This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Young Boys at Stadion Wankdorf when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Manchester City with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Young Boys nor Manchester City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Young Boys form and stats
Young Boys have played 5 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Anthony Racioppi not having conceded a league goal in 285 minutes.
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw versus Zurich last time out and are looking for a win here. Camara was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Camara won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that, Young Boys had a Super League home game versus Basel which ended with a victory 3-0.Young Boys are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Lugano awaits in four days.
Goals are plentiful at Stadion Wankdorf in the league this season as Young Boys has scored 14 goals here in 5 home games. From these home matches, Young Boys have conceded only 4 goals.
Manchester City form and stats
3-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester City in their Premier League matches away.
The fans enjoyed Manchester City's previous game versus Brighton & Hove Albion, a 2-1 win played at home. Doku, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.31. Doku served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).
A 0-1 defeat away at Arsenal before that.As mentioned earlier, Manchester City will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 8 wins (5 by two or more goals winning margin), 1 draw and 1 surprising defeat.
City have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a Premier League match versus Manchester United. A back-breaking calendar for the visiting team!
The travelling fans enjoy Manchester City's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Haaland 9 goals |   J. Nsamé 5 goals |  C. Itten 4 goals |
Young Boys missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Young Boys | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 58 | 42 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Conceded | C | 12 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 93% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 12% | ||
| 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 15 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6 | ||
| 48% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 12.4 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Servette | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 5 | Lugano | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Luzern | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Yverdon Sport | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Winterthur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Lausanne Sport | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
| 11 | Grasshopper | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | Basel | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -16 | 4 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 3 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -17 | 1 |
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