Super League match preview: Young Boys versus Sion

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Date: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern (31789 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Young Boys supporters in this STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern clash with Sion, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Super League table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Sion have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 4-1-7 (win-draw-loss) from twelve matches.

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Young Boys form and stats

Young Boys, who have the most points (26) at home in Super League, have been very solid at home in the Super League so far, with 26 points collected from 10 matches (8-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. The Young Boys fans aren't used to losing here at STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern and will expect new points from this game. Young Boys has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

In their previous game, the manager G. Seoane led his Young Boys to a defeat in the Super League match away at Luzern. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Basel.

Young Boys are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (26 goals in 10 games). Young Boys's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sion form and stats

Sion have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Super League, after 3-1-6 (10 played). A depressing six defeats in a row for Sion in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Neuchâtel Xamax.

Sion's last game was the home draw against Zürich (1-1). Prior to that match, the Sion manager R. Pereira Dionísio faced defeat when travelling to Thun and losing 1-2.

Sion have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. For Sion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Sion - Young Boys 3-4, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Young Boys won ten games, zero matches ended with a draw and Sion has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

Young BoysJ. Nsamé
J. Nsamé
16 goals
SionP. Kasami
P. Kasami
8 goals
SionE. Lenjani
E. Lenjani
5 goals

Young Boys missing players

Sion missing players

Young Boys Sion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 2 10 20
12 8 3 Won W 0 3 6
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
3 0 0 Lost L 2 6 10
41 26 10 Scored S 0 11 27
26 10 3 Conceded C 7 20 38
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
85% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 85%
55% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 70% 70%
45% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 40%
30% 40% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
50% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
35% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 15%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 30% 15%
 
6.4 6.6 6 Corners For (avg) C F 2.5 4.4 5
4.2 4.4 6.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 9.5 6.4 5.8
1.9 1.7 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 2.3
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
297 160 44 Total Shots T S 11 95 221
99 57 19 Shots on Target S O 2 35 84
41% 46% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 32%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Sion has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
  • Young Boys has the most points (26) at home
  • Young Boys has the most points from losing position (11)
  • Young Boys has the most scored goals (26) 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Sion have scored away.
  • 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 20 13 2 5 47 27 10 6 1 3 23 13 10 7 1 2 24 14 20 41
2 Young Boys 20 12 5 3 41 26 10 8 2 0 26 10 10 4 3 3 15 16 15 41
3 Basel 20 11 3 6 42 21 10 7 1 2 25 8 10 4 2 4 17 13 21 36
4 Servette 20 9 6 5 32 19 10 5 3 2 13 6 10 4 3 3 19 13 13 33
5 Zürich 20 9 4 7 26 36 10 5 1 4 18 23 10 4 3 3 8 13 -10 31
6 Luzern 20 7 3 10 22 29 10 4 2 4 13 14 10 3 1 6 9 15 -7 24
7 Lugano 20 5 7 8 20 23 10 1 5 4 4 10 10 4 2 4 16 13 -3 22
8 Sion 20 6 4 10 27 38 10 3 3 4 16 18 10 3 1 6 11 20 -11 22
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 20 2 9 9 22 35 10 1 3 6 10 17 10 1 6 3 12 18 -13 15
10 Thun 20 3 3 14 18 43 10 1 2 7 8 22 10 2 1 7 10 21 -25 12

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.