Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 12th, where Young Boys hosts Sion at Stade De Suisse Wankdorf Bern 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 -2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 4th placed Young Boys, recorded a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. Mason Greenwood scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 9th minute, but Rieder got the equalizer for Young Boys in the 42nd minute earning Young Boys at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Sion is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Lugano. Mattia Bottani struck first for Lugano in the 40th minute on a feed from Olivier Custodio, then Mickael Facchinetti added another in the 44th minute In the end, Sion was frustrated by Lugano’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lugano ended the match with the shutout victory. Sion looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Aug 7th, Sion hosted Young Boys at the Stade De Tourbillon in their last match together. Sion was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Anto Grgic scored the first goal for Sion in the 24th minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Young Boys couldn’t manage to score, and Sion took the shutout win.
Wesley has been the most prolific scorer on Sion in his last five matches with two goals. Wilfried Kanga has been the most effective weapon for Young Boys lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.