About Match
The table reads 5th (St. Gallen, 10 pts) against 4th (Basel, 13 pts), 3 points apart. On recent form St. Gallen sit only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/2 for St. Gallen and 2/1.75 for Basel (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.86. Victory would move St. Gallen to 13 points and up to 4th, overtaking Basel, with other results unchanged.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 5 St. Gallen wins, 5 for Basel, 5 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue is Kybunpark in St. Gallen, with room for 19,456 spectators.