Young Boys welcome Lugano to Stadion Wankdorf for a Swiss Super League matchday 14 clash on Sunday (November 10th). The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Shakhtar Donestk in the UEFA Champions League in midweek.
They took a 27th-minute lead through Kastriot Imeri's strike while Oleksandr Zubkov equalized four minutes later. Georgiy Sudakov scored what proved to be the match-winner in the 41st minute.
YB will turn their attention to the domestic scene, where their last game came in a goalless draw away to FC Zurich.
Lugano, meanwhile, suffered a harrowing 4-1 defeat away to TSC in the UEFA Conference League. Petar Stanic and Milos Pantovic each scored braces for the Serbians while Mohamed Belhadj scored one for Lugano before Mattia Bottani's 89th-minute red card for the visitors.
Mattia Croci-Torti's side's last league game saw them claim a 2-0 home win over Yverdon.
The victory left them in second spot in the table, having garnered 25 points from 13 games. Young Boys are 10th on 13 points.
Young Boys vs Lugano Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Young Boys have 65 wins from the last 161 head-to-head games. Lugano were victorious on 49 occasions while 48 games ended in a share of the spoils.
- Their most recent clash came in October 2024 when Lugano claimed a 2-0 home win.
- Young Boys have won just one of their last five games in all competitions (three losses).
- Lugano have won just one of their last six away games (three draws).
- Ten of the last 11 head-to-head games have produced over 1.5 goals.
- Lugano have the best defensive record in the league with 13 goals conceded in 13 games.
Young Boys vs Lugano Prediction
Young Boys' inconsistent start to the season continued in the Champions League as they let an early lead slip in Gelsenkirchen. The Bern outfit have been unable to string a series of positive results.
Lugano, for their part, saw their four-game unbeaten run come to an end in their shock defeat to TSC. They are also unbeaten in the last four head-to-head games, winning each of the last two.
We are backing the home side to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Young Boys 2-1 Lugano
Young Boys vs Lugano Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Young Boys to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals