BERN. Young Boys was in the end too strong for Basel with the goal of Jean-Pierre Nsame (3′), Ulisses Garcia  (39′) and Cedric Itten (79′).

The match was played at the STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern stadium in Bern on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Fedayi San who had the assistance of Sladan Josipovic and Pascal Hirzel. The 4th official was Mirel Turkes. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.68 degrees Celsius or 76.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 4
  • 100 Attack 109
  • 63 Dangerous attack 51
  • 72 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 4
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Young Boys was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Basel that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Young Boys was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Young Boys won the match​.

Young Boys shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Basel shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Young Boys received 3 yellow cards (Cheikh Niasse, Loris Benito and Mohamed Camara). On the other side, Basel didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

3'
Cheikh Niasse- Yellow
11'
39'
57'
Jean-Kévin Augustin- sub ->Maurice Malone
63'
Y. Demir- sub ->Gabriel Sigua
Cedric Itten- sub ->Jean-Pierre Nsame
66'
66'
Lukasz Lakomy- sub ->Darian Males
66'
Cedric Itten(goal)Lukasz Lakomy
79'
Fabian Lustenberger - sub ->Filip Ugrinic
80'
87'
Mohamed Camara- Yellow
89'
87'
Kevin Rüegg- sub ->Dominik Schmid
Loris Benito - Yellow
90'
N. Persson- sub ->Ulisses Garcia
87'

Standings

After playing this match, Young Boys will have 20 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Basel will stay with 5 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Young Boys will play away against Lausanne Sport on the 3rd of February with a 22-3 head to head statistic in favor of Young Boys (7 draws).

Basel will play away agasint Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on the 2nd of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (0 draws).

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys
G
Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland
7.1
D
Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea
7.3
89'
D
Ulisses Garcia 21.Switzerland
8.2
87' 39'
D
Loris Benito 23.Switzerland
7.3
90'
D
Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland
7.7
M
Filip Ugrinic 7.Switzerland
7.5
80'
M
Cheikh Niasse 20.Senegal
6.8
11'
M
Darian Males 39.Switzerland
7.3
66'
M
Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal
6.8
66'
F
Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo
7.0
F
Jean-Pierre Nsame 18.Cameroon
7.5
66' 3'
Substitutes
G
David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland
D
A. Amenda 4.Switzerland
D
Saidy Janko 17.Gambia
D
N. Persson 19.Sweden
87'
D
Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland
6.7
80'
M
Lukasz Lakomy 8.Poland
7.0
66'
M
Donat Rrudhani 22.Kosovo
6.7
66'
F
Cedric Itten 9.Switzerland
8.1
66' 79'
F
Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo

Young Boys started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

The manager Raphaël Wicky decided to play with the following team: Anthony Racioppi (7.1), Lewin Blum (7.7), Mohamed Camara (7.3), Loris Benito (7.3), Ulisses Garcia  (8.2), Joël Monteiro (6.8), Cheikh Niasse (6.8), Darian Males (7.3), Filip Ugrinic (7.5), Meschack Elia (7.0) and Jean-Pierre Nsame (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Aurèle Amenda, Lukasz Lakomy (7.0), Cedric Itten (8.1), Saidy Janko, Noah Persson, Donat Rrudhani (6.7), David von Ballmoos , Fabian Lustenberger (6.7) and Silvère Ganvoula.

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: Darian Males for Lukasz Lakomy (66′), Filip Ugrinic for Fabian Lustenberger (80′), Jean-Pierre Nsame for Cedric Itten (66′), Joël Monteiro for Donat Rrudhani (66′) and Ulisses Garcia  for Noah Persson (87′).

Best player: Ulisses Garcia ​

The most impressive player for Young Boys was Ulisses Garcia .

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 46 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Basel – Formation

Basel
G
Marwin Hitz 1.Switzerland
6.1
D
Finn van Breemen 25.Netherlands
6.7
D
Adrian Leon Barisic 26.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
D
Fabian Frei 20.Switzerland
6.8
M
Dominik Schmid 31.Switzerland
6.8
87'
M
Taulant Xhaka 34.Albania
7.3
M
Renato Veiga 40.Portugal
6.7
M
M. Dräger 6.Tunisia
6.4
F
6.8
87'
F
Maurice Malone 11.Germany
6.8
57'
F
Gabriel Sigua 21.Georgia
7.0
63'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Salvi 13.Switzerland
D
Kevin Rüegg 27.Switzerland
87'
D
Michael Lang 5.Switzerland
M
Anton Kade 30.Germany
M
L. Avdullahu 37.Switzerland
M
Jonathan Dubasin 8.Belgium
87'
F
J. Gauto 33.Argentina
F
6.4
57'
F
Y. Demir 19.Austria
6.4
63'

Basel started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Heiko Vogel played with: Marwin Hitz (6.1), Adrian Leon Barišić (6.7), Fabian Frei (6.8), Finn van Breemen (6.7), Mohamed Dräger (6.4), Taulant Xhaka (7.3), Renato Veiga (6.7), Dominik Schmid (6.8), Gabriel Sigua (7.0), Maurice Malone (6.8) and Đorđe Jovanović (6.8).

They had on the bench: Michael Lang, Jonathan Dubasin, Jean-Kévin Augustin (6.4), Mirko Salvi, Yusuf Demir (6.4), Kevin Rüegg, Anton Kade, Juan Carlos Gauto and Leon Avdullahu.

Substitutions

Basel made 4 changes: Maurice Malone for Jean-Kévin Augustin (57′), Gabriel Sigua for Yusuf Demir (63′), Đorđe Jovanović for Jonathan Dubasin (87′) and Dominik Schmid for Kevin Rüegg (87′).

Best player: Taulant Xhaka​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Basel was Taulant Xhaka.

His rating is (7.3) with 45 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​