Lucerne vs Young Boys Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

This Sunday’s match in the Swiss Super League sees the defending champions return to action as they look to build on an excellent start to their title defence. They are clear favourites to beat a Luzern side that also had a good season last time around, finishing in 3rd place and qualifying for Europe.

Luzern’s Europa League adventure looks like it is going to end at the first hurdle though. They were hammered 4-0 away to Olympiakos on Thursday night and a bruising night in Greece is only really the latest setback in a poor start to this season. They’ve only taken 3 points from their opening 3 league games and again look well short on the standard being set by Young Boys.

They won the title last term, ending an 8 year run of consecutive triumphs for Basel so it was some achievement for them, made even more remarkable by the margin of victory. They finished a huge 15 points clear of the chasing pack to win the Swiss Super League with several games to spare and already they look capable of breaking clear this season.

They’ve been imperious so far, winning all their matches to maintain the league’s only 100% record. We may only be three games in but eight goals scored and none conceded is testament to the quality they possess at both ends of the pitch and they look more than capable of running out victors here.

Even besides their much better form and superior quality, Young Boys have an advantage, in that their European campaign is yet to start. They will play Astana or Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League play-off round but that’s not for another 10 days or so and they’ve had a full week to prepare for this one while Luzern have had a tough trip to Athens to contend with.

Young Boys have a stunning 85% win ratio in the Swiss Super League in 2018. Their early season form suggests they are capable of maintaining that sort of record and they should have too much here for a Luzern side that has lost 3 of their 4 competitive games so far this season.

Therefore backing Young Boys -1.0 Asian Handicap looks good and going for a 2-0 Away Win appeals in the Correct Score market, with Young Boys yet to concede this season.

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