Basel vs Ludogorets: Preview and Prediction

FC Basel vs Ludogorets Razgrad
UEFA Champions League – Group A
Date: Tuesday, 13th September, 2016,
Kick-Off: 19:45 UK,
Venue: St. Jakob-Park, Basel.

Two low rated teams in group A of the Champions League Basel and Ludogorets will battle it out St. Jakob Park Basel on Tuesday night.

Basel being the 3rd rated team in a group that consist of PSG, Arsenal and Ludogorets will be delighted to play Ludogorets at home as their first game, before playing Arsenal and PSG.

Basel are in good shape and form this season, they are almost running away with the trophy in just 7 games. They are currently top of the table with 21 points, 9 points ahead of 2nd placed Young Boys. Furthermore, they are currently on a winning streak since the beginning of the season.

Meanwhile, Ludogorets of Bulgaria have been good also but not as their host. They are currently 3rd in the Bulgaria First League Table, 4 points behind Levski Sofia on top. Ludogorets got to this stage of the competition after defeated Viktoria Plzen in the playoffs. They won the first leg of the 2-0 at home and played out a 2-2 draw away at Czech Republic. Now they hope to get at least a draw in this game, before facing the group big teams.

The two other teams in Group A of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League are Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.

Basel vs Ludogorets: Head to Head Statistics

This will be the 5th time the two teams are playing against each other, they played two games each in 2013 and 2014. Basel have won 3 of their 4 games and lost once to Ludogorets.

Basel have always kept clean sheets at home against Ludogorets and have scored at least 2 goals at home against them.

Basel vs Ludogorets: Prediction

Basel are the favourites in this game, they are currently on a superb form. They have won their 7 league games this season and also have won Schweizer Pokal to make it 8 wins from 8. They have scored at least 3 goals in all their league games this season.

Basel will be eventual winners in the game also, I expect them to net more than once in the game.