Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Young Boys
Match Time & Date:
05/11/2020
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
CSKA Sofia
Young Boys will be aiming to record their first win of the 2020/21 Europa League campaign when they face CSKA Sofia at their Stadion Wankdorf. The Swiss champions came from behind to share the spoils with Cluj in Romania, with the team showing character in the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu clash.
Young Boys were not in action at the weekend as their game against Lugano was postponed due to the fierce of coronavirus spread, meaning that tired legs are unlikely to prove a to be a problem for the hosts. CSKA, on the other hand, did well to hold Roma to a goalless draw at Stadio Olimpico. The Bulgarians, though, have yet to find the net in the Europa League group stages this season, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on the hosts.
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.
Highlighted Team (CSKA Sofia):
CSKA Sofia are a Bulgarian football club that welcome their rivals at Bulgarian Army Stadium. The Armymen are well known for their red shirts, while they wear white jerseys on the travels. The Reds won their 31st national championship in the 2007/08 season, with the team finishing the process 16 points clear of the second-place Levski Sofia.
CSKA have won 20 Bulgarian Cup titles (last in 2016). Levski Sofia are considered the club’s fiercest rivals, and there have always been fireworks in matches between the two teams. CSKA made it to the Champions League semis on two occasions.
In the 1966/67 campaign the Armymen were more than unfortunate not to beat Inter in the semifinals, with the team losing to Bayern Munchen 7-4 (on agg.) in their second attempt to go all the way in the elite competition. CSKA Sofia’s home ground was opened in 1967, and it can hold up to 22,995 spectators.
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