GolVolt — Basel vs Zürich: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 August: Zürich – Basel 1:2

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Basel have won the last 6 meetings.

Streak

Zürich have scored in 9 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those matches.

Streak

Zürich unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 1 September, 2:4 against Young Boys.

Attack

Zürich score 2.8 goals per match

Basel1.2 Zürich2.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Basel score 1.2.

Table

3 points apart in the table

7.Basel14 pts 5.Zürich17 pts

Basel: place 7, 14 pts · Zürich: place 5, 17 pts.

Player in form

Philippe Paulin Keny: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.84

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.8).

Players to watch

Super League, this season.

Zan Celar

Basel · forward

6goals 2assists 6.97avg rating

Last match, Lugano: 1 assist, rating 7.3.

Umeh Emmanuel

Zürich · midfielder

6goals 3assists 7.17avg rating

Last match, Young Boys: 2 goals, rating 8.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Basel at home and Zürich away, as in this match.

Basel

at home · 10

2W2D6L1.4scored per match2.0conceded per match

Zürich

away · 10

2W3D5L1.5scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

7 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 22 Aug 2026 · Super League Zürich 1:2 Basel Keny 8' (k) · Olaigbe 62' · Celar 85' (k). Basel: 6 wins in a row in this fixture.

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0 draws3.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Basel (4-2-3-1, last: Lugano) · Zürich (4-1-4-1, last: Young Boys).

Official around 19:30, Sat 19 Dec

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season Derby

Basel and Zürich are rivals.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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