Young Boys and Aston Villa will be the first ones to kick off the new Champions League season that will feature an updated format. While the Swiss team has previously made appearances in Europe’s top club competition, for Aston Villa this will be their inaugural game at the highest stage in Europe.
BSC Young Boys Team News
In addition to being one of the first 2 teams to play under the new competition format, Young Boys can remember this season as for the first time the team managed back-to-back Champions League proper appearances. The Swiss have never gotten out of their group, but maybe the next objective for them will be to ensure Champions League football in the Spring. Heading into the game with Aston Villa, Young Boys won their Swiss Cup fixture against Vevey 2-4 and before that reached a 1-1 draw with Lausanne in the league. To get to this stage of the Champions League, the team had to overcome Turkish giants Galatasaray with a 3-2 win at home and a 0-1 away victory. But if league form is to suggest something, it is that Young Boys will have to drastically improve if they are to stand any chance against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa Team News
The Villains probably had one eye on this fixture during their weekend bout with Everton. It was a game of much spectacle as The Toffees were up 0-2 by the 27th-minute mark. However, Villa turned up the style in the second half and narrowly managed to avoid a surprising defeat by winning 3-2. Despite heading to Switzerland as favourites, Unai Emery’s side has yet to record an away team against a team from the country. Another thing that could worry Villa fans is the somewhat unconvincing away form in Europe for the team – only 2 wins in their last 11 continental travels. However, after the perfect warm-up for this game against Everton, Aston Villa has shown character and grit and could better their European fortunes here.
Head-to-Head-Games
No previous games between these two teams have been held. This fixture will be the first time in which Young Boys square off against Aston Villa.
BSC Young Boys – Aston Villa Betting Prediction
Young Boys have been facing some issues with form recently, as their domestic performances have been below-par. Yet, the team rose to the occasion against Galatasaray, but their home win against the Turkish side was just the 3rd one from their last 7 European home fixtures. What is common across much of Young Boys’s home games are goals as 3 of their 4 competitive home fixtures thus far have produced over 2.5 goals. Aston Villa could look to exploit this, especially after showing character against Everton, but their own away form in Europe has been shaky. However, The Villains’ last 2 matches also saw over 2.5 goals with Unai Emery’s side both scoring and conceding. This leads me to believe that we will see a game with over 2.5 goals and goals scored from both sides between Young Boys and Aston Villa.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams To Score: Yes
Bookmaker: Stake
Odds: 1.79
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