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Young Boys vs Basel Prediction & Betting tips
On Easter Monday the top fights take place in the capital. The Bernese Young Boys welcome FC Basel. At 15:00 pm, this game will be kicked off at the Stade de Suisse. Just five days before the match, the stadium was sold out to the very last seat. With that, 32,000 spectators will be watching live, with the majority of fans being Berne fans. The playing style of the Berner lures the spectators recently in droves. After all, the Young Boys head for over 30 years again a title. In this season they could even get the double.
The game against Basel is about a lot – currently the lead is 16 points, with the Basel have denied a game less. For the Basler, the championship is the last chance for a title this year. So far, they have only won two games in the second half of the season, so that hope is maintained, the Basler necessarily have three points. The top teams have already met three times this season. The Young Boys won their two home games. Also in this game the Bernese are the favorite. Nevertheless, the betting odds are based on a home win in the 2nd division.
Young Boys:
The Bernese Young Boys are in great shape. In the second half of the season, the Berne won every game so far. This with a goal difference of 20: 6 in eight games. With the constant performance the captains from the advantage to FC Basel continuously. Currently, the Young Boys are 16 points behind the second, with Basel having played one less game. With 62 goals, the Berner provide the best offensive in the league. Especially Guillaume Hoarau is in shape. The striker of the Young Boys scored in each round of the round! With his nine goals, the Frenchman has scored almost half of the YB goals throughout the second half of the season.
Over the entire season, the Frenchman is only the fourth best scorer of the Berner. More often Roger Assale (12 goals), Miralem Sulejmani (10 goals) and Jean Pierre Nsame (10 goals) met. In addition to the strong offensive put the Young Boys also the second best defensive of the league. The Bernese are on masterclasses this season. The squad of Adi Hütter has lost only three games so far, against teams from the bottom half of the table. In recent years, the Young Boys have too often scored points against weaker teams.
The Bernese are also on course in the Cup. After a few years, the cup finals will take place again in the federal capital. Thus, the Berner enjoy in this game the advantage of the native artificial turf. Nevertheless, the match against FC Zurich is not a matter of course. In the semifinals, the Bernese received FC Basel, where the home team won 2-0. In this game, the Young Boys impressively demonstrated that they are currently the strongest team in Switzerland. Also in the direct duel in the championship at the beginning of the season convinced the yellow-black. Also this game they won 2-0. Therefore, a home win may be expected in the fourth meeting of the top teams.
FC Basel:
FC Basel is in the midst of a crisis. The last eight years have always won the Basel championship, but this series is probably broken. Currently, the Basel have a considerable backlog on the leaders. Rather than looking at the table, the style of the reigning champion shakes. In the second half, the footballers of the Rhine knee won only the games against Thun and Sion. These two teams are currently fighting for relegation. This makes it clear that the people of Basel can no longer convince. At the beginning of the second half of the season, the Bebbis were still represented in all three competitions. The championship gambled away the red-blue by the poor performances every weekend. Also in the Cup, the Basel eliminated.
The Bebbis disappointed against the Bernese Young Boys and lost with 0: 2. Even in the Champions League, the Swiss had no chance. In the first leg of the knockout stages Manchester City dominated the game in Basel. Already after 23 minutes, the English were with 0: 3 in the lead and had thus paved the way to the quarter-finals. Although the Swiss surprised and won a win at Etihad Stadium, it was not enough to progress.
If the Basler want to win another title this season, they definitely need three points in this game. This would melt the gap to ten points, as Basel wins the catch-up match against Zurich. In contrast to the Young Boys, the Basler scored around 20 fewer goals. Also, when looking at the scorers list, it becomes clear that the Basel have a problem on the offensive. In the last season Doumbia was the top scorer of the Blue-Reds. The departure of the Ivorians should compensate Ricky van Wolfswinkel. The 29-year-old Dutchman only scored seven goals in the opponent’s goal. In the three direct duels this season, the Basel scored only one goal. This will not change in the game of Easter Monday. I expect that the Basler without points and without hits have to start their journey home.
Young Boys vs Basel head to head matches
27.02.18 CUP Young Boys Basel 2 : 0
05.11.17 SL Basel Young Boys 1 : 1
22.07.17 SL Young Boys Basel 2 : 0
21.05.17 SL Young Boys Basel 2 : 1
09.04.17 SL Basel Young Boys 1 : 1