Lugano vs Young Boys

12 September 2026 · Swiss Super League · 2026/27 · Referee Nico Gianforte

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Daniel Dos Santos 2’
  • Albian Ajeti 80’
  • Samuel Essende 28’
  • Christian Fassnacht 45’

Match summary

Lugano and Young Boys shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Young Boys led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Daniel Dos Santos put Lugano ahead from a corner in the 2nd minute, Samuel Essende equalised in the 28th minute, and Christian Fassnacht put Young Boys in front in the 45th minute. In the second half, Albian Ajeti equalised in the 80th minute.

Young Boys had the better of the chances, with 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Lugano's 1.51 from 17.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
17 Shots 14
7 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 4
62 Attacks 58
35 Dangerous attacks 31
552 Passes 388
88.0% Pass accuracy 80.9%
9 Tackles 18
8 Fouls 13
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Lugano Young Boys
Kick-off
Corner
1’
Daniel Dos SantosRight foot shot1-0 (Lugano)
2’
Anto GrgićShot on target
14’
Elias PihlströmRenato Steffen
21’
Hannes DelcroixShot on target
23’
Corner
23’
28’
Samuel EssendeRight foot shot1-1 (Young Boys)
37’
Corner
Corner
39’
41’
Samuel EssendeShot on target
41’
Corner
42’
Corner
45’
Christian FassnachtLeft foot shot1-2 (Young Boys)
45’
Alvyn SanchesShot on target
45’
Samuel EssendeShot on target
Half-time1-2
46’
Lewin BlumIsaac Schmidt
Felix GebhardtDavid von Ballmoos
46’
Second half underway
Lars Lukas MaiFoul
49’
61’
Sandro LauperFoul
Antonios PapadopoulosArgument
62’
65’
Bahereba GuirassyAlan Virginius
Albian AjetiLars Lukas Mai
67’
Ezgjan AlioskiYanis Cimignani
68’
Albian AjetiShot on target
68’
69’
Corner
Ezgjan AlioskiShot on target
74’
Daniel Dos SantosFoul
75’
Corner
76’
Albian AjetiRight foot shot2-2 (Lugano)
80’
81’
Mamadou Kaly SeneSamuel Essende
86’
Dominik PechArmin Gigović
86’
Moritz JenzSandro Lauper
Beckham CastroDereck Moncada
89’
90+4’
Marvin KellerTime wasting
Beckham CastroShot on target
90+5’
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.51 2.41 2’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), 1-0 2’ 28’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), 1-1 28’ 45’ Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), 1-2 45’ 80’ Albian Ajeti (Lugano), 2-2 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.51 2.41 2’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), 1-0 Dos Santos 2’ 28’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), 1-1 Essende 28’ 45’ Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), 1-2 Fassnacht 45’ 80’ Albian Ajeti (Lugano), 2-2 Ajeti 80’
Lugano 1.51 xGYoung Boys 2.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Young Boys attacking Lugano attacking 
45’ Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 80’ Albian Ajeti (Lugano), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 28’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 15’ Alvyn Sanches (Young Boys), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 23’ Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 43’ Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ Alan Virginius (Young Boys), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 31’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 45’ Alvyn Sanches (Young Boys), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 1’ Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Renato Steffen (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Ezgjan Alioski (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 50’ Armin Gigović (Young Boys), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Loris Benito (Young Boys), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Albian Ajeti (Lugano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Bahereba Guirassy (Young Boys), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Beckham Castro (Lugano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Armin Gigović (Young Boys), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Uran Bislimi (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Anto Grgić (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Alan Virginius (Young Boys), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 80’ Albian Ajeti (Lugano), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 28’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 15’ Alvyn Sanches (Young Boys), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 23’ Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), set piece, 0.24 xG, saved 43’ Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ Alan Virginius (Young Boys), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 31’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 45’ Alvyn Sanches (Young Boys), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 1’ Antonios Papadopoulos (Lugano), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Renato Steffen (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Ezgjan Alioski (Lugano), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Hannes Delcroix (Lugano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Daniel Dos Santos (Lugano), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 50’ Armin Gigović (Young Boys), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Loris Benito (Young Boys), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Bahereba Guirassy (Young Boys), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Armin Gigović (Young Boys), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Albian Ajeti (Lugano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Beckham Castro (Lugano), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Samuel Essende (Young Boys), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Elias Pihlström (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Uran Bislimi (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Dereck Moncada (Lugano), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Anto Grgić (Lugano), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Alan Virginius (Young Boys), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Lugano 3-5-2 Starting XI
Ballmoos 46’
Papadopoulos
Mai 67’
Delcroix
Cimignani 68’
Grgić
Bislimi
Santos
Karimov
Steffen 21’
Moncada 89’
Young Boys 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Keller
Schmidt 46’
Bukinac
Lauper 86’
Benito
Gigović 86’
Fernandes
Sanches
Fassnacht
Virginius 65’
Essende 81’

Player stats

Goalkeeper2 players
David von Ballmoos Taken off
45′ 3 2 29 – – – – –
Felix Gebhardt Came on as a substitute
45′ 0 0 14 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Antonios Papadopoulos
90′ 2 3 3 2 – 50 – – 1
Lars Lukas Mai Taken off
67′ 1 2 – 3 – 60 2 – –
Hannes Delcroix
90′ – – – 3 3 76 – – – –
Bekhruz Karimov
90′ 1 1 – 5 2 29 – – – –
Ezgjan Alioski Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – – 2 – 17 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Uran Bislimi
90′ – – 93 2 – 1 1 3 1 1 –
Anto Grgić
90′ – – 63 4 – 1 2 3 1 2 –
Daniel Dos Santos
90′ 1 – 41 1 – 1 – 9 2 1
Yanis Cimignani Taken off
68′ – – 27 1 – – – – – – –
Renato Steffen Taken off
21′ – – 10 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Dereck Moncada Taken off
89′ – 1 15 2 – 1 – 9 1 4 –
Forwards3 players
Elias Pihlström Came on as a substitute
69′ – – 2 – 0.11 – – 2 – 18 –
Albian Ajeti Came on as a substitute
23′ 1 – 2 2 0.63 – – – – 7 –
Beckham Castro Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 1 1 0.04 – – – – 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Lugano WWWWW
Young Boys DWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lugano 1-0 Young Boys, 03 May 26 Next meeting: Young Boys vs Lugano, 16 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Lugano vs Young Boys meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.