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Super League08/01/2026, 06:30 PM

Thun – Young Boys0 : 6

Why the model thinks so

Thun
1.97
Total xG
4.53
Young Boys
2.56
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorThunYoung Boys
Attack strength (1.5x league average)+1.62
Attack strength (1.22x league average)+0.63
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (3.6 goals/match)+0.45
Rising form (3.6 vs 2.1 season average)+0.45
High-scoring league (2.9 goals/match)+0.38+0.38
Defensive weakness (1.4 conceded vs 1.5 league avg)−0.10
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)−0.04
Valmir Matoshi on the bench (6 goals, 4 assists)
Michael Heule on the bench (2 goals, 7 assists)
Fabio Fehr on the bench (2 goals, 7 assists)
Marco Bürki not in squad (2 goals, 2 assists)
62% of goal output missing (only 40% available)
Alan Virginius not in squad (6 goals, 9 assists)
Sandro Lauper on the bench (1 goals, 3 assists)
Dominik Pech on the bench (2 goals, 1 assists)
Yan Valery not in squad (0 goals, 3 assists)
30% of goal output missing (only 74% available)

Key factors

  • Only 40% of Thun's goal danger is available due to the absence of Valmir Matoshi, Michael Heule, Fabio Fehr, and Marco Bürki
  • Young Boys averaged 7.2 shots on target in recent matches, compared to Thun's 4.2
  • Young Boys show a positive trend, averaging 3.6 goals in recent matches compared to their season average of 2.1

Risks

  • Young Boys conceded an average of 2.44 goals per away game this season
  • Young Boys are missing Alan Virginius, leaving only 75% of their typical lineup strength active
  • Thun's defensive choices are limited due to the injuries of Michael Heule and Marco Bürki

All probabilities

Result
Thun29%
Draw20%
Young Boys51%
Double chance
Thun or draw49%
Young Boys or draw71%
No draw80%
Goals
Over 1.595%
Under 1.55%
Over 2.583%
Under 2.517%
Over 3.566%
Under 3.534%
Both teams score
Yes80%
No20%

Most likely scores

1:2
7%
2:2
7%
1:3
6%
2:3
6%
2:1
5%
0:6
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Thun with Furkan Dursun: 0.8 goals/game. Without: 3 goals/game (5 of 7 games)
  2. Young Boys: 74% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)
  3. Young Boys with Jaouen Hadjam: 3.8 goals/game. Without: 1 goals/game (5 of 8 games)
  4. Young Boys: 4 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 8 games)
  5. Young Boys: scored only after the break in 3 of 8 games

Lineups

Thun 4-4-2 · Young Boys 4-2-3-1

Thun
  • 1 N. Steffen
  • 37 L. Dähler
  • 5 N. Bürgy
  • 19 J. Bamert
  • 17 A. Balaruban
  • 70 N. Reichmuth
  • 8 F. Saiz Pennarossa
  • 16 J. Roth
  • 21 D. Derbaci
  • 96 B. Labeau Melchior
  • 11 L. Stewart
Young Boys
  • 1 M. Keller
  • 27 L. Blum
  • 5 G. Wüthrich
  • 15 C. Zesiger
  • 3 J. Hadjam
  • 6 E. Fernandes
  • 8 A. Gigovic
  • 10 A. Antonio Sanches
  • 29 K. Imeri
  • 11 J. Monteiro
  • 99 S. Essende
Substitutes
  • 47 F. Fehr
  • 27 M. Heule
  • 78 V. Matoshi
  • 33 M. Gutbub
  • 25 T. Spycher
  • 30 N. Maier
  • 9 F. Dursun
  • 13 N. Zoukit
  • 54 L. Passavant
  • 22 I. Schmidt
  • 18 J. Mall
  • 13 D. Pech
  • 30 S. Lauper
  • 23 L. Benito
  • 39 D. Males
  • 25 F. Tsimba
  • 33 S. Bukinac

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