Sunday , 16 August 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
25% Clean Sheets
BSC Young Boys this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

BSC Young Boys
Joel Monteiro 3 G

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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Davy Klaassen, a Netherlands , has 28 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' A change in the BSC Young Boys ranks — Mohamed Aly Camara exits the field as Cedric Zesiger enters on 34.
  • 39' Sandro Lauper needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 44' Jurrien Timber is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for BSC Young Boys so far.
  • 46' BSC Young Boys ring the changes. Miralem Sulejmani has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Ngamaleu to step up.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Sandro Lauper. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' Nicolas Tagliafico has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' BSC Young Boys are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Davy Klaassen makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 64' Michel Aebischer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Perr Schuurs. He replaces Devyne Rensch on 67 minute.
  • 68' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Antony is replaced by Oussama Idrissi on 68 minute.
  • 71' The whistle greets Sandro Lauper as he departs to be replaced by Vincent Sierro.
  • 76' BSC Young Boys come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' BSC Young Boys receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 78' Vincent Sierro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 82' Magnificent from Dusan Tadic! That is 110 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Brian Brobbey gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces David Neres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Jordan Siebatcheu is replacing Christian Fassnacht for the BSC Young Boys side.
  • 90' Mohamed Aly Camara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.