Champions League
2017-10-31 - FC Basel vs CSKA Moscow
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football: Champions League
31st October 2017 – Kickoff 20:45
Introduction:
Two weeks ago Basel won by 2-0 and now they will face again in Switzerland with Basel as the hosts this time around. Basel has the advantage after winning in Moscow in the thirrd round and that also enabled them to strengthen their hold on second place. As it is now Basel has three more points then CSKA Moscow and a six points advantage over Benfica who are bottom of the group. Manchester United is at the top with three more points then Basel in second place.
FC Basel
Basel will want to get another win here and get closer to the knockout stages of the Champions League. They will be aware that CSKA Moscow will play a more attacking game to try to get the win as they have nothing to lose here. Basel will also not mind if they get a draw here.
Two weeks ago it was midfielder Xhaka and substitute Oberlin who scored for Basel to get the three points and now we can expect to see the both of them starting this match. Now we could see Oberlin coming in for Ajeti, while the rest of team should stay unchanged. Meanwhile, stopper Balanta did not play in their last league match with Zurich and now he should be fit to start. Otherwise, van Wolfswinkel is still out of the match.
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow must go all out to get the win here as they have three points less then Basel going into this match. They had a great start when they managed to beat Benfica 2-1 in Lisbon, but after that they suffered back to back defeats going down to Manchester United 4-1 at home and also to Basel 2-1 at home.
Now they are occupying the thirs spot which leads to the Europa League. If they can get a win here that would put them back in the race for the second spot as well as a chance to get into the last 16 of the Champions League. And to prepare for this match, coach Goncharenko rested several first team players against Arsenal Tula and the good news is that experienced midfielder Dzagoev has also recovered.
Past Meetings:
Basel won 2-0 when they last met in Moscow two weeks ago.
The Pick:
Go for CSKA Moscow and accept the 1/2 ball Asian Handicap.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
FC Basel 1-1 CSKA Moscow
