AFC Ajax vs BSC Young Boys, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
Match Preview
AFC Ajax vs BSC Young Boys — Europe at Johan Cruyff ArenA.
- AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- BSC Young Boys 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history25% Clean Sheets
BSC Young Boys this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Ajax to score. At the same time, BSC Young Boys does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Jordan Siebatcheu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' BSC Young Boys started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Lefort, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' The whistle greets Mohamed Aly Camara as he departs to be replaced by Cedric Zesiger.
- 39' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 44' BSC Young Boys is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Nicolas Ngamaleu is replacing Miralem Sulejmani for the BSC Young Boys side.
- 49' It’s a booking for BSC Young Boys player. Sandro Lauper gets a Yellow card.
- 53' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 58' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by Davy Klaassen on 62.
- 64' Michel Aebischer is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
- 67' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Devyne Rensch is replaced by Perr Schuurs on 67 minute.
- 68' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oussama Idrissi is hanging Antony on the field on 68 minute.
- 71' BSC Young Boys manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vincent Sierro is hanging Sandro Lauper on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 480 games and scored 817 goals.
- 77' It’s a booking for BSC Young Boys player. Vincent Sierro gets a Yellow card.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vincent Sierro.
- 82' Goal! Dusan Tadic scores his 110 goal in 480 matches.
- 83' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 83 minute. David Neres leaves to be changed by Brian Brobbey.
- 85' Jordan Siebatcheu is replacing Christian Fassnacht for the BSC Young Boys side.
- 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
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Lineups
AFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
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39
Antony ↓ Oussama Idrissi 68'
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- 31
- 10
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7
David Neres ↓ Brian Brobbey 83'
- 8
- 4
- 21
- 2
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15
Devyne Rensch ↓ Perr Schuurs 67'
Bench
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9
Oussama Idrissi ↑ 68'
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- 19
- 18
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3
Perr Schuurs ↑ 67'
- 33
- 16
- 20
- 23
- 25
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30
Brian Brobbey ↑ 83'
Coach Erik ten HagBSC Young Boys Lineups
Starting XI
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- 28
- 20
- 10
- 16
- 18
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30
Sandro Lauper ↓ Vincent Sierro 71'
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- 36
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15
Mechack Elia ↓ Felix Mambimbi 71'
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Bench
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17
Jordan Siebatcheu ↑ 85'
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8
Vincent Sierro ↑ 71'
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13
Nicolas Ngamaleu ↑ 46'
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19
Felix Mambimbi ↑ 71'
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5
Cedric Zesiger ↑ 34'
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- 24
- 43
- 60
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Coach Gerardo Seoane -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dusan Tadic 2 Edson Alvarez 1 Davy Klaassen 1 Brian Brobbey 1 David Neres 1 Head to Head
AFC Ajax Form
BSC Young Boys Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.74 AFC Ajax xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 BSC Young Boys xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.84Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 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 Actual0 – 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.

