Young Boys and Villarreal get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Young nor Villarreal 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's stadium, Stadion Wankdorf, has a artifical turf surface. Villarreal have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Villarreal when playing on artifical turf; 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses from one match. They have scored 6 goals in these games and conceded 0.
Villarreal have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Young Boys form and stats
Young Boys was eliminated in the 3rd qualifying round last season in the Champions League.When playing at home in the Super League, Young Boys have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. 5W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Young Boys. The Young fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadion Wankdorf and will expect new points from this game. Young Boys has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Young, who played 1-1 against Luzern. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion Wankdorf). Midfield player Nicolas Ngamaleu got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Ngamaleu scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Super League match versus Servette with a 6-0 scoreline.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Lausanne Sport are coming to town in three days.
Young have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Wankdorf with 7 goals in 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Young have only let in 2 goals at home.
Villarreal form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Villarreal, as they won the Champions League.Playing away, Villarreal have won 0 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the La Liga this season. There's been quite an interesting sequence of draws for Villarreal when travelling, as their last four away games have all ended as ties. Not since the Real Madrid fixture has the points been handed to a winner.
Villarreal failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga home match vs Osasuna that ended with defeat 1-2. Gerard Moreno, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.0. Moreno scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that, Villarreal secured a home win against Real Betis with the score 2-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Athletic Club.
Villarreal are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Villarreal's manager U. Emery Etxegoien has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Fassnacht 6 goals |  T. Siebatcheu 5 goals | M. Elia 4 goals |
Young Boys missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Young Boys | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 65 | 27 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 14.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 44% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 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 | Basel | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Zürich | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
| 4 | Lugano | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Grasshopper | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Servette | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 9 |
| 8 | Sion | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 9 |
| 9 | Lausanne Sport | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 10 | Luzern | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Elche | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Granada | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Levante | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| 20 | Getafe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |