Servette vs Young Boys match preview: Even contest expected at Stade de Genève

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sun 03.Sep
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Genève (28833 seats)

This could be yet another absorbing skirmish at Stade de Genève in the Super League. Servette is in 8th position and receive Young Boys in 3rd place. Read all about the match here!

It should be mentioned that Young Boys play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Young Boys on grass are 12 victories, 15 draws and 10 defeats from 37 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 57-45. You can compare this with overall results below.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Servette form and stats

Servette are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Super League games here at Stade de Genève.

In their previous game, the manager Weiler led his Servette to a defeat away at Yverdon Sport. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de Genève. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through four league matches. The striker Crivelli edged out all others in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.15 out of 10. Crivelli hit one key pass.

Before that, a nice away win at Meyrin. A Swiss Cup game.

Both teams score at least one goal! That has been the case in 5 league rounds in a row for this team. Will it happen again?

At Stade de Genève, Servette has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Young Boys form and stats

Things could have gone better for Young Boys in their Super League away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right.

The followers enjoyed Young Boys's previous fixture versus Maccabi Haifa, a Champions League win (3-0) played at home. Midfielder Ugrinić was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Ugrinić scored one goal and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).

Preceding that, 0-0 away against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League.

Young Boys have the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Servette-Young Boys H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Servette four wins, Young Boys five wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

ServetteC. Bedia
C. Bedia
4 goals
Young BoysJ. Nsamé
J. Nsamé
2 goals
Young BoysC. Itten
C. Itten
2 goals

Servette missing players

Young Boys missing players

Servette Young Boys
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 2 Played P 2 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
3 2 2 Drew D 2 2 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
8 3 3 Scored S 3 3 10
9 3 3 Conceded C 3 3 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 75%
60% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 50%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.6 3.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 8.5 8.5 8
5.6 7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.5 6
2.2 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 13 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13 14.8
4.6 4.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.5 5.2
35% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 48%
 
14.2 20 20 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14 13.2
5 7.5 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 4.2
Servette Last season Young Boys
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 17   Played P   18 36
14 8   Won W   7 21
16 9   Drew D   7 11
5 0   Lost L   4 4
53 31   Scored S   28 82
45 15   Conceded C   19 30
89% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 92%
74% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 92%
51% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 61%
37% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 31%
20% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 19%
60% 59%   BTTS BTTS   61% 61%
31% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 36%
20% 18%   Failed to Score F T   22% 11%
 
6.1 7.1   Corners for (avg) C F   6.4 6.4
4.4 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4
2 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   4 4
 
12.8 14.2   Shots (avg) S (   14.4 15.9
4.6 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 6.1
33% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 38%
 
13.5 11.1   Shots against (avg) S A   11.8 10.3
4.2 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zurich 5 3 2 0 11 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 8 11
2 Lugano 4 3 0 1 10 4 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 6 9
3 Young Boys 4 2 2 0 10 6 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 4 8
4 St. Gallen 5 2 2 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 8
5 Luzern 5 2 2 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 8
6 Winterthur 5 2 1 2 12 13 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 9 12 -1 7
7 Yverdon Sport 5 2 1 2 9 12 2 1 1 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 3 9 -3 7
8 Servette 5 1 3 1 8 9 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 6
9 Grasshopper 5 1 1 3 6 9 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 4
10 Lausanne Sport 5 1 1 3 7 11 3 0 1 2 4 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 -4 4
11 Basel 4 1 0 3 8 9 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -1 3
12 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 4 0 1 3 2 9 3 0 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 1

Read more about Super League

Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland and the Swiss Super League is the top competition. It has ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures each. The season runs from July to May with a winter break. Number one in the final league table is the champion, number ten is relegated while number nine plays a relegation playoff.