GolVolt — Young Boys vs Grasshopper: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Young Boys unbeaten in 14 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 9 wins and 5 draws. Last defeat: 3 May, 0:1 against Lugano.

Streak

Young Boys have scored in 14 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 49 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 11 October: Grasshopper – Young Boys 0:2

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Before that, Young Boys went 6 meetings in a row without a win.

Defence

Grasshopper concede 2.4 goals per match

Young Boys1.4 Grasshopper2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Young Boys concede 1.4.

Player in form

Samuel Essende: 7 goals in 5 league matches

Goals7 xG4.60

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 4.6).

Attack

Young Boys score 2.4 goals per match

Young Boys2.4 Grasshopper0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Grasshopper score 0.8.

Players to watch

Super League, this season.

Samuel Essende

Young Boys · forward

12goals 3assists 8.22avg rating

Last match, St. Gallen: 1 goal, rating 8.2.

Samuel Sebastian Krasniqi

Grasshopper · midfielder

2goals 2assists 7.09avg rating

Last match, Basel: rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Young Boys at home and Grasshopper away, as in this match.

Young Boys

at home · 10

5W4D1L2.7scored per match1.8conceded per match

Grasshopper

away · 10

3W2D5L1.2scored per match2.1conceded per match

Head to head

7 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 11 Oct 2026 · Super League Grasshopper 0:2 Young Boys Essende 49' · Fassnacht 52'. Young Boys: a first win in this fixture in 6 meetings.

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2 draws3.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Young Boys (4-2-3-1, last: St. Gallen) · Grasshopper (3-4-3, last: Basel).

Official around 15:30, Sun 7 Feb

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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