FC Basel 1893 vs FC Sion

FC Basel 1893 host FC Sion in the Super League, kicking off on Thursday, 3 September 2026 at St. Jakob-Park. FC Basel 1893 sit 3rd in the table and FC Sion are 4th, so the hosts start as the higher-ranked side.

Over their last 5 league games FC Basel 1893 have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (L W W D L). At home and away combined they are averaging 1.8 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game this season, with 1 clean sheet on the board.

Over their last 5 league games FC Sion have taken 3 wins and 2 defeats (L W W L W). FC Sion are averaging 2.2 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, keeping 1 clean sheet so far.

Their last 9 meetings have produced 5 wins for FC Basel 1893, 2 for FC Sion and 2 draws, averaging 2.6 goals a game. That recent history is one of the inputs behind the rating below.

Weighing recent scoring rates, home and away splits and the head-to-head record through a Poisson model with a Dixon-Coles low-score adjustment, our engine lands on Double Chance X2 (Draw or Away) as the pick, rated 89% at odds of 1.12. The model's expected-goals line for this fixture is 0.95 to 2.57.

Sion's overwhelming away advantage in expected goals and recent form support this strong away or draw bet. Basel has not kept a clean sheet and faces a team generating 2.57 xG away.