Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Young Boys will look to book their spot in the Conference League playoffs in style when they take on KuPS at Stadion Wankdorf. The Swiss outfit won the first leg 2-0 without any difficulties, and they are seen as hot favourites to beat KuPS at home as well. Defender Loris Benito, who limped off with injury in a goalless draw with Basel at the weekend, is unlikely to feature in Thursday’s clash.
The Finns, on the other hand, shared the spoils with Honka in the national championship. KuPS do not seem to be at their sharpest ahead of the trip to Switzerland, and given their three-game winless run in all competitions, we predict that Young Boys will emerge triumphant in the second leg as well. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the match.
Highlighted Player (Fabian Lustenberger):
Fabian Lustenberger is a Swiss player who was born on 2 May, 1988 in Nebikon. The defensive midfielder started his senior career at FC Luzern and he played 34 league matches for the club between 2005 and 2007. Lustenberger joined Hertha Berlin in August, 2007 and it has to be noted that he made 24 league appearances for the capital club in the 2007/2008 Bundesliga campaign.
Despite the fact that Hertha dropped to 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2009/2010 season, the Swiss footballer decided not to leave the club in the summer transfer window. In 2013 Hertha returned to the German top flight and Lustenberger has been the team’s captain ever since.
The 180-cm-tall footballer has 25 caps for Switzerland U21 team and he made his debut for the Switzerland national team on 15 November, 2013 in a friendly against Korea Republic. His brother is a football player as well and he currently plays for the FC Luzern reserve team. Fabian Lustenberger’s contract with Hertha expires on 30 June, 2019.