Old Boys vs Yverdon Sport Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different runs of form

Yverdon Sport's sample of 20 matches shows 10 wins, 6 draws and just 4 losses, with 38 goals scored against 23 conceded. That's a side picking up points regularly at Challenge League level, which is Switzerland's professional second tier.

Old Boys: 20 completed matches; Yverdon Sport: 20 completed matches.

Old Boys

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

36

Difference

0

Yverdon Sport

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

23

Difference

+15

Old Boys' record over the same number of matches is far shakier: 6 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, with goals for and against level at 36 apiece. Most of that sample comes from 1. Liga Classic, a level well below where Yverdon operate, and results have been inconsistent even there.

The gap in results lines up with a clear gap in competition level, not just current form.

Comparative Team Statistics: Old Boys vs Yverdon Sport

Only old meetings on record

The two clubs have met twice before, both back in 2017 and 2018 in the 1. Liga Promotion. Yverdon won both, 4-3 at home and 5-0 away, though that was a different era for both clubs and doesn't tell us much about where they stand now.

With such a long gap since the last meeting and both sides having moved on in different directions, this history carries little weight for the upcoming tie.

A cup tie with a real level gap

Swiss Cup ties often pair clubs from different divisions, and this is one of those games. Yverdon Sport arrive as the Challenge League side, several tiers above Old Boys, and their recent numbers back up that gap in quality.

Cup football can still throw up surprises, especially with Old Boys playing at home in front of their own supporters. But nothing in the recent data suggests Old Boys have the form to trouble a side performing as consistently as Yverdon have this season.