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

Today

Super League Matchday 19

Young Boys

20:30 Sat 16 Jan · your time in 77 days 22 h

Lugano

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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf (Bern), Bern

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, 12 September: Lugano – Young Boys 2:2

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Lugano 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

Lugano score 3.8 goals per match

Young Boys2.4 Lugano3.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Young Boys score 2.4.

Player in form

Hannes Delcroix: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

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.

Dereck Moncada

Lugano · forward

5goals 1assist 7.01avg rating

Last match, Thun: 1 goal, rating 7.6.

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 Lugano away, as in this match.

Young Boys

at home · 10

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

Lugano

away · 10

7W3D0L3.1scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

9 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 12 Sep 2026 · Super League Lugano 2:2 Young Boys Dos Santos 2' · Ajeti 80' · Essende 28' · Fassnacht 45'

1wins

2 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

2wins

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Expected lineups

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

Official around 19:30, Sat 16 Jan

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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.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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