The managers M. Koller and G. Seoane are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Super League league table.
It's no vacation for neither Basel 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.
This pitch has grass, which is not Young Boys's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Young Boys have performed like this: Played 34 matches resulting in 21 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 72-51 (scored/conceded).
Basel form and stats
Basel, who have the the best goal difference (+18) in Super League, have performed here at St. Jakob-Park this season with 5 wins from 7 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
In their previous game, the manager M. Koller led his Basel to a defeat in the Europa League match away at Krasnodar. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at St. Jakob-Park. Prior to that, an away loss at Servette in the Super League.
This is expected to be a close game, with Basel perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Basel as a small favourite), we find two games. Basel has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 0.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 7 games), Basel's attacking play is working. Basel have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Young Boys form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (38) in Super League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Super League.
The manager G. Seoane was unhappy after their last game, a Europa League match played at their home ground STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern. Young Boys suffered a 1-2 loss to Porto. Prior to that result Young Boys won their away game at Sion in the Super League. The scoreline was 4-3.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Young Boys in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Young Boys, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
The Young Boys manager G. Seoane has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. In the opposite end, Young Boys have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Basel - Young Boys 3-0 earlier this season. Basel-Young Boys H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Basel 2 wins, Young Boys 4 wins, 4 draws. 7 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Nsamé 15 goals |   K. Ademi 8 goals |  Arthur Cabral 4 goals |
Basel missing players
Young Boys missing players
| Basel | Young Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 38 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 40% |
| 60% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 67% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 214 | 111 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 100 | 220 |
| 85 | 49 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 35 | 82 |
| 39% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 43% | 46% |
- All of Basel's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Basel has the fewest conceded goals (15)
- Basel has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
- Basel has the the best goal difference (+18)
- Basel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Basel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Basel have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Basel haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Young Boys has the most points from losing position (11)
- Young Boys has the most scored goals (38)
- Young Boys has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
- Young Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Young Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Basel | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 30 |
| 3 | St. Gallen | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Zurich | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 27 |
| 5 | Servette | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Sion | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 7 | Lugano | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Luzern | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 10 | Thun | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -20 | 9 |