Match Report
The table read 3rd (Young Boys, 16 pts) against 2nd (Sion, 18 pts), 2 points apart. Per game in the league, Young Boys were scoring 3.5 and conceding 2, Sion 2.75 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Young Boys's arrival. Momentum sat with Sion, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Young Boys 4, draws 2, Sion 5, at 3.55 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 64% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%.
The venue was Stadion Wankdorf (Bern), with room for 32,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Young Boys led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Young Boys: Lewin Blum (22'), Alvyn Sanches (40'), Samuel Essende (66'), Samuel Essende (73') · Sion: Jan Kronig (45'), Winsley Boteli (56')
Key stats
Possession: Young Boys 42% · Sion 58% · Total shots: 19-19 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 6-4