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

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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

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

AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
BSC Young Boys 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

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 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	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

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

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

BSC Young Boys

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 history

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Johan Cruyff ArenA. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AFC Ajax and BSC Young Boys.
5' The 24-year-old Ryan Gravenberch has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
10' BSC Young Boys come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' AFC Ajax are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against BSC Young Boys's shape.
25' Antony has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' Cedric Zesiger gets the nod from BSC Young Boys. He replaces Mohamed Aly Camara and will look to change the dynamic.
39' AFC Ajax are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined BSC Young Boys backline.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Silvan Hefti, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruyff ArenA with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' It is a substitution in BSC Young Boys team. Miralem Sulejmani is replaced by Nicolas Ngamaleu on 46 minute.
49' Sandro Lauper picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
53' AFC Ajax player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
58' It looks like no one’s ball. BSC Young Boys is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
62' Davy Klaassen does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
64' Poor challenge from Michel Aebischer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
67' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Devyne Rensch has done his job and it is now time for Perr Schuurs to step up.
68' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Oussama Idrissi on, Antony off on 68 minutes.
71' A tactical swap from BSC Young Boys — Vincent Sierro on, Sandro Lauper off on 71 minutes.
76' Vincent Sierro is a natural central midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for BSC Young Boys tonight.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Vincent Sierro is booked for BSC Young Boys — Yellow card on 77.
78' Vincent Sierro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
82' The deadlock is broken! Dusan Tadic gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
83' David Neres makes way for Brian Brobbey at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
85' Christian Fassnacht makes way for Jordan Siebatcheu at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from BSC Young Boys.
90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Ajax and BSC Young Boys are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
The points are shared — AFC Ajax 3-0 BSC Young Boys. Honours even.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

BSC Young Boys Lineups

Starting XI

25
Jordan Lefort
28
Fabian Lustenberger C
20
Michel Aebischer
10
Miralem Sulejmani ↓ Nicolas Ngamaleu 46'
16
Christian Fassnacht ↓ Jordan Siebatcheu 85'
18
Jean-Pierre Nsame
30
Sandro Lauper ↓ Vincent Sierro 71'
4
Mohamed Aly Camara ↓ Cedric Zesiger 34'
36
Silvan Hefti
15
Mechack Elia ↓ Felix Mambimbi 71'
91
Guillaume Faivre

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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.