⚽️ Game: FC Basel vs Winterthur
⚽️ Competition: Cup Switzerland
🗓 Date: 08/25/2020
💡 Betting Tips: Handicap: Home win -1.5
📈 Odds: 1.83
💳 Stake: 7/10 units
FC Basel vs Winterthur Free Betting Tips
Basel a size too big for the second division?
One title is still to be awarded in Switzerland this season. Next Sunday the cup winners of the special season 2019/2020 will be determined in the Stade de Suisse. With the reigning champion Young Boys Bern, the first finalist has already been determined. The opponent of the yellow-blacks will be played on Tuesday evening, FC Basel will meet Winterthur. According to the odds, there are no two opinions as to who is the favorite in the unequal duel first against second division.
The team of German coach Ralf Loose put in a fantastic final sprint in the Challenge League and scored an impressive 19 points from the final seven matches. In addition, the Red-Whites surprised in the previous course of the competition with successes against St. Gallen or Thun.
Since the former Swiss champions (last in 1917) had not played a competitive game for three weeks, while the favorite was still active in the Europa League, we would refrain from predicting the underdog between FC Basel and Winterthur. Instead, we expect a sovereign performance from the Koller-Elf and a befitting finale of the rivals from Bern and Basel.
FC Basel – Statistics & current form
So now it is official. Marcel Koller will leave FC Basel after his contract expires at the end of this season. The former Austrian national coach, who has been criticized for some time and probably only could have saved his post by winning the championship or a sensational entry into the UEFA Europa League final, will be a maximum of two more matches of the “Bebbi” on the sidelines coach.
Number one will rise in the cup semi-finals on Tuesday evening, when FC Basel is clearly favored against Winterthur when looking at the odds. This assessment is not really surprising, especially since the Red-Blue not only play a class higher, but also do not look back on a very long time without duty. In mid-August, FCB was still in action internationally, but missed the semi-finals in the Europa League after a heavy 1: 4 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.
FC Basel wants to successfully defend the title
The decisive question under the aspects mentioned will certainly be whether the Baselers can motivate themselves again or whether the impending separation with the coach even brings with it an alibi, which in turn could potentially lead to a weaker performance. We are convinced that the favored home side would like to play the final against the Young Boys, so we assume a concentrated performance that undoubtedly justifies a tip on the red-blue between FC Basel and Winterthur.
From a purely statistical point of view, the chances are quite good, especially since the Koller-Elf have not lost a home game at national or international level since the restart. The last defeat in their own stadium was in the Swiss Cup in June 2015. In general, the club from the north-west of the country has had almost exclusively positive experiences with the national cup in the recent past. In this decade alone, FCB made it into seven finals and won the title four times. In 2019 the trophy was raised after a 2-1 win against Thun.
Probable formation of FC Basel:
↪ Nikolic – Petretta, Alderete, van der Werff, Widmer – Xhaka – Pululu, Frei, Campo, Stocker – Van Wolfswinkel
Last matches from FC Basel:
Europa League Final Stage
⚽️ 08/11 2020 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 – 1 FC Basel 1893
⚽️ 08/06 2020 FC Basel 1893 1 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Super League
⚽️ 08/03 2020 FC Basel 1893 0 – 0 FC Luzern
⚽️ 07/31 2020 FC Thun 0 – 0 FC Basel 1893
⚽️ 07/26 2020 FC Basel 1893 4 – 4 FC Lugano
Winterthur – Statistics & current form
For FC Winterthur, the past second division season ended in a conciliatory manner. Thanks to six wins from the last seven games, the team of German coach Ralf Loose improved to fourth place and performed exactly as in 2018/2019. To what extent FCW was able to maintain the form from the final spurt in the Challenge League in the last three weeks without play remains to be seen.
The fact is that the red-whites will have to do without their best player in the semi-finals of the Swiss Cup. Luka Sliskovic, who scored the most goals over the course of the season (14) and gave the most assists (six), moved to the third division with immediate effect at 1. FC Magdeburg at the beginning of August. Without their top scorer, the underdog will likely lack attacking power.
Winterthur into the game of the year without Sliskovic
Nevertheless, the Canton of Zurich is looking forward to the game of the year in the semi-finals of the national cup competition, which they absolutely deserved due to their great performances in the previous rounds.
- “In the cup, it is important that you can do your very best – playfully and in a fighting manner. We know that Basel is strong and that we can only win if they don’t have the best day. ” – FCW managing director Mösli
Among other things, the second division defeated the runner-up St. Gallen and the first division Thun. But each in their own stadium. At St. Jakob Park, we don’t expect the outsider to come up with any further surprises, which is why a forecast for the “Bebbi” between FC Basel and Winterthur is obvious.
In addition to the aforementioned absence of the goal scorer Sliskovic, some other potential regular players will probably not be available injured. At least the ex-Baselers Calla, Buess and Pepsi are on board and are eager for a surprise against the former employer.
Probable formation of Winterthur:
↪ Spiegel – Schättin, Lekaj, Isik, Tranquilli – Pepsi, Doumbia – Ltaief, Alves, Calla – Buess
Last matches from Winterthur:
Cup
⚽️ 08/05 2020 FC Winterthur 4 – 0 FC Bavois
Challenge League
⚽️ 08/02 2020 Grasshopper Club 0 – 6 FC Winterthur
⚽️ 07/30 2020 FC Winterthur 4 – 0 SC Kriens
⚽️ 07/24 2020 FC Lausanne Sports 1 – 2 FC Winterthur
⚽️ 07/21 2020 FC Winterthur 2 – 2 FC Wil 1900
FC Basel vs Winterthur Direct comparison
The pairing FC Basel against Winterthur has meanwhile a certain tradition in the Swiss Cup. The two clubs have met four times in the past 14 years. The red-blue always prevailed, in 2012 and 2017 even in the semi-finals. The cup games always took place on the Schützenwiese in Winterthur. In 2020, the St. Jakob Park will host this cup match for the first time.
FC Basel vs Winterthur – Betting odds comparison – Cup Switzerland
🥅 Betting Tips: FC Basel
⚽️ Odds: 1.25
🥅 Betting Tips: Draw
⚽️ Odds: 5.5
🥅 Betting Tips: Winterthur
⚽️ Odds: 8.5
FC Basel vs Winterthur Statistics Highlights
Recent matches between FC Basel vs Winterthur
Cup
⚽️ 10/31 2018 FC Winterthur 0 – 1 FC Basel 1893
Club friendship games
⚽️ 01/24 2018 FC Basel 1893 1 – 0 FC Winterthur
Cup
⚽️ 04/05 2017 FC Winterthur 1 – 3 FC Basel 1893
⚽️ 09/21 2014 FC Winterthur 0 – 4 FC Basel 1893
⚽️ 04/15 2012 FC Winterthur 1 – 2 FC Basel 1893
FC Basel vs Winterthur Free Betting Tips Provided by CoreBet Tipsters
The signs before the second Cup semi-final in Switzerland are clear. According to the betting odds, FC Basel is the clear favorite in the game against Winterthur. The Red-Blue are the higher-class team, have more quality and, unlike the opponent from the second division, are a little more in rhythm. The FCW has been waiting for a competitive game for three weeks and could have lost the momentum of the strong final spurt in the Challenge League.
Key facts – FC Basel vs Winterthur tips
💫 Young Boys Bern are waiting for the winner in the final (August 30)
💫 Winterthur has to do without top scorer Sliskovic
💫 So far, FC Basel has won all four cup duels against the second division side
Because the “Bebbi” was able to make all four previous cup duels with the red-whites victorious and is now even allowed to compete for the first time at home in St. Jakob Park, we lack the arguments to play the odds on the underdog between FC Basel and Winterthur . To make matters worse, from the guest’s point of view, the top scorer Sliskovic has moved to Magdeburg and will therefore not be available.
Although the Loose team eliminated two Super League clubs with St. Gallen and Thun in the previous cup, we decide between FC Basel and Winterthur for the tip on a handicap success for the favorite.
