Football news and preview: Young Boys favourites when Lugano visit

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Wankdorf

A quick look at the Super League table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Get our Young Boys - Lugano guide!

Insights:
  • Young Boys have the the best goal difference (+21) in Super League
  • Lugano have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Super League

4 - 2 - 1 with 12-7. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Lugano when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Lugano play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Young Boys form and stats

Young Boys have performed here at Stadion Wankdorf this season with 5 wins from 9 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Young Boys has won five games in a row. The Basel match was the last time out without a victory.

Young Boys's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Lausanne Sport (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Ahead of that match, Young Boys won a home game hosting Sion (6-0).

The Young Boys manager Wagner has got the team scoring with 19 from 9 home games in the league. Young Boys's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lugano form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Lugano playing as the away team in the Super League this season.

Two travels in a row for Lugano, whose coach Croci-Torti could celebrate last time after the win against Chiasso.

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Vaduz.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lugano have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Lugano in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent logged match involving both these sides is the Lugano - Young Boys 0-5 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Young Boys six wins, two draws and Lugano two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Young BoysT. Siebatcheu
T. Siebatcheu
11 goals
Young BoysA. Kanga
A. Kanga
8 goals
Young BoysC. Fassnacht
C. Fassnacht
7 goals

Young Boys missing players

Lugano missing players

Young Boys Lugano
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
9 5 0 Won W 0 4 9
5 3 1 Drew D 0 1 3
4 1 1 Lost L 2 4 6
43 19 1 Scored S 0 12 25
22 11 2 Conceded C 3 12 24
94% 89% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 89% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 89%
61% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 39%
50% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 28%
33% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 17%
67% 78% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 44% 50%
22% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 28%
17% 11% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 22% 22%
 
7.5 8.4 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.6 4.5
3.6 4.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 4.9
2.6 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 2.4 2.6
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.4 17.6 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 8 10.3
7.2 7.3 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 4.1
33% 29% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 34%
 
7.2 7.1 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13 11.6 11.6
2.7 2.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.7 4.7
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Lugano have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Super League
  • Lugano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Young Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Young Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the the best goal difference (+21) in Super League
  • Young Boys have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zurich 18 12 4 2 43 26 9 7 2 0 25 10 9 5 2 2 18 16 17 40
2 Basel 18 8 9 1 38 19 9 4 4 1 21 9 9 4 5 0 17 10 19 33
3 Young Boys 18 9 5 4 43 22 9 5 3 1 19 11 9 4 2 3 24 11 21 32
4 Lugano 18 9 3 6 25 24 9 5 2 2 13 12 9 4 1 4 12 12 1 30
5 Servette 18 7 4 7 32 33 9 3 2 4 17 19 9 4 2 3 15 14 -1 25
6 Grasshopper 18 5 8 5 32 26 9 3 4 2 17 13 9 2 4 3 15 13 6 23
7 Sion 18 6 3 9 24 35 9 4 1 4 12 11 9 2 2 5 12 24 -11 21
8 St. Gallen 18 4 4 10 22 39 9 2 4 3 12 16 9 2 0 7 10 23 -17 16
9 Lausanne Sport 18 2 6 10 18 37 9 1 3 5 10 21 9 1 3 5 8 16 -19 12
10 Luzern 18 1 8 9 20 36 9 1 2 6 11 18 9 0 6 3 9 18 -16 11

Read more about Super League

Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland and the Swiss Super League is the top competition. It has ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures each. The season runs from July to May with a winter break. Number one in the final league table is the champion, number ten is relegated while number nine plays a relegation playoff.