Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Étoile Carouge 1st with 76 points, Basel II 13th with 41, 35 apart. Basel II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.12/1.12 for Étoile Carouge and 1.71/1.76 for Basel II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.65.
Étoile Carouge had won four straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Étoile Carouge against 6/15 for Basel II.
The match was played at Stade de la Fontenette in Carouge (capacity 30,084). Basel II led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.




