Match Report
The table read 2nd (Young Boys, 14 pts) against 4th (Sion, 9 pts), 5 points apart. Per game in the league, Young Boys were scoring 3.83 and conceding 1.83, Sion 2.2 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.88 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