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Young Boys and FC Zurich bring round four of the Swiss Super League to an end when they square off at the Wankdorf Stadium on Sunday. Both sides have had a contrasting start to the new campaign, with Ricardo Moniz’s men picking up three wins and one draw from their first four matches in all competitions.
Young Boys failed to get their season up and running as they suffered a 4-0 hammering against St. Gallen at the Kybunpark last Sunday.
Patrick Rahmen’s men have now lost their first three games to start the 2024-25 Super League campaign, conceding nine goals and scoring just twice so far.
Young Boys will look to find their feet and pick up the pace this weekend as they aim to defend their league crown for a second consecutive season.
Having secured a 3-0 first-leg victory on home turf, Zurich played out a goalless draw with Shelbourne in the second leg on Thursday to secure a 3-0 aggregate win over the Irish outfit in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
Moniz’s men now return to action in the Super League, where they have won their opening two games this season, beating Yverdon-Sport 2-0 on July 20, one week before claiming a 4-2 victory over Winterthur.
Zurich head into the weekend on a run of six Super League wins on the bounce, having closed out the 2023-24 campaign with four victories in the final four games.
Young Boys vs FC Zurich Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 46 wins from the last 95 meetings between the sides, Young Boys boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- FC Zurich have picked up 28 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 21 occasions.
- Young Boys are on a four-game losing streak across all competitions and have failed to win six of their last seven matches since the first week of July.
- Zurich have won seven of their last eight competitive matches, with Thursday’s goalless draw against Shelbourne being the exception.
Young Boys vs FC Zurich Prediction
Zurich head into the weekend unbeaten in six of their last seven games against Young Boys and will fancy themselves against the floundering hosts this weekend.
While Young Boys have stumbled into the new campaign, we predict they will do just enough to force a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Young Boys 2-2 FC Zurich
Young Boys vs FC Zurich Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Young Boys to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in five of Young Boys’ last six games)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in six of the last seven meetings between the two sides)
