Basel vs Young Boys Prediction: A tough top contest ahead

The Swiss Super League match for round 28 between Basel and Young Boys will take place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. The visiting Young Boys won their match against Grasshoppers in the Super League last weekend, while the host squad just played Florentina to a 2-2 tie in the Conference League.

Basel - home team will be strong

Following their Conference League match against Nice, which ended in a 2-2 draw, Basel will participate in this encounter hoping for a win. Zeki Amdouni was the only player for Basel to score in the 26th and 71st minutes. Terem Moffi scored both goals for Nice in the 38th and 45th minutes. In recent matches, FC Basel 1893 have not kept a scoreless draw a very high percentage of the time. In fact, FC Basel 1893 have failed to keep their opponents from scoring in 5 of their last 6 matches, allowing their opponents to score a total of 12 goals as a result. Taking a look at their performance in the past reveals that Basel have failed to triumph over Young Boys in any of their previous 11 league matches. However, they have won each of their last four league matches played at home.

Young Boys - visiting team are in top form

The most recent game that Young Boys played was a Super League match, in which they won 2-0 over Grasshopper. During that game, Young Boys held 62% of the possession and had 21 shots on goal, with 7 of them landing in the target area. Cédric Zesiger in the 73rd minute and Jean-Pierre Nsame in the 88th minute were the goal scorers for Young Boys. On the other hand, Grasshoppers had seven shots on goal, but only one of them was successful in hitting the target. Young Boys have scored a combined 15 goals in their past six matches, with Young Boys scoring in each and every one of those instances. During that time frame, their rivals have managed to score five goals against them.

Head-2-Head Statistics

Basel and Young Boys have a relatively solid head-to-head history, as they have played 73 times in the previous seasons, with Basel winning 25 games and Young Boys winning 28 games. Basel and Young Boys have a pretty solid head-to-head history. Twenty of the games played were tied at the end. While Basel was able to rack up 118 goals in the head-to-head matchups against Young Boys, the latter team scored 121 goals overall.

Expert Betting Tips

Each team are likely to put up a good showing today, and just like in their previous contests, we anticipate that there will be goals scored by each of them. On the other hand, we do not anticipate Basel to make a mistake in this situation, and they should at the very least be able to secure a draw.