FC Basel vs Stuttgart 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Basel 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Albian Ajeti (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 30': Albian Ajeti (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Penalty saved. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Marwin Hitz (Basel).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Basel 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 61': Substitution, Basel. Ibrahim Salah replaces Jeremy Agbonifo.
- 69': Dominik Schmid (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Jamie Leweling.
- 70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Chema Andres.
- 71': Substitution, Basel. Moritz Broschinski replaces Albian Ajeti.
- 71': Substitution, Basel. Andrej Bacanin replaces Koba Koindredi.
- 72': Substitution, Basel. Marin Soticek replaces Philip Otele.
- 78': Ibrahim Salah (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Lazar Jovanovic replaces Badredine Bouanani.
- 84': Goal! Basel 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Moritz Broschinski (Basel) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 90': Substitution, Basel. Adrian Barisic replaces Ibrahim Salah because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Josha Vagnoman replaces Lorenz Assignon.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Basel 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
Game Information
Venue: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
UEFA Europa League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 VFB |
FCB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 65.2 | Possession | 34.8 |
| 29 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 453 | Accurate Passes | 209 |
| 534 | Passes | 291 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 32 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 46 |
| 23 | Clearances | 46 |
FC Basel (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marwin Hitz (GK) |
| 24 | Flavius Daniliuc |
| 32 | Jonas Adjei |
| 31 | Dominik Schmid  |
| 3 | Nicolas Vouilloz |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
| 22 | Leo Leroy |
| 8 | Koba Koindredi |
| 23 | Albian Ajeti |
| 7 | Philip Otele |
| 9 | Jeremy Agbonifo |
VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 3 | Ramon Hendriks |
| 14 | Luca Jaquez |
| 7 | Maximilian Mittelstädt |
| 22 | Lorenz Assignon |
| 8 | Tiago Tomas |
| 6 | Angelo Stiller |
| 30 | Chema Andrés |
| 9 | Ermedin Demirovic |
| 18 | Jamie Leweling |
| 27 | Badredine Bouanani |
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