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Luzern vs Basel Prediction & Preview

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As the Swiss Super League heads into its 33rd round this Sunday, Luzern will host Basel at the swissporarena. The match is poised to be a captivating encounter given their recent form and history in head-to-head matchups. In their last five meetings, both teams have claimed victory twice alongside one draw, indicating a balanced competition between them.

Luzern, under the guidance of Mario Frick, currently sits 7th in the league with 43 points. Their recent form has been mixed with a win, loss, and three draws from their last five matches. They'll be looking to bounce back from their latest defeat against Young Boys where they lost 4-2 away.

On the other side, Basel managed by Fabio Celestini finds itself in 10th place holding 39 points. They've shown slightly better form than Luzern recently by securing two wins and suffering just one loss in their last five games; including a morale-boosting 2-1 victory over Servette at home.

Looking at goal statistics: Luzern averages scoring around 0.83 goals per game at home while conceding about the same amount on average per match when playing as hosts. Meanwhile Basel’s performance on travel suggests they average scoring slightly more (1.2 goals/game) but also concede significantly (1.8 goals/game).

The recent memory of these two sides meeting at swissporarena still lingers where Basel edged out Luzern with a narrow 0-1 win earlier this season on December 17th.

Bet

Considering both teams’ ability to score and concede goals especially from Basel’s away stats which suggest higher-scoring games (with an average total above what's predicted), coupled with odds reflecting potentially higher returns for riskier bets: The recommended bet would be Over 2.5 goals based on current odds of 1.57. This choice is driven by past performances showing consistent goal-scoring capabilities for both sides when facing each other and generally throughout this season’s campaign.