GolVolt — Basel vs Young Boys: 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, 29 August: Young Boys – Basel 3:3

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Young Boys are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

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

Basel1.2 Young Boys2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Basel score 1.2.

Players to watch

Super League, this season.

Asane Sow

Basel · forward

3goals 4assists 7.41avg rating

Last match, Lugano: 1 assist, rating 7.5.

Samuel Essende

Young Boys · forward

12goals 3assists 8.22avg rating

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

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 Basel at home and Young Boys away, as in this match.

Basel

at home · 10

2W2D6L1.4scored per match2.0conceded per match

Young Boys

away · 10

6W3D1L3.1scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

9 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 29 Aug 2026 · Super League Young Boys 3:3 Basel Monteiro 7' · Essende 14' · Sanches 45+1' · Olaigbe 32' · Sow 37' · Victory 71'

1wins

3 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

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

Official around 19:30, Sat 30 Jan

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BaselYoung Boys

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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