BERN. Young Boys was able to turn the tables against Basel. It was Basel to score first with a goal from M. Lang. Nevertheless, later Young Boys found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with V. Sierro (39′), N. Moumi Ngamaleu (69′) and J. Siebatcheu (71′).
Young Boys remained with 10 players after U. Garcia received a double yellow card in the 80′. Even so, Young Boys still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stadion Wankdorf (Bern) stadium in Bern on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. In front of 31,120 spectators. The referee was Urs Schnyder with the support of Stéphane De Almeida and Marco Zürcher. The 4th official was Esther Staubli. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 17 Total 15
- 4 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 77 Attack 101
- 56 Dangerous attack 71
- 92 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 1
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Young Boys was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Basel that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Basel was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Young Boys succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Young Boys shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Basel shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (J. Lefort and U. Garcia). On the opposite side, Basel received 2 yellow cards (W. Burger and F. Frei).
U. Garcia (Young Boys) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (80′).
Also, Basel didn’t finish the match with 11 players after W. Burger (Basel) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (60′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Young Boys will have 39 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Basel will stay with 37 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Young Boys will play away against Grasshopper on the 20th of February with a 29-18 head to head stats in favor of Young Boys (12 draws).
Basel will host Lausanne Sport on the 19th of February with a 20-1 head to head stats in favor of Basel (6 draws).
Young Boys – Formation
Young Boys started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Wagner decided to play with the following team: Anthony Racioppi
, Quentin Maceiras , Sandro Lauper , Fabian Lustenberger , Jordan Lefort , Nicolas Moumie Ngamaleu , Vincent Sierro , Fabian Rieder , Miralem Sulejmani , Jordan Siebatcheu and Wilfried Kanga .The home team had on the bench: Théo Golliard, Benjamin Kabeya, Aurele Amenda
, Ulisses Garcia , Guillaume Faivre, Lewin Blum , Cheikh Niasse and Kevin Varga .Young Boys could not rely on the presence of U. Garcia (injured).
Substitutions
Young Boys made 4 changes: F. Lustenberger for U. Garcia (35′), Q. Maceiras for L. Blum (73′), M. Sulejmani for K. Varga (73′) and W. Kanga for A. Amenda (85′).
Best player: Jordan Siebatcheu
The most impressive player for Young Boys was Jordan Siebatcheu.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.Basel – Formation
Basel started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Patrick Rahmen played with: Heinz Lindner
, Michael Lang , Andy Pelmard , Wouter Burger , Noah Katterbach , Fabian Frei , Matías Palacios , Dan Ndoye , Sebastiano Esposito , Liam Millar and Fedor Chalov .These were the players on the bench: Sergio López, Joelson Fernandes
, Albian Hajdari , Valentin Stocker, Nasser Djiga, Darian Males , Tomás Tavares , Felix Gebhardt and Liam Chipperfield.Substitutions
Basel made 4 changes: F. Chalov for A. Hajdari (62′), S. Esposito for J. Fernandes (81′), D. Ndoye for D. Males (81′) and M. Lang for T. Tavares (81′).
Best player: Matías Palacios
The most impressive player for Basel was Matías Palacios.
His rating is
with 65 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.