Young Boys host St. Gallen as obvious favourites: Big match preview

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sun 12.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Wankdorf

The Young Boys & St. Gallen bosses Wicky and Zeidler are both worrying about and feeling excited about this very important fixture in the top area of the Super League positions.

Insights:
  • Young Boys have the most scored goals (43) in Super League
  • St. Gallen have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Super League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Young Boys form and stats

Home games in the Super League have been a walk in the park for Young Boys so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Young Boys has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

Young Boys drew their last game, 1-1 away at Luzern (placed 5th). Zesiger, defender, was given a rating of 7.6/10 in that game, top of the team. Zesiger won 4 of 6 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Winterthur in a game that was won 5-1.

Goals are plentiful at Stadion Wankdorf in the league this season as Young Boys has scored 25 goals here in 9 home games. Young Boys have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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St. Gallen form and stats

St. Gallen have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Super League, after 2-1-6 (9 played).

St. Gallen had fun at their own home (Stadion Wankdorf) last time out, beating Servette 3-0. Görtler, Geubbels and Guillemenot scored. Goalkeeper Ati was absolutely vital in the Gallen victory against Servette, making six saves. Ati was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.63. The agile goalkeeper Ati saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Zurich's place.

Betting fact: Both teams have scored in 13 of this club's last 16 league matches.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, St. Gallen has managed {18 goals} and let in 18 from 9 matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the history books show this recent match: Young Boys - St. Gallen 2-1. Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): Young Boys won five games, two matches ended in a draw and St. Gallen have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one.

Top Goalscorers

Young BoysJ. Nsamé
J. Nsamé
12 goals
Young BoysC. Itten
C. Itten
9 goals
St. GallenL. Görtler
L. Görtler
6 goals

Young Boys missing players

St. Gallen missing players

Young Boys St. Gallen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 1 Played P 1 9 19
12 7 1 Won W 1 2 8
6 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
1 0 0 Lost L 0 6 7
43 25 3 Scored S 3 18 37
12 5 0 Conceded C 2 18 26
84% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 84%
68% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 58%
26% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 56% 32%
16% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 56% 32%
58% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 68%
42% 44% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 16%
16% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 16%
 
5.6 4.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.7 5.4
3.5 3.2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.1 4.7
2.3 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2.6
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
12.7 13.9 11 Shots (avg) S ( 17 13.9 15.8
5.6 5.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.4 6.4
40% 47% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 37% 31%
 
9.5 7.6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 19 10.1 10.8
4 3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 4.8 4.9
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • All of Young Boys's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • St. Gallen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • St. Gallen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • St. Gallen have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Super League
  • St. Gallen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Young Boys have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Young Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Young Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Young Boys have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Young Boys have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Super League
  • Young Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the most clean sheets (8) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the most points (23) at home in Super League
  • Young Boys have the most scored goals (25) at home in Super League
  • Young Boys have the most scored goals (43) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Super League
  • Young Boys have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Super League
  • Young Boys have the the best goal difference (+31) in Super League
  • Young Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Young Boys is in the best form (4-2-0) in Super League

  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 19 12 6 1 43 12 9 7 2 0 25 5 10 5 4 1 18 7 31 42
2 St. Gallen 19 8 4 7 37 26 10 6 3 1 19 8 9 2 1 6 18 18 11 28
3 Lugano 19 8 3 8 30 30 9 4 1 4 14 14 10 4 2 4 16 16 0 27
4 Servette 18 6 8 4 21 23 9 4 5 0 13 8 9 2 3 4 8 15 -2 26
5 Luzern 19 6 7 6 30 29 10 2 5 3 14 15 9 4 2 3 16 14 1 25
6 Grasshopper 19 6 6 7 31 33 10 5 2 3 19 16 9 1 4 4 12 17 -2 24
7 Basel 19 5 7 7 24 22 9 3 4 2 14 10 10 2 3 5 10 12 2 22
8 Sion 19 5 6 8 26 34 10 2 2 6 11 21 9 3 4 2 15 13 -8 21
9 Zurich 19 4 7 8 17 29 9 2 3 4 9 14 10 2 4 4 8 15 -12 19
10 Winterthur 18 5 4 9 15 36 9 4 2 3 8 17 9 1 2 6 7 19 -21 19

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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.