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BSC Young Boys vs PFK CSKA Sofia, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
BSC Young Boys
3 – 0
Full Time
PFK CSKA Sofia
Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 20:00 UTC Wankdorfstadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Mohamed Aly Camara 51' Y
Michel Aebischer 68' Y
Y 68' Amos Youga

Overview

Match Preview

BSC Young Boys vs PFK CSKA Sofia — Europe at Wankdorfstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bram Van Driessche
  • Referee Lawrence Visser
  • Referee Rien Vanyzere
  • Referee Thibaud Nijssen

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

2
BSC Young Boys 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals PFK CSKA Sofia
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-05 BSC Young Boys 3–0 PFK CSKA Sofia

Recent Form

BSC Young Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov PFK CSKA Sofia H 3–0 W
29 Oct FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–1 D
22 Oct AS Roma H 1–2 L
01 Oct KF Tirana H 3–0 W
16 Sep FC Midtjylland A 0–3 L
12 Dec Rangers FC A 1–1 D
PFK CSKA Sofia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov BSC Young Boys A 0–3 L
29 Oct AS Roma A 0–0 D
22 Oct FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 0–2 L
01 Oct FC Basel 1893 A 3–1 W
24 Sep B36 H 3–1 W
17 Sep FK BATE Barysau H 2–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
BSC Young Boys this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Wankdorfstadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' What a strike from Felix Mambimbi! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK CSKA Sofia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 18' GOAL! Miralem Sulejmani scores on 18. Assisted by Jean-Pierre Nsame
  • 23' The travelling PFK CSKA Sofia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK CSKA Sofia that had 22 games and scored 30 goals.
  • 31' Goal! Felix Mambimbi scores his 3 goal in 236 matches.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Younousse Sankhare made 391 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' BSC Young Boys receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Fassnacht, as he is very good at scoring at Wankdorfstadion with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 62' Another substitution for BSC Young Boys to replace Vincent Sierro by Michel Aebischer on 62 minute.
  • 63' It is a substitution in BSC Young Boys team. Mohamed Aly Camara is replaced by Ulisses Garcia on 63 minute.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michel Aebischer.
  • 69' PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Graham Carey is hanging Jerome Sinclair on the field on 69 minute.
  • 70' It is a substitution in BSC Young Boys team. Miralem Sulejmani is replaced by Gianluca Gaudino on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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.
  • 79' The PFK CSKA Sofia manager makes a substitution. Georgi Yomov departs to be replaced by Jules Keita.
  • 84' 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.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Turitsov. He replaces Thibaut Vion on 87 minute.
  • Full Time. BSC Young Boys beats PFK CSKA Sofia

Lineups

BSC Young Boys Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

PFK CSKA Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.86 BSC Young Boys xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
I would bet for: BSC Young Boys to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
BSC Young Boys59% Draw24% PFK CSKA Sofia17%
Actual: BSC Young Boys win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

BSC Young Boys or Draw
84%
Draw or PFK CSKA Sofia
41%
BSC Young Boys or PFK CSKA Sofia
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
BSC Young Boys43% Draw45% PFK CSKA Sofia12%
Actual: BSC Young Boys win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13%
2 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
11%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — BSC Young Boys

Handicap BSC Young Boys covers Push PFK CSKA Sofia covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 25% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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