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

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UEFA Europa League · 2020-21

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AFC Ajax

Thu 18 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Mohamed Aly Camara 38' Y

Y 73' Devyne Rensch

Jean-Pierre Nsame 90' Y

Overview

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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 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

BSC Young Boys 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals AFC Ajax

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-18 BSC Young Boys 0–2 AFC Ajax 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

Recent Form

BSC Young Boys

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

AFC Ajax

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 history

25% Clean Sheets
BSC Young Boys this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

BSC Young Boys

Joel Monteiro

3 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' BSC Young Boys are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' David Neres puts AFC Ajax on the lead.
25' BSC Young Boys currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
38' Mohamed Aly Camara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
43' Sandro Lauper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
46' Quentin Maceiras is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Lefort at the 46 minute mark.
49' Dusan Tadic does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Ajax surge ahead!
53' The deadlock is broken! Edson Alvarez gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
58' 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.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Davy Klaassen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
65' The whistle greets David Neres as he departs to be replaced by Oussama Idrissi.
70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both BSC Young Boys and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' The supporters are chanting for Gianluca Gaudino. He replaces Christian Fassnacht on 71 minute.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Devyne Rensch is booked for AFC Ajax — Yellow card on 73.
74' Sean Klaiber gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Nicolas Tagliafico and will look to change the dynamic.
79' AFC Ajax have won 817 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
80' Devyne Rensch makes way for Perr Schuurs at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
81' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Antony departs to be replaced by Brian Brobbey.
86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jean-Pierre Nsame.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — BSC Young Boys 0-2 AFC Ajax.

Lineups

BSC Young Boys Lineups

Starting XI

25
Jordan Lefort ↓ Quentin Maceiras 46'
28
Fabian Lustenberger C
8
Vincent Sierro
10
Miralem Sulejmani ↓ Marvin Spielmann 71'
16
Christian Fassnacht ↓ Gianluca Gaudino 71'
18
Jean-Pierre Nsame
30
Sandro Lauper
4
Mohamed Aly Camara ↓ Fabian Rieder 65'
36
Silvan Hefti
15
Mechack Elia ↓ Felix Mambimbi 65'
91
Guillaume Faivre

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

6
Davy Klaassen
39
Antony ↓ Brian Brobbey 81'
1
Maarten Stekelenburg
31
Nicolas Tagliafico ↓ Sean Klaiber 74'
10
Dusan Tadic C
7
David Neres ↓ Oussama Idrissi 65'
17
Daley Blind ↓ Mohammed Kudus 65'
8
Ryan Gravenberch
4
Edson Alvarez
21
Lisandro Martinez
15
Devyne Rensch ↓ Perr Schuurs 80'

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

BSC Young Boys Form

2021-03-18 BSC Young Boys 0–2 AFC Ajax L 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

AFC Ajax Form

2021-03-18 BSC Young Boys 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-03-14 PEC Zwolle 0–2 AFC Ajax W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.23 BSC Young Boys xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.54 AFC Ajax xG

I would bet for: BSC Young Boys or AFC Ajax 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

BSC Young Boys29% Draw28% AFC Ajax43%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

BSC Young Boys23% Draw46% AFC Ajax31%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

8.2%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

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.