Basel (Switzerland) will go head to head against Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) in the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23
Tournament – UEFA Europa Conference League;
Date – 09/03/2023;
Kick-Off – 22:00 CET;
Venue – St. Jakob-Park (Basel)
Basel are unbeaten in their last four matches including last weekend’s 1-0 win over Luzern in the Swiss League. The eliminated Trabzonspor at home 2-0, hence they are likely to be in front when they visit Slovakia next week for the return leg.
Six out of Slovan Bratislava’s last nine matches ended with over 2.5 goals. Three of Basel’s last five matches ended with over 2.5 goals. Hence this game could end similarly.
The Swiss outfits are unbeaten in their last five matches including their 2-0 win over Trabzonspor in the round of 32 and 1-0 win over Luzern last weekend in the league. Basel are in the 5th position with 30 points after 23 matches.
Slovan Bratislava
They recorded their second win on a bounce when they thrashed Spartak Trnava 4-1 at home last weekend and won 4-3 on penalties against Samorin in the Slovak Cup quarter-final on March 1. In their league, Bratislava occupy the 2nd position with 47 points after 22 matches.
Basel: Hitz, Calafiori, Pelmard, Kasim, Millar, Diouf, Frei, Males, Lopez, Fink, Zeqiri
Slovan Bratislava: Chovan, Lovat, Kashia, Medvedev, Morlacchi, Kucka, Kankava, Chakvetadze, Cavric, Abubakari, Weiss
Sunday’s game will be played at the St. Jakob-Park Stadium [Basel].