Match Report
In the standings it was Basel 1st on 13 points, APOEL 2nd on 10 — separated by 3. Basel had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Basel 2 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, APOEL 1.67 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.38.
Over the last five, Basel had taken 12 of 15 points to APOEL's 4.
St. Jakob-Park in Basel staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,456. Basel led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.