Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
25% 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.

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
Brian Brobbey 1
David Neres 1
Edson Alvarez 1
Davy Klaassen 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.