FC Zurich vs FC Basel 1893 — Super League 2018
Both teams score in 100% of FC Zurich’s matches
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 5+ matches
FC Zurich42%
FC Basel 189336%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 7 home / 5 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over66
- Under34
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes66
- No34
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
FC Zurich ↓
Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
FC Zurich at home — creates 2.08, concedes 1.78 · 7 matches
FC Basel 1893 away — creates 1.46, concedes 1.47 · 5 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
FC Zurich attack 2.08 + FC Basel 1893 defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.77
FC Basel 1893 attack 1.46 + FC Zurich defence 1.78 → ÷2 → 1.62
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 42%?"
FC Zurich at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 42% does not mean "FC Zurich will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Insights
- FC Zurich score first in only 18% of matches
- 82% of FC Zurich’s matches go over 2.5 goals
- FC Basel 1893 score first in only 24% of matches
- Both sides lean high-scoring (82% and 62% over 2.5)
- 47% of FC Basel 1893’s goals come after the 75th minute
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Style Matchup
Contrasting stylesHead-to-head
10 previous meetings
Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
FC Zurich host FC Basel 1893 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 at 18:30. The match is part of the Super League 2018/2019 season.
Preview: FC Zurich host FC Basel 1893
August 22, 2026: FC Zurich take on FC Basel 1893 in Super League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.
FC Zurich host FC Basel 1893 at Letzigrund Stadion.
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