Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
RB Leipzig
2 – 1
Full Time
BSC Young Boys
Wed 13 Dec 2023 · 17:45 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Benjamin Sesko 51' 1–0
1–1 53' Ebrima Colley
Emil Forsberg 56' 2–1
Y 33' Ulisses Garcia
Yussuf Poulsen 70' Y
Christopher Lenz 77' Y
Y 81' Ebrima Colley
Y 85' Joel Monteiro

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs BSC Young Boys — Champions League at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Manfredas Lukjancukas
  • Assistant 1 Mangirdas Mirauskas (Lithuania)
  • Assistant 2 Vytenis Kazlauskas (Lithuania)

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
RB Leipzig 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals BSC Young Boys
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-13 RB Leipzig 2–1 BSC Young Boys 2023-09-19 BSC Young Boys 1–3 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec BSC Young Boys H 2–1 W
09 Dec Borussia Dortmund A 3–2 W
02 Dec 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 2–1 W
28 Nov Manchester City FC A 2–3 L
25 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L
12 Nov SC Freiburg H 3–1 W
BSC Young Boys
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec RB Leipzig A 1–2 L
28 Nov FK Crvena Zvezda H 2–0 W
07 Nov Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RB Leipzig
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between RB Leipzig and BSC Young Boys is underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 6' Goal! Benjamin Sesko scores his 44 goal in 225 matches.
  • 11' RB Leipzig 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.
  • 16' BSC Young Boys are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Lustenberger, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ulisses Garcia.
  • 38' BSC Young Boys are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' Meschack Elia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for BSC Young Boys tonight.
  • 48' Lukasz Lakomy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' A goal from the Slovenia international Benjamin Sesko! He fires home on 51 to make it 2-0!
  • 53' GOAL! Ebrima Colley fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Emil Forsberg makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 59' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan is replaced by Lukas Klostermann.
  • 62' The BSC Young Boys manager makes a substitution. Jean-Pierre Nsame departs to be replaced by Silvere Ganvoula.
  • 67' Ulisses Garcia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Yussuf Poulsen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' It is a substitution in BSC Young Boys team. Sandro Lauper is replaced by Lukasz Lakomy on 70 minute.
  • 74' The whistle greets Benjamin Sesko as he departs to be replaced by Timo Werner.
  • 77' RB Leipzig receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 80' A tactical swap from RB Leipzig — Xaver Schlager on, Castello Lukeba off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ebrima Colley on 81 minutes.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Joel Monteiro is booked for BSC Young Boys — Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

BSC Young Boys Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

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

2023-12-13 RB Leipzig 2–1 BSC Young Boys 2023-09-19 BSC Young Boys 1–3 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2023-12-13 RB Leipzig 2–1 BSC Young Boys W 2023-12-09 Borussia Dortmund 2–3 RB Leipzig W 2023-12-02 RB Leipzig 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2023-11-28 Manchester City FC 3–2 RB Leipzig L 2023-11-25 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 RB Leipzig L 2023-11-12 RB Leipzig 3–1 SC Freiburg W

BSC Young Boys Form

2023-12-13 RB Leipzig 2–1 BSC Young Boys L 2023-11-28 BSC Young Boys 2–0 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2023-11-07 Manchester City FC 3–0 BSC Young Boys L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.87 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 BSC Young Boys xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig58% Draw23% BSC Young Boys19%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
82%
Draw or BSC Young Boys
42%
RB Leipzig or BSC Young Boys
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig40% Draw44% BSC Young Boys16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push BSC Young Boys covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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