On the 1st of December, Young Boys and Lugano will play a match in Bern in a clash of the Super League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 4th placed Young Boys is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Atalanta. Duván Zapata scored the first goal for Atalanta in the 10th minute, then Jordan Siebatcheu got the equalizer for Young Boys in the 39th minute on a feed from Michel Aebischer . Young Boys is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lugano recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Grasshopper. Olivier Custodio struck first for Lugano in the 79th minute on a feed from Numa Lavanchy, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grasshopper couldn’t manage to score, and Lugano took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Lugano should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Young Boys won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Lugano’s top weapon lately has been Reto Ziegler, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Young Boys is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Silvan Hefti and Jordan Siebatcheu each having 2 goals in their last five.