doing great also in the UEFA Europa Conference League with 3 goals.

Trabzonspor, on the other side, did it well in the previous game scoring a goal and then defending in a solid way to grab the much-needed victory. They come after three wins and two losses over the last five matches across all competitions. For the moment, the league in Turkey is suspended because of the major earthquake so they did not play on the weekend which means they will be quite fresh for this game.

Offensively they have been doing decently this season too as in the last five matches they scored a total of nine goals averaging almost two goals per game while managing to find the back of the net in each duel. Their best scorer in the league has been Trezeguet with 7 goals - 1 assist followed by Bakasetas with 6 goals - 5 assists.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score at least a goal here. Basel at home will try to overturn the previous loss and they need to score at least a goal here in order to try and hope for extra time as a minimum. Trabzonspor will try to make the most out of counterattacks as their rivals are going to attack leaving many spaces behind and the truth is that the host do not have a very solid defense.