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Young Boys
Champions League | League Stage
Sep 17, 2024 at 5.45pm UK
Stadion Wankdorf (Bern)
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Young Boys
0 - 3
Aston Villa


Niasse (33'), Lauper (46'), Elia (53'), Duran (79')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Tielemans (27'), Ramsey (38'), Onana (86')
Monteiro (79')

The Match

Match Report

Aston Villa mark their return to European football's premier competition with a 3-0 victory over Young Boys on matchday one of the Champions League Group Phase.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Young Boys and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Young Boys

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Young Boys 1-1 Lausanne
Saturday, August 31 at 7.30pm in Swiss Super League

Aston Villa

All competitions
Last Game: Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
Saturday, September 14 at 5.30pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Aston Villa win with a probability of 39.97%. A win for Young Boys had a probability of 37.27% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.92%) and 0-2 (5.08%). The likeliest Young Boys win was 2-1 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Aston Villa would win this match.

Result
Young BoysDrawAston Villa
37.27% (0.521 0.52)22.75% (-0.084 -0.08)39.97% (-0.436 -0.44)
Both teams to score 66.3% (0.39400000000001 0.39)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.4% (0.48699999999999 0.49)34.6% (-0.484 -0.48)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.46% (0.542 0.54)56.55% (-0.54 -0.54)
Young Boys Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.83% (0.462 0.46)19.18% (-0.46 -0.46)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.15% (0.754 0.75)50.85% (-0.751 -0.75)
Aston Villa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.03% (0.02000000000001 0.02)17.98% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.18% (0.030999999999999 0.03)48.82% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Young Boys 37.27%
    Aston Villa 39.98%
    Draw 22.75%
Young BoysDrawAston Villa
2-1 @ 8.07% (0.038 0.04)
1-0 @ 5.69% (-0.059 -0.06)
2-0 @ 4.7% (0.02 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.44% (0.084 0.08)
3-2 @ 3.81% (0.075 0.07)
3-0 @ 2.59% (0.048 0.05)
4-1 @ 1.83% (0.061 0.06)
4-2 @ 1.57% (0.053 0.05)
4-0 @ 1.07% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 3.5%
Total : 37.27%
1-1 @ 9.77% (-0.094000000000001 -0.09)
2-2 @ 6.92% (0.037 0.04)
0-0 @ 3.45% (-0.086 -0.09)
3-3 @ 2.18% (0.044 0.04)
Other @ 0.43%
Total : 22.75%
1-2 @ 8.38% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
0-1 @ 5.92% (-0.144 -0.14)
0-2 @ 5.08% (-0.121 -0.12)
1-3 @ 4.8% (-0.04 -0.04)
2-3 @ 3.96% (0.024 0.02)
0-3 @ 2.9% (-0.067 -0.07)
1-4 @ 2.06% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-4 @ 1.7% (0.011 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.25% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-4 @ 0.94% (0.019 0.02)
Other @ 3%
Total : 39.98%

How you voted: Young Boys vs Aston Villa

Young Boys
18.0%
Draw
23.2%
Aston Villa
58.7%
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