Slovan Bratislava host Swiss side Basel at their Stadion Tehelne Pole in the second leg of their Europa Conference League round-of-16 tie on Thursday evening. The first leg between the two sides ended in a 2-2 draw. It was an exhilarating match. To progress to the next round, a win is the only option for either teams. Or for them to play a draw, and leave it to the game of luck of penalty shoot-out to progress. Slovan Bratislava have the advantage of playing at home this time around. But I still believe that Basel have a better chance of either winning the encounter or getting a draw at the least from it for the following reasons:

Firstly. Judging by what we witnessed in the last outing between the two teams, Basel had the better chances to win that match. They were the better team, and created better chances to score goals which would have won the match for them. Basel also had majority of the ball possession. They were just unable to take advantage of their superior ball playing ahead of this second leg encounter. I will be expecting Basel to exert themselves over Slovan Bratislava again.

Secondly. Basel have a good away record. They have not lost in their last 3 away matches. Judging by how they had played in those matches, they are not really fazed by the antics of the home fans and they seem to easily adapt to any type of pitch. This is why I know that they are going to replicate the same kind of form they had shown during the first leg encounter with Slovan Bratislava.

Thirdly. Basel are in a scintillating form right now. They have not lost in their last six matches in all competitions. Their last match was a 1-1 draw against St. Gallen in their top division. On the other hand, Slovan Bratislava lost their last match over the weekend at home to MSK Zilina; and they were woeful in that match. That does not spell well for them heading into this match. They will be hoping to put that horrible performance behind them as quickly as possible, and will be seeking to recover their form.

So, I would say that Basel have the better chances of winning this encounter or at the least getting a draw.

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周四晚上，布拉迪斯拉发主场迎战瑞士巴塞尔，这是他们欧联杯16强第二回合的比赛。双方首回合比赛以2比2战平。这是一场令人兴奋的比赛。要进入下一轮，获胜是两队唯一的选择。或者对他们来说打个平局，并把它留给点球大战的运气来进步。布拉迪斯拉发队这次有主场比赛的优势。但我仍然相信巴塞尔更有可能赢得这场比赛，或者至少能在这场比赛中取得平局，原因如下:

首先。根据我们在上一场比赛中所看到的情况来看，巴塞尔更有可能赢得这场比赛。他们是更好的球队，创造了更好的进球机会，为他们赢得了比赛。巴塞尔也拥有大部分控球权。在第二回合的比赛中，他们只是没能充分利用自己的优势。我期待巴塞尔再次在布拉迪斯拉发的比赛中发挥自己的作用。

其次。巴塞尔的客场战绩不错。他们在最近的3场客场比赛中没有输球。从他们在这些比赛中的表现来看，他们并没有被主场球迷的滑稽动作吓倒，他们似乎很容易适应任何类型的球场。这就是为什么我知道他们会复制他们在首回合对阵布拉迪斯拉发时表现出的那种状态。

第三。巴塞尔现在的状态非常出色。他们在最近的六场比赛中没有输过。他们的上一场比赛是在顶级联赛中1-1战平圣加仑队。另一方面，斯拉凡·布拉迪斯拉发在周末主场输给了MSK Zilina;他们在那场比赛中表现很糟糕。这对他们在这场比赛中的表现并不乐观。他们希望尽快把糟糕的表现抛在脑后，并寻求恢复状态。

所以，我会说巴塞尔有更好的机会赢得这场比赛，或者至少得到一个平局。