The 13th round of the Axpo Super League (1st football league in Switzerland) is opened on Thursday with the match FC Basel against FC Sion. Besides, last season's champion FC Basel is valid as a clear favorite. The other matches of this round follow on Saturday and Sunday.
Last year's champion FC Basel is also this year again the quite big favorite on the title. After 12 rounds the team of Christian Gross stands on the second league table rank. Last it did often not run by wish for Basel. The negative series was finished only with the 3:2-away victory against promoted team AC Bellinzona. Before it Basel remained more than one month without victory. Now a new victory series should be begun.
FC Sion seems to be for it the right opponent. The team of the German manager Uli Stielike stands at the moment on the 7th league table rank and has won in the running championship only one away match. However, in the first direct duel in this season with FC Basel the team of Uli Stielike celebrated an unexpected victory. Sion won in the 4th round by goals of Beto and Saidu Alade Adeshina with 2:0.
Last 5 results in Axpo Super League:
8th matchday: FC Aarau vs. FC Basel 0:2
9th matchday: FC Basel vs. FC Luzern 2:0
10th matchday: FC Basel vs. BSC Young Boys 1:2
11th matchday: Grasshoppers Zürich vs. FC Basel 1:1
12th matchday: AC Bellinzona vs. FC Basel 2:3
8th matchday: FC Luzern vs. FC Sion 1:1
9th matchday: Neuchâtel Xamax FC vs. FC Sion 3:3
10th matchday: FC Sion vs. FC Aarau 1:1
11th matchday: BSC Young Boys vs. FC Sion 5:0
12th matchday: FC Sion vs. Grasshoppers Zürich 0:0
Data:
FC Basel vs. FC Sion
Fixture: Thursday, 30.10.2008, 7:45 pm
Stadium: Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
Tip: Basel will get revenge for the defeat in Sion and win this time clearly.
our tip is 1
the highest odd is on Betfair, odd 1,37