FC Basel 1893
Football UEFA Europa League St. Jakob Park Thu 6 Nov 12:45
FCSB (FC Steaua Bucharest)
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: Basel vs FCSB

Swiss Super League side Basel host Romanian SuperLiga outfit FCSB in this Europa League match at St. Jakob Park, with kick-off set for 12:45 on Thursday 6 November. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Get With the Favourites on the Asian Handicap

Take a chance on Basel -1 when they clash with FCSB. The Asian Handicap odds of -104 are appealing and you’ll land a return for a win by two goals or more and money back if the favourites win by one.

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FCSB Bidding for Another Win

FC Basel played Young Boys on their travels in their last game. It was a 0-0 Super League draw at Wankdorfstadion. The Bebbi enjoyed 57% of possession although they couldn’t manage a single shot on target.

FCSB won their previous game by a 2-0 SuperLiga scoreline. It was on the road against Universitatea Cluj at Cluj Arena. The Bucharest side enjoyed 63% possession and had nine shots on goal, with Darius Olaru netting twice.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
17 Basel logo Basel 4 2 0 2 6 5 1 6:5 6
31 FCSB logo FCSB 4 1 0 3 3 7 -4 3:7 3
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Basel – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

FCB have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.6 goals from 11.2 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal. Ludovic Magnin's team have averaged 50.6% possession and 4.5 corners per game, conceding 1.2 goals and 3.9 corners from 11.3 attempts and 5.8 shots on goal.

Top scorer Xherdan Shaqiri has found the net 4 times, with Albian Ajeti and Philip Otele getting 3 apiece. Leading assistor is Xherdan Shaqiri with 5.

FCSB – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

FCSB have 5 victories, 4 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.3 goals from 16.1 attempts and 6.9 shots on goal. The Red and Blue average 54.1% possession, 6.9 corners awarded and 4.4 corners against them, while conceding 1.0 goals from 11.9 attempts and 4.6 shots on goal.

Florin Tanase is top scorer on 4, with Darius Olaru and Daniel Birligea next on 3. Florin Tanase has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 2.

Confirmed Lineups

Basel confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Marwin Hitz (GK), Nicolas Vouilloz, Adrian Leon Barisic, Flavius Daniliuc, Moussa Cisse, Metinho, Leo Leroy, Benie Traore, Xherdan Shaqiri, Marin Soticek, Moritz Broschinski.

FCSB confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Stefan Tarnovanu (GK), Alexandru Pantea, Siyabonga Ngezana, Daniel Graovac, Risto Radunovic, Florin Tanase, Adrian Sut, David Miculescu, Darius Olaru, Mamadou Thiam, Daniel Birligea.

Basel vs FCSB Prediction & Betting Tips

Unlock a complete betting breakdown for Basel vs FCSB, featuring our expert match prediction, expected final score, corners insight, standout player prop picks and a ready-to-play bet builder.

Match Prediction

The best Asian Handicap bet could be Basel -1 at -104, especially if you think that they can win handsomely. We are expecting the favourites to dominate when it comes to this Europa League encounter.

The football betting tips are created after keeping tabs on the latest Europa League team news along with the form guide. We also delve into the latest stats which can provide a barometer for how the action might play out.

Key Basel vs FCSB Europa League & league stats:

  • The -1 line has been covered by Basel in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • The -1 line has been covered by Basel in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The -1 line has been covered by Basel in 3 consecutive games at home.
Basel -1 Probability

The best betting sites make it a 51% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, we have this number closer to 60% based on our in-depth research. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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There’s the option to wager on FCB to triumph by a specific number of goals through the Winning Margin market. This offers an attractive Asian Handicap alternative.

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Our Match Prediction
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Daniel Birligea Over 0.5 Shots On Target -132 BetMGM logo

Daniel Birligea (FCSB) can be backed at -132 to finish with one or more shots on goal. He stands out as a value pick when it comes to Shots on Target, with the recommendation being to wager this player prop pick.

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Philip Porwei Otele to Score +240 BetMGM logo

Philip Porwei Otele (Basel) has netted five goals in his past ten games on home soil. We’ll use this stat and take odds of +240 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Philip Porwei Otele Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

FCSB Over 3.5 Corners -125 BetMGM logo

The 3.5 corners line has been covered by FCSB in seven straight games. We’re anticipating that there will be plenty of FCSB corners and that the Team Corners line will be covered, with odds of -125 on offer.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Basel Logo Basel
Total
8.40 4.50 3.90
Home
9.10 5.30 3.80
Away
9.00 4.80 4.20
FCSB Logo FCSB
Total
11.30 6.90 4.40
Home
11.70 6.80 4.90
Away
11.00 5.70 5.30
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Basel -1 -104
Total Goals Under 2.5 +106
Shots On Target Daniel Birligea Over 0.5 -132

You’re welcome to follow our same-game multi which has Basel on the Asian Handicap at -1, no more than two goals to be scored accompanied by Daniel Birligea (FCSB) to end up with one or more shots on target.

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Basel vs FCSB Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Basel Win on the Cards According to the Bookies

The bookmakers have FC Basel at -213 when it comes to 1x2. This suggests that the favourites have a 68% chance of winning this Europa League clash based on the betting odds. If you want to wager on the underdog, FCSB have been priced up at +510.

There’s sometimes a case for betting on the Half-Time Result market, with Basel available at -105 and FCSB at +460. The third option is the draw which is priced at +155.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. The Both Teams to Score market is intriguing, with the Yes and No options evenly-matched.

The top football betting sites ensure that customers are able to choose from a wide range of options. It’s no exaggeration that they provide hundreds of markets when it comes to Europa League games.

Albian Ajeti Favourite to Score the First Goal

Favourite Albian Ajeti is now available at +340 to be the First Goalscorer. You will find similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals
Albian Ajeti (Basel)
First
+115
Anytime
+340
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Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel)
First
+118
Anytime
+350
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Ibrahim Salah (Basel)
First
+210
Anytime
+550
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Marin Soticek (Basel)
First
+220
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots On Target
Ibrahim Salah (Basel)
Over 0.5
-192
Under 0.5
+114
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Philip Porwei Otele (Basel)
Over 0.5
-182
Under 0.5
+106
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Marin Soticek (Basel)
Over 0.5
-164
Under 0.5
-103
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Jeremy Agbonifo (Basel)
Over 0.5
-141
Under 0.5
-122
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Player Shots
Albian Ajeti (Basel)
Over 3.5
-149
Under 3.5
-
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Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel)
Over 3.5
-119
Under 3.5
-
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Ibrahim Salah (Basel)
Over 2.5
-133
Under 2.5
-
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Marin Soticek (Basel)
Over 2.5
+116
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Basel logo Basel Stats
FCSB logo FCSB Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 9 wins and 1 defeat in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Basel vs FCSB Lineups & Team News

Be smart with your bets — check the FCB vs FCSB team news beforehand. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for the Europa League along with up-to-date injury news.

Basel Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Basel Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Marwin Hitz
3 Nicolas Vouilloz 26 Adrian Leon Barisic 24 Flavius Daniliuc 29 Moussa Cisse
5 Metinho 22 Leo Leroy
11 Benie Traore 10 Xherdan Shaqiri 19 Marin Soticek
17 Moritz Broschinski
32 Stefan Tarnovanu
28 Alexandru Pantea 30 Siyabonga Ngezana 4 Daniel Graovac 33 Risto Radunovic
10 Florin Tanase 8 Adrian Sut
11 David Miculescu 27 Darius Olaru 93 Mamadou Thiam
9 Daniel Birligea

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Basel Substitutes

  • 7Philip Otele
  • 8Koba Koindredi
  • 9Jeremy Agbonifo
  • 13Mirko Salvi
  • 14Andrej Bacanin
  • 21Ibrahim Salah
  • 25Finn van Breemen
  • 27Kevin Rueegg
  • 32Jonas Adjei Adjetey
  • 39Arlet Junior Ze
  • 46Kaio Eduardo
  • 47Tim Pfeiffer

FCSB Substitutes

  • 7Denis Alibec
  • 12David Kiki
  • 16Mihai Lixandru
  • 18Malcom Edjouma
  • 20Dennis Politic
  • 31Juri Cisotti
  • 34Mihai Udrea
  • 37Octavian Popescu
  • 38Lukas Zima
  • 42Baba Alhassan

Previous Basel Lineups

02 Nov Swiss Super League
Young Boys 0-0 Basel
29 Oct Swiss Super League
Basel 2-0 FC Zurich
26 Oct Swiss Super League
Lausanne 5-1 Basel
23 Oct Europa League
Lyon 2-0 Basel
18 Oct Swiss Super League
Basel 3-0 Winterthur
05 Oct Swiss Super League
Servette 0-3 Basel

Previous FCSB Lineups

01 Nov SuperLiga
U Cluj 0-2 FCSB
26 Oct SuperLiga
FCSB 4-0 UTA Arad
23 Oct Europa League
FCSB 1-2 Bologna
18 Oct SuperLiga
Metaloglobus 2-1 FCSB
05 Oct SuperLiga
FCSB 1-0 U Craiova
02 Oct Europa League
FCSB 0-2 Young Boys

Injuries & Suspensions

Basel Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
FCSB Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Midtjylland 4 4 0 0 11:3 12
2 Freiburg 4 3 1 0 8:3 10
3 Ferencvaros 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
4 Celta Vigo 4 3 0 1 9:4 9
5 Braga 4 3 0 1 8:4 9
6 Aston Villa 4 3 0 1 6:2 9
7 Lyon 4 3 0 1 5:2 9
8 Viktoria Plzeň 4 2 2 0 6:2 8
9 Real Betis 4 2 2 0 6:2 8
10 PAOK 4 2 1 1 9:6 7
11 Brann 4 2 1 1 5:2 7
12 Dinamo Zagreb 4 2 1 1 7:6 7
13 Genk 4 2 1 1 5:4 7
14 Porto 4 2 1 1 4:4 7
15 Fenerbahce 4 2 1 1 4:4 7
16 Panathinaikos 4 2 0 2 7:6 6
17 Basel 4 2 0 2 6:5 6
18 Roma 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
19 Lille 4 2 0 2 6:6 6
20 Stuttgart 4 2 0 2 4:4 6
21 Go Ahead E. 4 2 0 2 4:5 6
22 Young Boys 4 2 0 2 6:10 6
23 Nott’m Forest 4 1 2 1 6:5 5
24 Bologna 4 1 2 1 3:3 5
25 Sturm Graz 4 1 1 2 3:5 4
25 Crvena Zvezda 4 1 1 2 3:5 4
27 Celtic 4 1 1 2 4:7 4
28 RB Salzburg 4 1 0 3 4:6 3
29 Feyenoord 4 1 0 3 3:6 3
30 Ludogorets 4 1 0 3 5:9 3
31 FCSB 4 1 0 3 3:7 3
32 Utrecht 4 0 1 3 1:5 1
33 Malmo FF 4 0 1 3 2:7 1
34 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 0 1 3 1:8 1
35 Nice 4 0 0 4 4:9 0
36 Rangers 4 0 0 4 1:8 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 FC Midtjylland 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
2 Basel 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
3 Lyon 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
4 Brann 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
5 Celta Vigo 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
6 Freiburg 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
7 Stuttgart 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
8 Aston Villa 2 2 0 0 3:0 6
9 Braga 3 2 0 1 6:4 6
10 Fenerbahce 2 2 0 0 3:1 6
11 PAOK 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
12 Viktoria Plzeň 2 1 1 0 3:0 4
13 Ferencvaros 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
14 Real Betis 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
15 Crvena Zvezda 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
16 Sturm Graz 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
17 Nott’m Forest 2 1 0 1 4:3 3
18 Porto 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
19 Lille 2 1 0 1 5:5 3
20 RB Salzburg 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
21 Feyenoord 2 1 0 1 3:3 3
22 Go Ahead E. 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
23 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 3:4 3
24 Celtic 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
25 Young Boys 2 1 0 1 4:6 3
26 Bologna 2 0 2 0 1:1 2
27 Utrecht 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
28 Genk 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
29 Malmo FF 3 0 1 2 2:4 1
30 Panathinaikos 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
31 Roma 2 0 0 2 1:3 0
32 Ludogorets 1 0 0 1 0:2 0
33 Nice 2 0 0 2 2:5 0
34 FCSB 2 0 0 2 1:4 0
35 Rangers 2 0 0 2 0:3 0
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 0 0 2 1:6 0
Switzerland FlagSwiss Super League Table
Swiss Super League Super League
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Thun 13 10 1 2 26:14 31
2 Basel 13 7 1 5 22:16 22
3 Young Boys 13 6 4 3 25:23 22
4 St. Gallen 12 7 0 5 26:17 21
5 Sion 13 5 4 4 20:17 19
6 Lugano 12 6 1 5 17:17 19
7 Luzern 13 4 5 4 26:22 17
8 Lausanne 13 4 4 5 25:21 16
9 FC Zurich 13 5 1 7 19:25 16
10 Servette 13 4 2 7 20:25 14
11 Grasshoppers 13 3 4 6 18:27 13
12 Winterthur 13 1 3 9 16:36 6
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Thun 6 4 1 1 12:7 13
2 Lugano 6 4 1 1 10:5 13
3 St. Gallen 7 4 0 3 15:8 12
4 Basel 6 4 0 2 12:5 12
5 Young Boys 6 3 2 1 11:6 11
6 Lausanne 7 3 1 3 18:12 10
7 FC Zurich 7 3 0 4 13:16 9
8 Grasshoppers 6 2 2 2 13:10 8
9 Servette 7 2 2 3 10:12 8
10 Sion 6 2 1 3 7:6 7
11 Luzern 6 1 3 2 14:10 6
12 Winterthur 7 1 2 4 12:16 5
Romania FlagSuperLiga Table
SuperLiga Superliga
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Rapid Bucharest 16 10 5 1 29:12 35
2 Botosani 16 9 5 2 28:13 32
3 Dinamo Bucharest 16 8 6 2 26:15 30
4 U Craiova 16 8 5 3 27:18 29
5 Arges Pitesti 16 8 3 5 20:17 27
6 Farul Constanta 16 7 4 5 21:17 25
7 Otelul Galati 16 6 5 5 23:14 23
8 UTA Arad 16 5 7 4 20:25 22
9 FCSB 16 5 5 6 24:23 20
10 U Cluj 16 5 5 6 19:19 20
11 Unirea Slobozia 16 5 3 8 17:21 18
12 CFR Cluj 16 3 7 6 21:28 16
13 Petrolul Ploiesti 16 3 6 7 10:15 15
14 Csikszereda 16 2 7 7 17:33 13
15 Hermannstadt 16 2 5 9 14:26 11
16 Metaloglobus 16 1 4 11 13:33 7
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Botosani 8 6 2 0 19:6 20
2 U Craiova 9 6 2 1 18:9 20
3 Rapid Bucharest 8 5 2 1 17:8 17
4 Farul Constanta 8 5 2 1 13:6 17
5 Dinamo Bucharest 8 4 3 1 14:8 15
6 Otelul Galati 8 4 2 2 13:6 14
7 Arges Pitesti 7 4 1 2 9:6 13
8 UTA Arad 8 3 4 1 12:12 13
9 Unirea Slobozia 8 3 1 4 9:6 10
10 FCSB 7 3 1 3 8:6 10
11 Csikszereda 9 1 6 2 12:14 9
12 CFR Cluj 8 2 3 3 12:15 9
13 U Cluj 8 1 4 3 7:10 7
14 Petrolul Ploiesti 8 1 3 4 3:8 6
15 Hermannstadt 8 1 3 4 9:15 6
16 Metaloglobus 8 1 2 5 5:14 5