BSC Young Boys vs AFC Ajax, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
Match Preview
BSC Young Boys vs AFC Ajax — Europe at Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern.
- BSC Young Boys 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Ajax 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Paul Tierney
- Referee Graeme Stewart
- Referee John Beaton
- Referee David McGeachie
- Referee Bobby Madden
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 18 Mar AFC Ajax H 0–2 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Mar BSC Young Boys A 2–0 W 14 Mar PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W 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 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' Welcome to Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern that hosts another battle between BSC Young Boys and AFC Ajax.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' AFC Ajax is taking the lead after the goal scored by David Neres on 20.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabian Lustenberger suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 38' BSC Young Boys player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 43' 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.
- 46' The whistle greets Jordan Lefort as he departs to be replaced by Quentin Maceiras.
- 49' GOAL! Dusan Tadic scores on 49.
- 53' What a strike from Edson Alvarez! The score is 0-3.
- 58' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 63' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 65' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oussama Idrissi is hanging David Neres on the field on 65 minute.
- 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vincent Sierro, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 71' Time for substitution for BSC Young Boys. Christian Fassnacht is replaced by Gianluca Gaudino.
- 73' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
- 74' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Tagliafico departs to be replaced by Sean Klaiber.
- 79' It’s high time Gerardo Seoane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' Perr Schuurs has so much to prove this time. He replaces Devyne Rensch on 80 minute.
- 81' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Brobbey is hanging Antony on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' BSC Young Boys is showing some good football. However, BSC Young Boys are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' BSC Young Boys player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Ajax players.
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Lineups
BSC Young Boys Lineups
Starting XI
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- 28
- 8
- 10
- 16
- 18
- 30
- 4
- 36
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15
Mechack Elia ↓ Felix Mambimbi 65'
- 91
Bench
- 35
- 17
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11
Gianluca Gaudino ↑ 71'
- 21
- 13
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19
Felix Mambimbi ↑ 65'
- 5
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7
Marvin Spielmann ↑ 71'
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24
Quentin Maceiras ↑ 46'
- 43
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60
Fabian Rieder ↑ 65'
- 61
Coach Gerardo SeoaneAFC Ajax Lineups
Starting XI
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39
Antony ↓ Brian Brobbey 81'
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- 31
- 10
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7
David Neres ↓ Oussama Idrissi 65'
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17
Daley Blind ↓ Mohammed Kudus 65'
- 8
- 4
- 21
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15
Devyne Rensch ↓ Perr Schuurs 80'
Bench
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9
Oussama Idrissi ↑ 65'
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5
Sean Klaiber ↑ 74'
- 19
- 18
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3
Perr Schuurs ↑ 80'
- 33
- 16
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20
Mohammed Kudus ↑ 65'
- 23
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30
Brian Brobbey ↑ 81'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dusan Tadic 2 Davy Klaassen 1 Brian Brobbey 1 David Neres 1 Edson Alvarez 1 Head to Head
BSC Young Boys Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.23 BSC Young Boys xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.54 AFC Ajax xGI would bet for: BSC Young Boys or AFC Ajax 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Ajax winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
BSC Young Boys or Draw 57%Draw or AFC Ajax 71%BSC Young Boys or AFC Ajax 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Ajax win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 1 8.7%0 – 0 8.2%0 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7%1 – 0 6.8%2 – 2 5.4%2 – 0 4.7%1 – 3 4.5%0 – 3 3.7%3 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — BSC Young Boys
Handicap BSC Young Boys covers Push AFC Ajax covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 21% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet 22% ✓AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet 30% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.