The visiting Young Boys side should be favourites in this visit to Sion, as the away team holds a 34 point advantage from their 34 league games this season.
The hosts Sion saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Super League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Zürich.
Sion's stadium, Stade de Tourbillon, has a grass surface. Young Boys have artifical turf 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 Young Boys when playing on grass; 15 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses from 35 matches. They have scored 68 goals in these games and conceded 55.
Sion are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture.
Sion form and stats
Overall Super League stats at home this season for Sion are 4-6-7 (wins-draw-losses). Sion have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Sion enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Zürich's place. The match ended 2-0 with Filip Stojiljković and Roberts Uldriķis scoring. Before that, Sion drew at home versus Thun.
Sion are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Servette awaits in three days.
Sion has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Sion have conceded 27 from these games.
Young Boys form and stats
6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Young Boys, who have the most scored goals (76) in Super League, playing as the away team in the Super League this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Young hope to make it five in this match. Young love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
292 minutes! That's how long the Young goalkeeper Marco Wölfli and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Young go into this game after a win, the home game against Luzern that ended 1-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Neuchâtel Xamax.
A new game in only three days for Young, the Super League home match versus St. Gallen. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Young's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 17 league matches away. In the opposite end, Young have conceded 26 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Young Boys - Sion 1-0. Sion-Young Boys H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sion zero wins, Young Boys ten wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Nsamé 30 goals |   P. Kasami 10 goals |  C. Fassnacht 7 goals |
Sion missing players
Young Boys missing players
| Sion | Young Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 38 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 28 | 76 |
| 53 | 27 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 40 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 97% |
| 79% | 94% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 76% | 79% |
| 53% | 53% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 59% | 59% |
| 24% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 41% | 47% |
| 12% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 35% |
| 65% | 88% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | 47% |
| 21% | 6% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 41% |
| 24% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 15% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| 6.1 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 365 | 199 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 81 | 239 | 501 |
| 139 | 73 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 70 | 166 |
| 27% | 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 40% | 46% |
- Sion has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Sion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Young Boys has the most clean sheets (14)
- Young Boys has the most points from losing position (19)
- Young Boys has the most scored goals (76)
- Young Boys is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 76 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 70 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 65 |
| 3 | Basel | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 60 |
| 4 | Servette | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Luzern | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 42 |
| 6 | Zürich | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 67 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -26 | 42 |
| 7 | Lugano | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Sion | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 36 |
| 9 | Thun | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 36 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 36 | -28 | 27 |