Thursday , 2 July 2026

BSC Young Boys vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
BSC Young Boys
1 – 3
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 16:45 UTC Stadion Wankdorf HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Mohamed Simakan
Meschack Elia 33' 1–1
1–2 73' Xaver Schlager
1–3 90+2' Benjamin Sesko
Loris Benito 45' Y
Y 56' Kevin Kampl
Sandro Lauper 61' Y
Y 68' Xavi Simons
Lewin Blum 77' Y
Y 79' Emil Forsberg
Y 90' Mohamed Simakan

Overview

Match Preview

BSC Young Boys vs RB Leipzig — Champions League at Stadion Wankdorf.

Match Details

  • Referee Enea Jorgji
  • Assistant 1 Denis Rexha (Albania)
  • Assistant 2 Ridiger Cokaj (Albania)

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 Atletico 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 RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-19 BSC Young Boys 1–3 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

BSC Young Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
23 Nov Atalanta BC H 3–3 D
02 Nov Villarreal CF A 0–2 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep BSC Young Boys A 3–1 W
16 Sep FC Augsburg H 3–0 W
03 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin A 3–0 W
25 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 5–1 W
19 Aug Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–3 L
03 Jun Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for BSC Young Boys to score. At the same time, RB Leipzig does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' Mohamed Simakan puts RB Leipzig on the lead.
  • 8' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 8.
  • 13' Filip Ugrinic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mohamed Aly Camara, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Wankdorf with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 23' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' BSC Young Boys 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.
  • 33' What an equalizer from Meschack Elia!
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' It’s a booking for BSC Young Boys player. Loris Benito gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. BSC Young Boys needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' Kevin Kampl is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 61' The referee shows BSC Young Boys player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 64' RB Leipzig manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Sesko is hanging Yussuf Poulsen on the field on 64 minute.
  • 68' RB Leipzig player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' It is a substitution in BSC Young Boys team. Saidy Janko is replaced by Lewin Blum on 69 minute.
  • 70' Lewin Blum is replacing Saidy Janko for the BSC Young Boys side.
  • 73' GOAL! Xaver Schlager scores on 73.
  • 77' Noah Persson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ulisses Garcia on 77 minute.
  • 77' It’s a booking for BSC Young Boys player. Lewin Blum gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' Emil Forsberg was booked on 79.
  • 79' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Emil Forsberg is replaced by Christoph Baumgartner on 79 minute.
  • 84' 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.
  • 85' Another change for BSC Young Boys made on 85 minute. Cheikh Niasse leaves to be changed by Jean-Pierre Nsame.
  • 88' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Lois Openda by Christopher Lenz on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Mohamed Simakan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for BSC Young Boys.

Lineups

BSC Young Boys Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Benjamin Sesko 2
Meschack Elia 1
Xaver Schlager 1
Mohamed Simakan 1
Ebrima Colley 1
Emil Forsberg 1

Head to Head

2023-09-19 BSC Young Boys 1–3 RB Leipzig

BSC Young Boys Form

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 2021-11-23 BSC Young Boys 3–3 Atalanta BC D 2021-11-02 Villarreal CF 2–0 BSC Young Boys L

RB Leipzig Form

2023-09-19 BSC Young Boys 1–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-09-16 RB Leipzig 3–0 FC Augsburg W 2023-09-03 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-08-25 RB Leipzig 5–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2023-08-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig L 2023-06-03 RB Leipzig 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.38 BSC Young Boys xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
BSC Young Boys29% Draw26% RB Leipzig45%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

BSC Young Boys or Draw
54%
Draw or RB Leipzig
71%
BSC Young Boys or RB Leipzig
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
BSC Young Boys22% Draw42% RB Leipzig36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — BSC Young Boys

Handicap BSC Young Boys covers Push RB Leipzig 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% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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