KuPS host the first leg in this deciding Europa Conference League 3rd Qualifying Round game. Young Boys will try their very best to bring a solid result back to STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern before the return leg in 8 days.
These teams have little in common geographically as Young Boys have to travel 2800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither KuPS nor Young Boys 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.
KuPS form and stats
KuPS have reached this Europa Conference League stage through battling and winning against Dila and Milsami. Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the play-offs against Union Berlin.7-1-0 is the performance here at Veritas Stadion so far in the Veikkausliiga, giving KuPS a total of 22 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, KuPS has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
KuPS lost their last game at Haka after a 1-2 scoreline. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Carrillo, having scored in three consecutive matches.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for KuPS, as the Veikkausliiga home game vs Honka is only three days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 8 games), KuPS's attacking play is working. KuPS have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Young Boys form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Liepaja in order to reach 3rd qualifying round of Europa Conference League.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Young Boys's last game was the home draw against Grasshopper (1-1). Midfield player Niasse was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Niasse hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 34 successful passes (of 36 total).
Preceding that game was the away Super League victory against Sion with the score of 3-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Basel.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Young Boys has managed 3 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ikaunieks 5 goals |  T. Väyrynen 1 goals |  G. Bispo dos Santos 1 goals |
KuPS missing players
Young Boys missing players
| KuPS | Young Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 49 | 32 | Scored | S | 14 | 52 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 15.1 | ||
| 5.5 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 6 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 8.1 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KuPS | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | HJK | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | Honka | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 33 |
| 4 | Haka | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 5 | Oulu | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 6 | SJK | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Inter Turku | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 21 |
| 8 | Ilves | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | VPS | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Lahti | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -22 | 13 |
| 12 | HIFK | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -22 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Servette | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Sion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Lugano | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Basel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Luzern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Winterthur | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 10 | Zurich | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
