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Young Boys will host Sion at the Wankdorf Stadion on Sunday in the opening round of the 2024-25 Swiss Super League campaign. The home side enjoyed a strong campaign last season, lifting the Super League title for a second consecutive campaign and will now play in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
However, they had mixed results during the off-season winning just one of their final four pre-season outings after winning two of their previous three although they will remain hopeful of a positive start to their season.
Sion played in the Swiss second tier last season following their relegation from the top flight in the previous campaign. They were perhaps the standout side in the Challenge League, finishing atop the league table with 79 points from 36 matches, 30 points above Vaduz in third place.
The visitors wrapped up their pre-season campaign last weekend with a dominant 4-1 victory over Yverdon-Sport and will be looking to take confidence from that when they return to competitive action on Sunday.
Young Boys vs Sion Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Sunday's game will mark the 140th meeting between Young Boys and Sion. The hosts have won 68 of their previous matchups games while the visitors have won 40 times. There have been 31 draws between the two teams.
- The hosts have lost just one of their last 10 games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last 10 games in this fixture.
- Young Boys were the highest-scoring side in the Swiss top-flight last season with a goal tally of 76.
- Sion picked up 41 points on the road in the Challenge League last season, the highest in the competition.
Young Boys vs Sion Prediction
Young Boys ended the previous campaign with six wins from their final seven games and will be looking to begin the new campaign in a similar fashion. They have won five of their last six competitive home games and will head into the midweek clash as overwhelming favorites.
Sion had mixed results during pre-season, picking up two wins and two losses in their four games. They have, however, failed to impress in this fixture of late and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Young Boys 3-1 Sion
Young Boys vs Sion Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Young Boys to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in seven of their last nine matchups at the Wankdorf Stadion)
