Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Ajax vs BSC Young Boys, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
3 – 0
Full Time
BSC Young Boys
Thu 11 Mar 2021 · 17:55 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 49' Sandro Lauper
Nicolas Tagliafico 53' Y
Y 64' Michel Aebischer
Y 77' Vincent Sierro
Y 78' Vincent Sierro

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs BSC Young Boys — Europe at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Ciro Carbone

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

5
3
AFC Ajax 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals BSC Young Boys
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-11 AFC Ajax 3–0 BSC Young Boys 2018-04-07 AFC Ajax 3–1 BSC Young Boys 2017-08-19 BSC Young Boys 4–2 AFC Ajax 2017-04-01 BSC Young Boys 2–0 AFC Ajax 2016-12-13 AFC Ajax 1–0 BSC Young Boys

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar BSC Young Boys H 3–0 W
07 Mar FC Groningen H 3–1 W
28 Feb PSV A 1–1 D
25 Feb Lille OSC H 2–1 W
21 Feb Sparta Rotterdam H 4–2 W
18 Feb Lille OSC A 2–1 W
BSC Young Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
25 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–0 W
18 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 4–3 W
10 Dec FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 2–1 W
03 Dec AS Roma A 1–3 L
26 Nov PFK CSKA Sofia A 1–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AFC Ajax vs BSC Young Boys — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. BSC Young Boys needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Cameroon international Nicolas Ngamaleu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 34' Cedric Zesiger gets the nod from BSC Young Boys. He replaces Mohamed Aly Camara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past BSC Young Boys's compact .
  • 44' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruyff ArenA. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' The whistle greets Miralem Sulejmani as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Ngamaleu.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Sandro Lauper is booked for BSC Young Boys — Yellow card on 49.
  • 53' Nicolas Tagliafico picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Davy Klaassen makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Michel Aebischer on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. BSC Young Boys will be frustrated.
  • 67' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Devyne Rensch exits the field as Perr Schuurs enters on 67.
  • 68' Oussama Idrissi gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Antony and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Fresh legs for BSC Young Boys! Vincent Sierro comes on to replace Sandro Lauper.
  • 76' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against BSC Young Boys's shape.
  • 77' Vincent Sierro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Vincent Sierro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Dusan Tadic gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 83 minute. David Neres leaves to be changed by Brian Brobbey.
  • 85' Another change for BSC Young Boys made on 85 minute. Christian Fassnacht leaves to be changed by Jordan Siebatcheu.
  • 90' Jurrien Timber has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • It finishes all square. AFC Ajax and BSC Young Boys share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

BSC Young Boys Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 2
Edson Alvarez 1
Davy Klaassen 1
Brian Brobbey 1
David Neres 1

Head to Head

2021-03-11 AFC Ajax 3–0 BSC Young Boys 2018-04-07 AFC Ajax 3–1 BSC Young Boys 2017-08-19 BSC Young Boys 4–2 AFC Ajax 2017-04-01 BSC Young Boys 2–0 AFC Ajax 2016-12-13 AFC Ajax 1–0 BSC Young Boys

AFC Ajax Form

2021-03-11 AFC Ajax 3–0 BSC Young Boys W 2021-03-07 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Groningen W 2021-02-28 PSV 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2021-02-25 AFC Ajax 2–1 Lille OSC W 2021-02-21 AFC Ajax 4–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-02-18 Lille OSC 1–2 AFC Ajax W

BSC Young Boys Form

2021-03-11 AFC Ajax 3–0 BSC Young Boys L 2021-02-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 BSC Young Boys W 2021-02-18 BSC Young Boys 4–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-12-10 BSC Young Boys 2–1 FC CFR 1907 Cluj W 2020-12-03 AS Roma 3–1 BSC Young Boys L 2020-11-26 PFK CSKA Sofia 0–1 BSC Young Boys W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 BSC Young Boys xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax53% Draw25% BSC Young Boys22%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
78%
Draw or BSC Young Boys
47%
AFC Ajax or BSC Young Boys
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax37% Draw45% BSC Young Boys18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push BSC Young Boys covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.