GolVolt — Servette 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, 19 September: Young Boys – Servette 3:2

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Samuel Essende: 2 goals. Young Boys are unbeaten in the last 7 meetings.

Player in form

Samuel Essende: 7 goals in 5 league matches

Goals7 xG4.60

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 4.6).

Player in form

Kingstone Mutandwa: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG4.15

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 4.2).

Players to watch

Super League, this season.

Kingstone Mutandwa

Servette · forward

5goals 0assists 7.05avg rating

Last match, Vaduz: 1 goal, rating 8.1.

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

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

Servette

at home · 10

7W1D2L2.3scored per match0.9conceded per match

Young Boys

away · 10

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

Head to head

8 meetings since 2024. The last 5 below.

Last time · 19 Sep 2026 · Super League Young Boys 3:2 Servette Virginius 39' · Essende 69', 83' · Burch 13' · Mutandwa 30'

0wins

3 draws3.8 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

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Expected lineups

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

Official around 15:30, Sun 20 Dec

EGGertmonas HMMendes SRRouiller MBBurch BMMazikou JSSimo PNNaressi MLLambourde TLLopes JKKarlsson KMMutandwa MKKeller ISSchmidt MJJenz CZZesiger SBBukinac AGGigovic EFFernandes CFFassnacht ASSanches HGGuirassy SEEssende

ServetteYoung 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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