UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 2026 · 17:45 Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
BSC Young Boys
0–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.82 – 0.67
Lyon
  • 45+1’ A. Maitland-Niles
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Maitland-Niles goal decides it for Lyon

Lyon entered as narrow favourites and won 1–0 through a Maitland-Niles goal. The chances were even, with xG of 0.82 and 0.67. On the chances created, BSC Young Boys deserved more: 1.4 expected points against the 0 points they took.

BSC Young Boys34%
Draw26%
Lyon ✓40%

Model vs reality

BSC Young Boys goals
0
Model 1.36 · xG 0.82
Lyon goals
1
Model 1.49 · xG 0.67
Total goals
1
Model 2.86 · xG 1.49
Score 0–1
8%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchR. KluivertLyon
7.7
  • RefereeAliyar Aghayev
  • CoachesGerardo Seoane · —
  • VenueStadion Wankdorf
  • Table before kick-offBSC Young Boys 21st · Lyon 1st

Timeline

  1. A. Maitland-Niles 0–1
    45+1’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ O. MangalaFor N. Tagliafico
    46’
  4. VAR A. SanchesGoal Disallowed - offside
    61’
  5. ⇄ J. MonteiroFor A. Sanches
    71’
  6. ⇄ C. FassnachtFor D. Males
    71’
  7. ⇄ Rémi HimbertFor Khalis Merah
    77’
  8. ⇄ C. TolissoFor Afonso Moreira
    77’
  9. ⇄ C. BediaFor A. Virginius
    80’
  10. ⇄ A. GigovićFor E. Fernandes
    81’
  11. R. KluivertYellow card · Roughing
    83’
  12. T. MortonYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    84’
  13. R. RavelosonYellow card
    84’
  14. ⇄ Tiago GonçalvesFor P. Šulc
    90+1’
  15. ⇄ Mathys de CarvalhoFor T. Morton
    90+1’
  16. L. BenitoYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    90+3’
  17. S. LauperYellow card · Tripping
    90+3’
  18. Mathys de CarvalhoYellow card · Diving
    90+6’
  19. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

BSC Young Boys7 shots · 7 in box
Lyon13 shots · 7 in box, 6 outside
BSC Young BoysLyon
38% Possession 62%
0.82 Expected goals (xG) 0.67
1.45 Expected points (xPts) 1.18
7 Shots 13
1 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 4
7 Shots inside the box 7
0 Shots outside the box 6
331 Passes 566
84% Pass accuracy 88%
3 Corners 3
3 Goalkeeper saves 1
11 Fouls 10
3 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.65 Team rating 7.02

Line-ups

BSC Young Boys 4-2-3-1

16.3 M. Keller(G)
236.9 L. Benito 306.9 S. Lauper 57.0 G. Wüthrich 176.7 S. Janko
67.2 E. Fernandes ↓81’ 456.2 R. Raveloson
76.2 A. Virginius ↓80’ 106.9 A. Sanches ↓71’ 396.7 D. Males ↓71’
96.3 S. Córdova
  • 1M. Keller (G)6.3
  • 23L. Benito6.9
  • 30S. Lauper6.9
  • 5G. Wüthrich7.0
  • 17S. Janko6.7
  • 6E. Fernandes↓81’7.2
  • 45R. Raveloson6.2
  • 7A. Virginius↓80’6.2
  • 10A. Sanches↓71’6.9
  • 39D. Males↓71’6.7
  • 9S. Córdova6.3

Substitutes used

  • 16C. Fassnacht↑71’6.2
  • 77J. Monteiro↑71’6.9
  • 37A. Gigović↑81’6.5
  • 29C. Bedia↑80’6.3

Unused: R. Andrews, H. Lindner, D. Marzino, O. Mambwa, R. Smith, D. Pech, L. Dalipi

Coach: Gerardo Seoane

Lyon 4-3-3

406.7 R. Descamps(G)
36.7 N. Tagliafico ↓46’ 217.7★ R. Kluivert 227.2 Clinton Mata 987.3 A. Maitland-Niles
447.2 Khalis Merah ↓77’ 236.9 T. Morton ↓90’ 66.9 F. Tessmann
177.2 Afonso Moreira ↓77’ 106.7 P. Šulc ↓90’ 76.7 A. Karabec
  • 40R. Descamps (G)6.7
  • 3N. Tagliafico↓46’6.7
  • 21R. Kluivert ★7.7
  • 22Clinton Mata7.2
  • 98A. Maitland-Niles7.3
  • 44Khalis Merah↓77’7.2
  • 23T. Morton↓90’6.9
  • 6F. Tessmann6.9
  • 17Afonso Moreira↓77’7.2
  • 10P. Šulc↓90’6.7
  • 7A. Karabec6.7

Substitutes used

  • 5O. Mangala↑46’7.0
  • 8C. Tolisso↑77’6.9
  • 45Rémi Himbert↑77’6.7
  • 39Mathys de Carvalho↑90’
  • 46Tiago Gonçalves↑90’

Unused: D. Greif, L. Diarra, E. Molébé, Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez

Player stats

Top rated
R. KluivertLyon7.7
2nd
A. Maitland-NilesLyon7.3
3rd
E. FernandesBSC Young Boys7.2

BSC Young Boys

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Keller G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 75% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. Benito D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 46 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.9
S. Lauper M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 48 2 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
G. Wüthrich D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 45 1 2 0/0 1/2 7.0
S. Janko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 25 2 1 1/3 1/2 6.7
E. Fernandes D 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 30 4 4 1/1 1/0 7.2
R. Raveloson M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 24 0 1 0/0 3/0 6.2
A. Virginius F 80 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 14 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.2
A. Sanches 71 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 25 1 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
D. Males M 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 1 0 0/0 2/2 6.7
S. Córdova F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 17 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.3
C. Fassnacht M 19 0 0 2 (1) 0 100% 7 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Monteiro F 19 0 0 1 (0) 2 100% 7 0 0 0/3 0/0 6.9
A. Gigović M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
C. Bedia F 10 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Descamps G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 64% 22 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
N. Tagliafico D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 26 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.7
R. Kluivert D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 73 2 2 0/0 1/0 7.7
Clinton Mata D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 77 1 1 0/1 1/0 7.2
A. Maitland-Niles M 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 90% 60 0 0 0/1 1/0 7.3
Khalis Merah M 77 0 0 2 (0) 1 92% 50 1 0 0/0 0/3 7.2
T. Morton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 69 3 0 0/1 1/0 6.9
F. Tessmann M 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 92% 63 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
Afonso Moreira F 77 0 0 2 (2) 2 90% 31 2 0 0/2 3/2 7.2
P. Šulc M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 64% 22 0 1 1/2 0/2 6.7
A. Karabec M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 38 4 0 0/2 1/0 6.7
O. Mangala M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 30 3 1 0/0 0/1 7.0
C. Tolisso M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Rémi Himbert F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
Mathys de Carvalho M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Tiago Gonçalves M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.