Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Basel
Match Time & Date:
09/03/2023
21:00
Prediction: 3-1
Slovan Bratislava
After eliminating Trabzonspor in the last 32, Basel will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Slovan Bratislava on Thursday evening. The Rotblau have been in a fine form of late, and they must be high on confidence following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Luzern. The good news for the hosts is that attacker Jean-Kevin Augustin has overcome his injury.
Meanwhile, the Slovaks aim to build on a thrilling 4-1 win over Trnava. Slovan Bratislava, though, often struggle on the travels, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Basel’s party at St. Jakob-Park. One of the men to watch in the away team will be Serbian winger Aleksandar Cavric, who scored his eighth goal of the season at the weekend. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Switzerland.
Highlighted Player (Michael Lang):
Standing tall at 1.85 m, Michael Lang is a Swiss international defender who has gone through all ranks of the Switzerland national team to earn his senior call-up in 2013. Michael Jang began his professional career playing for FC St. Gallen where he spent five years before he moved to Grasshopper. During his four-year spell with the club he racked up 127 league appearances and scored 12 goals.
In 2015 Lang joined FC Basel on a free transfer, for whom he scored his first goal against the old club Grasshoppers only a week after his arrival. Michael Lang made 22 Swiss Super League appearance during the title winning season 2015-16, making an important contribution to his club’s 19th championship title in history.
During that time the 25-year-old Swiss international also managed to bag five goals for his club, which is regarded as a considerable tally for a defender. Having gone into the new season with two goals to his name already, Lang is expected to play a significant part in his team’s UEFA Champions League challenge.
Highlighted Team (Slovan Bratislava):
Over the years Slovan Bratislava have established themselves as the most successful Slovakian club. The Belasi clinched their 13th domestic trophy in the 2018/2019 season, finishing the campaign 14 points clear of second-placed Zilina. Slovan Bratislava welcome their rivals at Tehelne pole, the stadium with the capacity of 22,500.
The Tehelne pole club wear white shirts and white shorts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away kit. Spartak Trnava are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals, but they hold the rivalry with DAC Dunajska Streda as well. There have always been fireworks in matches between Slovan and Inter Bratislava, especially when both teams were part of the Czechoslovak First League.
In the 1968/69 season Slovan Bratislava won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, with the team beating star-studded La Liga side Barcelona in the title game. It has to be noted that the likes of Cvetler, Hrivnak and Jan Capkovic scored for the Slovaks in the final of the European competition.
Barcelona
Las Palmas 
Crystal Palace
Newcastle 
Borussia Dortmund 
Bayern Munich 
West Ham
Arsenal
Chelsea 
Aston Villa 
Manchester United 
Everton
