This is the Super League season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Luzern or Young Boys get that important first win?
The visiting Young Boys played their last game only three days ago, a Champions League match. That game was also an away game, at Slovan Bratislava. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
18-13-11 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Young Boys when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 42 matches are 66-53 (scored/conceded).
Luzern form and stats
Last season, Luzern's league statistics were 12 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Super League. Over these 36 matches they scored 62 goals and conceded 59. Playing at home last season Luzern managed 7-7-4 (win-draw-lost) with 36 goals and 23 conceded.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Luzern friendly games in pre-season: Luzern played five friendlies, won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Luzern scored 12 goals and conceded 8 in these five games.
Young Boys form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Young Boys in the national league as they took home the Super League trophy. The championship was secured after 25 wins, 9 draws and only 2 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 11, drew 6 and lost 1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Young are hosting Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League only four days away.
It's a day of discovery for Young Boys as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Young Boys have played four with the results W2-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Young Boys has scored 8 goals and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Luzern, two draws and seven wins for Young Boys. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Luzern missing players
Young Boys missing players
| Luzern | Young Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Luzern | Last season | Young Boys | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 62 | 36 | Scored | S | 36 | 74 | ||
| 59 | 23 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 89% | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 83% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 61% | ||
| 39% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | ||
| 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 19% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 11% | ||
| 5.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 13.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lausanne Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lugano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Luzern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Servette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Young Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Zurich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 45 | 84 |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 53 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 53 |
| 3 | Servette | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -11 | 50 |
| 4 | Lugano | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -2 | 49 |
| 5 | Luzern | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 46 |
| 6 | Lausanne Sport | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -3 | 44 |
| 8 | Zurich | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 36 | -4 | 43 |
| 9 | Sion | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -10 | 38 |
| 10 | Vaduz | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -22 | 36 |