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Champions League: BSC Young Boys vs Manchester City – Betting preview

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BSC Young Boys head to Stade de Suisse Wankdorf as the clear underdogs for a Champions League round 3 match with Manchester City on Wednesday. Given how the odds are stacked against them, anything apart from a defeat will be a surprise.

It has been a truly fine start to the new season for Manchester City, who escaped from the first two rounds with two wins. BSC Young Boys could be victim number three at Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, as confidence is high with the visitors.

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Team form: BSC Young Boys vs Manchester City

BSC Young Boys Form

BSC Young Boys go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against FK Crvena Zvezda. They went on to beat FC Basel 1893 3-0, before sharing the spoils with FC Zuerich in a 0-0 draw. In their last six Champions League home matches, BSC Young Boys have three wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored 13 and conceded 13 goals.

Manchester City Form

Their past three matches saw Manchester City beating RB Leipzig 1-3, losing 1-0 against Arsenal, and beating Brighton by 2-1. Manchester City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew five and were defeated zero times, as they were outscored by four goals to six.

Betting facts for BSC Young Boys and Manchester City

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that BSC Young Boys and Manchester City played across all competitions.

  • BSC Young Boys have not lost 46 of the last 48 home matches
  • BSC Young Boys have scored in 44 of the last 46 matches
  • BSC Young Boys have scored in the last 24 home matches in a row
  • In the last 11 BSC Young Boys home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • BSC Young Boys have not lost 22 of the last 24 matches
  • Manchester City have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
  • Manchester City have conceded in 14 of the last 16 away matches
  • In 7 of the last 9 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Manchester City have conceded in 8 of the last 9 matches
  • In 6 of the last 8 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players to watch: BSC Young Boys vs Manchester City

Look no further than Cedric Itten, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for BSC Young Boys in the Champions League, while Julian Alvarez managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Manchester City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Full-time result

BSC Young Boys claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Manchester City won six of their last 10 games away while drawing zero and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

BSC Young Boys scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Manchester City got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing BSC Young Boys on the scoreboard on Wednesday with Manchester City managing just a single one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, BSC Young Boys saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.

Betting prediction: BSC Young Boys vs Manchester City

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between BSC Young Boys and Manchester City. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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