Taverne vs BSC Young Boys Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different runs of results

Young Boys' recent sample spans Super League fixtures, cup football and a few friendlies, and it shows a team that scores freely and wins more often than not. Eleven victories from twenty outings, with 61 goals scored against 33 conceded, points to a side that's generally comfortable going forward even when results wobble, as seen in draws against Lugano and Basel.

Taverne: 20 completed matches; BSC Young Boys: 20 completed matches.

Taverne

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

24

Difference

+14

BSC Young Boys

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

61

Conceded

33

Difference

+28

Taverne's record comes almost entirely from 1. Liga Classic football, well below the level Young Boys operate at. Nine wins from twenty, with 35 goals for and 25 against, is a solid return at their level, and they even got past Brunnen away in the Swiss Cup earlier this season. A heavy 1-3 friendly loss to Lugano, though, is a reminder of how the gap widens against stronger opposition.

The two sets of results aren't really comparable given the difference in competition level, but they do highlight the scale of the challenge facing the home side.

Comparative Team Statistics: Taverne vs BSC Young Boys

A cup tie with a clear gap in class

This is the kind of fixture where the underdog tag fits Taverne fairly obviously. Young Boys have been scoring plenty of goals against Super League opposition, while Taverne's best moments have come against clubs playing several divisions lower.

That doesn't mean the tie is a foregone conclusion. Cup matches can be unpredictable, and Taverne have shown at their own level that they can defend well over a run of games, conceding just 25 in twenty matches. Whether that holds up against a team of Young Boys' quality is the open question here.