Young Boys host Ferencvaros in the first leg of the Champions League qualification final. The match will be played on Wednesday, August 18th at Stadion Wankdorf (Bern)
Young Boys won the Swiss Championship for the 4th time in a row, so they started their Champions League performance from the second qualifying round. On July 21, the Yellow-Blacks played against Slovan Bratislava away, and the teams did not determine the winner (0-0). The match passed without dangerous moments (only three shots on target for two). On July 28, these clubs played a return match in Switzerland. The second game turned out to be spectacular, and the Yellow-Blacks bet their opponents with a 3-2 score. On August 3, Young Boys and CFR Cluj played their first match in Romania, where they exchanged goals scored (1-1). And on August 10, the clubs played a return match in Switzerland, where the Yellow-Blacks won 3-1. The Romanian club scored in the 4th minute, but the Swiss responded with three goals even before the break and secured the promotion to the next stage of the Champions League qualification.
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Ferencvaros won the Hungarian Championship for the third time in a row and began their performance in European competitions with the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. At first, the Green Eagles did not experience any problems with the Lithuanian Zalgiris (2-0 and 3-1). In the third qualifying round, they played against Slavia Prague. The Czech club was considered the favorite in that confrontation. Bookmakers assessed Slavia's chances of getting to the next stage with a coefficient of 1.30. On August 4, Ferencvaros hosted Slavia at home and won with a score of 2-0. In the 44th minute, the defender of the Prague club Taras Kacharaba sent the ball into his net, and the Hungarian midfielder Igor Kharatin scored from the penalty spot in the 50th minute. On August 10, the teams played a return match, and the Czechs won with a score of 1-0. Slavia's midfielder Lukas Masopust scored the only goal in the game in the 36th minute.
Young Boys have serious problems with the roster, so they will hardly be able to hammer Ferencvaros in the first match. The striker Jean-Pierre Nsame won’t play because of an injury. The absence of the top scorer of the last two Swiss Championships will negatively affect the actions of the Yellow-Blacks in the final third. Ferencváros's only chance to qualify for the Champions League group stage lies in a solid defensive game. If the Green Eagles tie or lose with the smallest difference in the score, then the chances of advancing to the group stage will increase. Taking into account the personnel losses of the Swiss, it can be assumed that the match will not please us with many goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
