Neuchatel Xamax vs Young Boys Predictions

Neuchatel Xamax had a terrible season last campaign, finishing 9th in the 10 team Swiss Super League. This left them in the relegation play-off, where they faced up against Swiss Challenge League side Aarau. They looked down and out after the first leg, losing 4-0 at home. However, Xamax somehow turned it around in the 2nd leg, winning 4-0 away from home, before winning the penalty shootout.

At home last season, Xamax lost 8, drew 5 and won 5 of their 18 league matches. They were strong in front of goal, scoring in 16 of those 18 games, including beating Young Boys 1-0 and losing to the same side 4-1. Both Teams to Score landed in 15 of Neuchatel Xamax’s home league games and they went on to lose in 6 of those games.

Young Boys had a tremendous season in the 18-19 season, as they won the league by a massive 20 points ahead of 2nd place Basel and 45 points ahead of 3rd place Lugano. They did struggle in their opening game of the new season though, drawing 1-1 at home against newly promoted side Servette.

Away from home, Young Boys won 13 of their 18 games, drawing 3 games and losing 2. They scored in every game except 1 away from home, the aforementioned 1-0 loss to Xamax. Both Teams to score landed on 10 occasions, with Young Boys winning and BTTS landing at the same time in 6 matches.

Young Boys are certainly the stronger side in this match, and rightfully are the clear bookies favourites. We do however think that Xamax will find the net in this match, so going for Young Boys Win + Both Teams to Score seems the sensible option. Our scoreline prediction for this game is a 3-1 Young Boys win.