In a mid week match on Wed Dec 15th, in week 14, Young Boys will play host to Basel in a meeting of these two Super League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Young Boys recorded a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. Mason Greenwood scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 9th minute, but Fabian Rieder got the equalizer for Young Boys in the 42nd minute earning Young Boys at least a draw. Young Boys looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while basel is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Lausanne Sport. Stjepan Kukuruzovic scored the first goal for Lausanne Sport in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, but Pajtim Kasami got the equalizer for Basel in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot earning them at least the one point. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Basel should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sun Aug 29th, Basel hosted Young Boys at the St. Jakob-park in their last match together. Basel and Young Boys battled to a 1-1 draw. Jordan Siebatcheu scored the first goal for Young Boys in the 20th minute, but Sebastiano Esposito got the equalizer for Basel in the 52nd minute earning Basel a comeback draw.
Arthur has been the most prolific scorer on Basel in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Young Boys’s most prolific scorer has been Wilfried Kanga. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.