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Young Boys vs Basel Prediction & Betting tips
In Switzerland, the semi-finals of the Cup are on. The games could not be more exciting. On Wednesday in the largest city of the Confederation, the Zurich derby on the program. But we are dealing with the game in the capital. The Bernese Young Boys will welcome FC Basel at 19:15 in the Stade de Suisse. For days there has been a state of emergency in Bern. All residents of Aare City are in football fever. This season, it looks like the Bernese will win again after more than 30 years. In the championship, YB has eleven points ahead of the reigning champion. Basel will challenge the Bernese in the upcoming match. Nevertheless, the Berner will seize their opportunity in our eyes and win the semi-final in front of sold-out scenery. Since there are no home and away matches in Switzerland, this game is the decisive one for the final round. The betting odds for our tip on YB are in the 2.3 range.
Young Boys :
The dress rehearsal has fulfilled the Berner weekend without gloss at home. Against the FC Sion, the Young Boys won 1-0. Hoarau scored the winning goal shortly after the break. The Bernese are playing a brilliant season. In the championship, the team is at the top of the table. After 23 games, the captains fought 52 points. Thus, they have eleven points ahead of the pursuer from Basel, with the Basel have denied a game less. In the remaining 13 matches, a lot can happen, so the Bernese must continue to tackle each game seriously.
Also in the cup the Bernese are on course. Until the semi-finals, the Bernese had to survive four rounds. In the first three rounds, they faced substandard teams. Especially the 1/32 finals caused a stir in the capital. The FC Breitenrain – a district of Bern – demanded the big brother. Only one kilometer as the crow flies separate the homes of the two teams. Extra for this game provisional bleachers on the Spitz – the stadium of Breitenrain – set up. Nevertheless, the favorite finally won 3-0. Only in the quarterfinals the first first division team was waiting with FC St. Gallen. In the home game in November Assale met after 13 minutes. The Berne won the match confidently with 2: 1 and entered the semi-finals. The Ivory Coast man has already scored nine times in the championship. He occupies only the second place in the scorer list.
It is impressive that the first three places in this list are occupied by Young Boys players (Sulejmani 10 goals, Assale 9 goals, Nsame 9 goals). Last season’s top scorer was Guillaume Hoarau. After a long injury, the Frenchman returned strong last. In the four games of the second half he scored six goals! It is therefore clear that the Bernese offensive is in top form. This also confirms the fact that they have scored the most goals in the league. We firmly believe that the Bernese will move into the final. The offensive will overtax the Baselers.
FC Basel:
FC Basel has started badly in the second half. The two home games against St. Gallen and Lugano were surprisingly lost. Only the game against Thun won the Basler. With these defeats, the Bebbis have lost important points in the title race. The gap to the Young Boys grew from two to eight points in only three weeks. Away, the Basel have a run. Since September, the footballers of the Rheinknie have lost no away game. Before that, the current champion only scored points in St. Gallen and Bern. Last weekend, the game was not started in Lausanne due to the lack of space and postponed to an undetermined date.
Also in the Champions League it is not running FC Basel. In Group A, the Swiss took second place. Thanks to the home win against Manchester United, the Basler qualified for the knockout stages. In the first leg of this round of 16 was the second top team from Manchester over. The Citizens showed their whole class in the first half. Already in the 23rd minute Agüero met for 3: 0 (4: 0-final score). With that, the Swiss are in fact eliminated – in the away game in Manchester, Basel would have to score at least four goals to save themselves in extra time.
The upcoming game is about much for the reigning champion. The Cup may be the last chance for a title this season. Nevertheless, coach Wicky’s team will struggle. The Basel will come to a scoring yet.
Young Boys vs Basel head to head matches
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
03.12.16 SL Young Boys Basel 3 : 1