St. Gallen vs Basel Prediction: Basel is confident of ending their winless performances

AFG Arena will be the venue for round 25 of the Swiss Super League contest between St. Gallen and Basel. The two teams could not secure a win in their last league contest. How will they respond in this game? Below, I preview this game and offer predictions. 

St. Gallen

St. Gallen played Yverdon in their last league game and they lost. In a 1-0 contest, Antonio Marchesano's strike in the 90+2 minute was all their opponent needed to secure maximum points. In the meantime, St. Gallen have lost two of their last five matches, one against Luzern in a 2-0 contest. In other games, St. Gallen defeated Lugano, Zurich, and Lausanne. The home team head into this game with 35 points from their first 24 matches of the season, leaving them seated in 6th place.

Basel

Basel played Lausanne the previous weekend and settled for a draw. In a 1-1 draw, an own goal by Marwin Hitz denied this team maximum points after Kevin had put them in the lead just three minutes after kickoff. In the meantime, Basel have failed to win their last two matches, losing to Servette in that run. Away from home, Basel have won two and drawn two of their last five matches. This season, Basel have scored 51 goals, the most by any side, while conceding 26, the fewest by any side. The visiting team sits second in the standings with 41 points from 24 matches. 

Expert Betting Tips

St. Gallen are a decent side and are a strong side to trust on crucial days. However, Basel are still in the title race and a win in this game could potentially take them to the top of the standings. I expect the two teams to respond here, showing their class in attack. Yet, Basel look like a much more motivated side, and I will back them to win. 

Our first option is both teams to score and over 2.5 goals with odds at 1.70 on 1Xbet

Our second option is a win for Basel with odds at 2.15 on Bet365

Our last option is a draw in the first half with odds at 2.50 on Betway