Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Leipzig
Match Time & Date:
13/12/2023
09:45 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Young Boys
After defeating ten-man Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga derby at the weekend, Leipzig will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Young Boys in the Champions League. The Red Bulls have already booked their spot in the last 16 of the elite competition, but they surely want to put icing on the cake. Both Yussuf Poulsen and Benjamin Sesko should be recalled to the starting XI, while all Timo Werner, Dani Olmo, and Willi Orban remain in the recovery room.
The Swiss outfit, on the other hand, did well to beat Crvena Zvezda 2-0 in their last group game, with the team sealing their spot in the Europa League knockout stages. As Young Boys are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. Midfielder Sandro Lauper is back from suspension for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Janis Blaswich):
Janis Blawich is a German footballer who plays for Heracles Almelo as a goalkeeper. Blaswich started his senior career at Borussia Monchengladbach, make 125 appearances for the reserve team. In the 2015/16 season he was loaned to Dynamo Dresden where he made 30 league appearances.
Following his loan spell with the Yellow and Blacks, the 193-cm-tall shot-stopper moved to fellow German side Hansa Rostock, signing yet another loan deal. In 2018 he joined Dutch club Heracles Almelo, and he has been playing for the Heraclieden ever since. Janis Blaswich made his Eredivisie debut on August 11, 2018 in a 1-1 draw with Heracles, and he managed to keep his first clean sheet in the Dutch top flight the following month in a 4-0 win over De Graafschap.
The goalkeeper was born in Willich, Germany on May 2, 1991, and his preferred foot is right. Janis Blaswich wears the No. 1 shirt at Heracles.
Highlighted Team (Young Boys):
Just five years after its foundation Young Boys won their first Swiss Super League trophy (1903). The capital club won no less than 11 domestic trophies in the 20th century, but they have been in Basel’s shadow in the last two decades. Young Boys won their last Swiss Super League title back in 1986, while lifting their last Swiss Cup trophy in 1987.
The Yellow and Blacks welcome their rivals at Stade de Suisse, which acts as a national stadium and it has to be noted that they play their home games on artificial turf. Swiss football legend Stephane Chapuisat played for the club in the past and you should bear in mind that former Yugoslavia coach Vujadin Boskov played for the Stade de Suisse outfit in the past as well.
Young Boys played their first official game on 29 June, 1898 and they shared the spoils with Institute Grunau back then. The Swiss team participated in the 2016/2017 Champions League qualifiers, but they failed to make it to the group stages of the elite competition.
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