BERN. Young Boys had a narrow win over Sion. The hero of the match was W. Kanga who scored in the 25th and 80th minute. Young Boys was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%) was among the factors of its victory.​

Baltazar received a red card (41′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sion lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Wankdorf (Bern) stadium in Bern on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Adrien Jaccottet who was helped by Vital Jobin and Pascal Hirzel. The 4th official was Sven Wolfensberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.7 degrees Celsius or 35.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Young Boys

4 - 3

Sion

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 11 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 125 Attack 93
  • 91 Dangerous attack 34
  • 95 Ball safe 112
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Young Boys was in firm control of the ball 67% while Sion was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Young Boys was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Young Boys won the match​.

Young Boys shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sion shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (M. Sulejmani and S. Lauper). Talking about the opposition, Sion received 3 yellow cards (Baltazar, F. Stojilkovic and Wesley).

Also, Sion didn’t end the match with 11 players after Baltazar (Sion) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (41′).

Match Timeline

3'
16'
20'
Baltazar- Yellow
25'
41'
Baltazar(yellowred)
46'
46'
51'
58'
Itaitinga - sub ->K. Bua
60'
61'
62'
Sandro Lauper- Yellow
63'
73'
Sandro Theler- sub ->M. Cipriano
Meschack Elia- sub ->Miralem Sulejmani
76'
76'
78'
78'
Gaetan Karlen- sub ->Wesley
80'
84'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Zürich
76
36
Basel
62
36
Young Boys
60
36
Lugano
54
36
St. Gallen
50
36
Servette
44
36
Sion
41
36
Grasshopper
40
36
Luzern
40
36
Lausanne Sport
22
36

After this match, Young Boys will have 28 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Sion will stay with 18 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Young Boys will play away against Lugano on the 19th of December with a 16-4 head to head stats in favor of Young Boys (5 draws).

Sion will host Lausanne Sport on the 19th of December with a 14-8 head to head in favor of Sion (6 draws).

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys
G
G. Faivre 91.Switzerland
6.2
84'
D
Silvan Hefti 36.Switzerland
7.2
D
Mohamed Camara 4.Guinea
6.5
D
Quentin Maceiras 24.Switzerland
7.1
76'
D
Sandro Lauper 30.Switzerland
6.6
63'
M
M. Sulejmani 10.Serbia
7.5
76' 62' 61'
M
M. Ngamaleu 13.Cameroon
8.2
60'
M
Vincent Sierro 8.Switzerland
6.8
M
Michel Aebischer 20.Switzerland
6.5
46'
F
Jordan Siebatcheu 17.France
6.1
F
Wilfried Kanga 9.France
8.4
25', 80'
Substitutes
G
Nicholas Ammeter 23.Switzerland
6.3
84'
D
Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland
7.3
D
Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland
D
Jordan Lefort 25.France
6.1
76'
D
Nicolas Bürgy 14.Switzerland
M
Alexandre Jankewitz 11.Switzerland
M
Nico Maier 22.Switzerland
M
Fabian Rieder 32.Switzerland
7.6
46'
F
Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo
7.6
76'

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

The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Guillaume Faivre (6.2), Silvan Hefti (7.2), Mohamed Camara (6.5), Sandro Lauper (6.6), Quentin Maceiras (7.1), Nicolas Moumie Ngamaleu (8.2), Michel Aebischer (6.5), Vincent Sierro (6.8), Miralem Sulejmani (7.5), Wilfried Kanga (8.4) and Jordan Siebatcheu (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Fabian Lustenberger (7.3), Cedric Zesiger, Alexandre Jankewitz, Nico Maier, Jordan Lefort (6.1), Fabian Rieder (7.6), Meschack Elia (7.6), Nicolas Bürgy and Nicholas Ammeter (6.3).

Young Boys could not rely on the presence of N. Ammeter (injured).

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: M. Camara for F. Lustenberger (46′), M. Aebischer for F. Rieder (46′), Q. Maceiras for J. Lefort (76′), M. Sulejmani for E. Meschack (76′) and G. Faivre for N. Ammeter (84′).

Best player: Wilfried Kanga​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Young Boys was Wilfried Kanga.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Sion – Formation

Sion
G
Kevin Fickentscher 18.Switzerland
7.2
D
Dimitri Cavaré 97.Guadeloupe
6.8
90'
D
Birama Ndoye 34.Mauritania
6.6
3'
D
Jan Bamert 5.Switzerland
6.6
D
Marquinhos Cipriano 70.Brazil
6.1
73'
M
Wesley Gasolina 52.Brazil
6.0
78' 78'
M
Luca Zuffi 7.Switzerland
6.1
M
Anto Grgic 14.Switzerland
6.4
M
Kevin Bua 33.Switzerland
7.0
58'
M
Baltazar 8.Brazil
5.8
41'
F
Filip Stojilkovic 17.Switzerland
7.8
51' 16'
Substitutes
G
Timothy Fayulu 1.Switzerland
D
A. Kabashi 13.Kosovo
D
Nathanaël Saintini 39.Guadeloupe
D
Sandro Theler 77.Switzerland
6.1
73'
M
M. Tosetti 23.Switzerland
M
Adryan 10.Brazil
F
Théo Berdayes 25.Switzerland
F
Gaetan Karlen 11.Switzerland
6.8
78'
F
Itaitinga 76.Brazil
6.8
58'

Sion started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Paolo Tramezzani played with: Kevin Fickentscher (7.2), Dimitri Cavaré (6.8), Jan Bamert (6.6), Birama Ndoye (6.6), Marquinhos Cipriano (6.1), Luca Zuffi (6.1), Wesley (6.0), Baltazar (5.8), Anto Grgić (6.4), Kevin Bua (7.0) and Filip Stojilković (7.8).

They had on the bench: Matteo Tosetti, Arien Kabashi, Timothy Fayulu, Adryan, Théo Berdayes, Nathanaël Saintini, Gaetan Karlen (6.8), Sandro Theler (6.1) and Itaitinga (6.8).

Sion could not rely on the presence of S. Theler (injured) and G. Karlen (injured).

Substitutions

Sion made 3 changes: K. Bua for Itaitinga (58′), M. Cipriano for S. Theler (73′) and Wesley for G. Karlen (78′).

Best player: Filip Stojilković​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sion was Filip Stojilković.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 21 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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