Saturday , 14 November 2026

BSC Young Boys vs Aston Villa FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
BSC Young Boys
0 – 3
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Tue 17 Sep 2024 · 16:45 UTC Stadion Wankdorf 31,500 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 27' Youri Tielemans
0–2 38' Jacob Ramsey
0–3 86' Amadou Onana
Cheikh Niasse 33' Y
Sandro Lauper 46' Y
Meschack Elia 53' Y
Y 79' Jhon Duran
Joel Monteiro 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

BSC Young Boys vs Aston Villa FC — Champions League at Stadion Wankdorf.

Match Details

  • Referee Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
  • Assistant 1 Martin Margaritov
  • Assistant 2 Diyan Valkov
3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 25.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
BSC Young Boys 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-17 BSC Young Boys 0–3 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

BSC Young Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
27 Aug Galatasaray SK A 1–0 W
21 Aug Galatasaray SK H 3–2 W
22 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D
15 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–3 L
13 Dec RB Leipzig A 1–2 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep BSC Young Boys A 3–0 W
14 Sep Everton FC H 3–2 W
31 Aug Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
24 Aug Arsenal FC H 0–2 L
17 Aug West Ham United FC A 2–1 W
19 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Ross Barkley 3 G 1 A
Nicolas Jackson 3 G
Emiliano Buendia 2 G
John McGinn 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — BSC Young Boys and Aston Villa FC get this one started.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Ollie Watkins has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Stadion Wankdorf. Aston Villa FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' BSC Young Boys are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Magnificent from Youri Tielemans! That is 44 goals in 430 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 32' The home supporters are growing impatient. BSC Young Boys must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 33' BSC Young Boys receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' What a moment for Jacob Ramsey! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' That is a card for BSC Young Boys. Sandro Lauper will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Lamare Bogarde has done his job and it is now time for Diego Carlos to step up.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' It’s a booking for BSC Young Boys player. Meschack Elia gets a card.
  • 58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Jhon Duran comes on to replace Ollie Watkins.
  • 63' BSC Young Boys ring the changes. Ebrima Colley has done his job and it is now time for Alan Virginius to step up.
  • 68' It’s high time Patrick Rahmen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Ezri Konsa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' Jhon Duran picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Silvere Ganvoula as he leaves the pitch. Cedric Itten steps in for BSC Young Boys.
  • 86' A stunning finish from Amadou Onana — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ian Maatsen is hanging Youri Tielemans on the field on 87 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

BSC Young Boys Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Rahmen

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.05 BSC Young Boys xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
BSC Young Boys24% Draw26% Aston Villa FC50%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

BSC Young Boys or Draw
50%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
76%
BSC Young Boys or Aston Villa FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
BSC Young Boys17% Draw44% Aston Villa FC39%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — BSC Young Boys

Handicap BSC Young Boys covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 23% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.