Wednesday , 30 September 2026

BSC Young Boys vs Manchester City FC, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
BSC Young Boys
1 – 3
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Wed 25 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Stadion Wankdorf HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 48' Manuel Akanji
Meschack Elia 52' 1–1
1–2 67' Erling Haaland pen
1–3 86' Erling Haaland
Joel Monteiro 4' Y
Mohamed Aly Camara 64' Y

Overview

Match Preview

BSC Young Boys vs Manchester City FC — Champions League at Stadion Wankdorf.

Match Details

  • Referee Morten Krogh
  • Assistant 1 Dennis Rasmussen
  • Assistant 2 Steffen Bramsen (Denmark)

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 3.5 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-25 BSC Young Boys 1–3 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

BSC Young Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Manchester City FC H 1–3 L
04 Oct FK Crvena Zvezda A 2–2 D
19 Sep RB Leipzig H 1–3 L
29 Aug Maccabi Haifa FC H 3–0 W
23 Aug Maccabi Haifa FC A 0–0 D
08 Dec Manchester United FC A 1–1 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct BSC Young Boys A 3–1 W
21 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
08 Oct Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
04 Oct RB Leipzig A 3–1 W
30 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
23 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against BSC Young Boys and Manchester City FC has kicked off!
  • 4' The referee calls foul for Joel Monteiro. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 9' Over 9 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 14' Manchester City FC have won 1039 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' Portugal international Ruben Dias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. BSC Young Boys must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-2-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' The 31-year-old Jack Grealish has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' Goal! Manuel Akanji scores his 14 goal in 527 matches.
  • 52' What a strike from Meschack Elia! The score is 1-1.
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 444 games and scored 1039 goals.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Mohamed Aly Camara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 67.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Bernardo Silva on, Jeremy Doku off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The whistle greets Cedric Itten as he departs to be replaced by Jean-Pierre Nsame.
  • 74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Julian Alvarez makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 79' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Saidy Janko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewin Blum on 80 minute.
  • 85' BSC Young Boys are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 86' Erling Haaland with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' Sergio Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erling Haaland on 90 minute.
  • BSC Young Boys will have plenty to reflect on. Manchester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

BSC Young Boys Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Manchester City FC Lineups

3-2-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 4
Meschack Elia 1
Phil Foden 1
Manuel Akanji 1

Head to Head

2023-10-25 BSC Young Boys 1–3 Manchester City FC

BSC Young Boys Form

2023-10-25 BSC Young Boys 1–3 Manchester City FC L 2023-10-04 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–2 BSC Young Boys D 2023-09-19 BSC Young Boys 1–3 RB Leipzig L 2023-08-29 BSC Young Boys 3–0 Maccabi Haifa FC W 2023-08-23 Maccabi Haifa FC 0–0 BSC Young Boys D 2021-12-08 Manchester United FC 1–1 BSC Young Boys D

Manchester City FC Form

2023-10-25 BSC Young Boys 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-10-21 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-10-08 Arsenal FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2023-10-04 RB Leipzig 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-09-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2023-09-23 Manchester City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 BSC Young Boys xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: BSC Young Boys or Manchester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
BSC Young Boys29% Draw27% Manchester City FC44%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

BSC Young Boys or Draw
55%
Draw or Manchester City FC
71%
BSC Young Boys or Manchester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
BSC Young Boys22% Draw43% Manchester City FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — BSC Young Boys

Handicap BSC Young Boys covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 21% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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