It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa League 8th Finals meeting between Young Boys and Ajax. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's no vacation for neither Young nor Ajax 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.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Ajax's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Ajax have performed like this: Played ten matches resulting in 10 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats with the goal stats 38-7 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Young Boys form and stats
Young was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Europa League.Young Boys are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Stadion Wankdorf. 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Young Boys has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Young has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Servette defeat 95 days ago.
Young shared the glory with St. Gallen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ajax (0-3).
Meschack Elia was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against St. Gallen after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The match schedule is unforgiving for Young as they have a new game in only three days, a Super League match thankfully also at home. Zurich are visiting.
Young Boys have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Wankdorf with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Young have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ajax form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 16th finals.Ajax's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ajax collect 32 points from their 13 away matches in the Eredivisie. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total Europa League statistics for Ajax: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Things are running smoothly for Ajax who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against FC Twente. Ajax are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
Two travels in a row for Ajax, whose manager E. ten Hag could celebrate last time after the Eredivisie win against PEC Zwolle. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Young Boys in the Europa League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ajax are hosting ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie only three days away.
The Ajax manager E. ten Hag has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 40 goals in 13 league matches away. Ajax are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Ajax - Young Boys 3-0.Top Goalscorers
  J. Nsamé 13 goals |   D. Tadić 12 goals |  T. Siebatcheu 9 goals |
Young Boys missing players
Ajax missing players
| Young Boys | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 55 | 31 | Scored | S | 29 | 59 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.3 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.2 | 16.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.7 | ||
| 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | Servette | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 37 |
| 3 | Basel | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | Zurich | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Lugano | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 32 |
| 7 | Luzern | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Lausanne Sport | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sion | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 25 |
| 10 | Vaduz | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 59 | 63 |
| 2 | PSV | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 55 |
| 3 | AZ | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 51 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 47 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | FC Twente | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Heracles | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 35 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 23 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -32 | 22 |
| 16 | Willem II | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 21 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -34 | 15 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -32 | 14 |