There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Young Boys leading Lugano by 19 points.
Lugano could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Super League game only four sleeps ago.
It should be mentioned that Lugano play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Lugano on artifical turf are 1 victory, 4 draws and 7 defeats from twelve games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-20. You can compare this with overall results below.
Young Boys form and stats
This stadium, STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern, has been a fortress for Young Boys in the Super League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-2-0. The Young Boys fans aren't used to losing league-games here at STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern and will expect new points from this game. Young has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
Young manager G. Seoane and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Servette (placed 4th) in the Super League. Before that, Young had a home game versus Neuchâtel Xamax which ended with a victory 6-0.
The hometeam coach G. Seoane made a successful contribution in the game against Servette, bringing on Miralem Sulejmani who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Young, as the Super League home game vs Thun is only three days away.
Goals are plentiful at STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern in the league this season as Young has scored 36 goals here in 13 home games. Young are not conceding a lot of goals here at STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Lugano form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Super League.
Lugano won their last game, 2-1 versus Basel played at home. Prior to that match, the Lugano manager M. Jacobacci faced defeat when travelling to Zürich and losing 0-1.
Filip Holender came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Basel last time out, making the manager M. Jacobacci feel like a tactical genius.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lugano are hosting St. Gallen in the Super League only four days away.
Lugano find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Lugano in these games.
Head 2 Head
Lugano - Young Boys 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Young wins - draws - Lugano wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Nsamé 23 goals |  C. Fassnacht 5 goals |  N. Ngamaleu 5 goals |
Young Boys missing players
Lugano missing players
| Young Boys | Lugano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 56 | 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 35 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 30 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 81% |
| 81% | 85% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 67% |
| 56% | 54% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 44% |
| 44% | 54% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 19% |
| 33% | 46% | 80% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 7% |
| 52% | 54% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 48% |
| 33% | 46% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 33% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 37% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 390 | 205 | 81 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 171 | 317 |
| 127 | 75 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 71 | 113 |
| 44% | 48% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 27% | 26% |
- Lugano has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12)
- Lugano has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Lugano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Young Boys has the most points (35) at home
- Young Boys has the most points from losing position (16)
- Young Boys has the most scored goals (36) at home
- Young Boys has the the best goal difference (+24) at home
- Young Boys have not yet lost a game at home.
- Young Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Young Boys have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Young Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Gallen | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 54 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Basel | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 46 |
| 4 | Servette | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Luzern | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 38 |
| 6 | Zürich | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -14 | 38 |
| 7 | Lugano | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Thun | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -23 | 25 |
| 9 | Sion | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 26 | -20 | 22 |