Young Boys vs Basel

29 August 2026 · Swiss Super League · 2026/27 · Referee Sandro Schärer

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 3–2

Joël Monteiro 7’
Samuel Essende 14’
Alvyn Sanches 45+1’

Kazeem Olaigbe 32’
Asane Sow 37’
Victory Akpe 71’

Match summary

Young Boys and Basel shared the points in a 3-3 draw. Young Boys led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Joël Monteiro put Young Boys ahead in the 7th minute, Samuel Essende made it 2-0 with a header in the 14th minute, Kazeem Olaigbe pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 32nd minute, Asane Sow equalised in the 37th minute, and Alvyn Sanches put Young Boys back in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Victory Akpe equalised in the 71st minute.

Young Boys had the better of the chances, with 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Basel's 1.28 from 12.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%

21 Shots 12

9 Shots on target 4

9 Corners 3

78 Attacks 86

58 Dangerous attacks 37

469 Passes 421

89.1% Pass accuracy 84.6%

12 Tackles 13

14 Fouls 7

3 Yellow cards 2

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Young Boys Basel

Kick-off

Joël MonteiroLeft foot shot

1-0

7’

Armin GigovićShot on target

13’

Samuel EssendeHeader

2-0

14’

Joël MonteiroShot on target

29’

Lewin BlumShot on target

31’

32’

Kazeem OlaigbeRight foot shot

2-1

33’

Xherdan ShaqiriLudwig Thorell

37’

Asane SowRight foot shot

2-2

39’

Victory AkpeFoul

44’

MetinhoFoul

44’

S. LichtsteinerManagerArgument

Christian FassnachtFoul

45’

Asane SowShot on target

Alvyn SanchesLeft foot shot

3-2

45+1’

Half-time3-2

Second half underway

Samuel EssendeShot on target

64’

Isaac SchmidtStefan Bukinac

67’

Alan VirginiusChristian Fassnacht

68’

71’

Victory AkpeRight foot shot

3-3

Alan VirginiusShot on target

72’

Alvyn SanchesShot on target

74’

75’

Philip OteleKazeem Olaigbe

75’

Jonas HarderMetinho

Joël MonteiroFoul

76’

Dominik PechEdimilson Fernandes

79’

Edin EtoskiJoël Monteiro

79’

Mamadou Kaly SeneSamuel Essende

79’

87’

Giacomo KolotoŽan Celar

Lewin BlumFoul

89’

Full-time3-3

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.

Young Boys 1.77 xGBasel 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Basel attacking Young Boys attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Marvin Keller	90′	1	3	35	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Lewin Blum	90′	2	1	1	2	–	30	4	–	1
Sandro Lauper	90′	1	2	–	2	1	62	–	–	–	–
Loris Benito	90′	2	–	1	3	1	71	–	–	–	–
Stefan Bukinac Taken off	67′	–	–	–	–	–	27	–	–	–	–
Isaac Schmidt Came on as a substitute	23′	2	1	–	3	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Christian Fassnacht Taken off	68′	–	–	14	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Armin Gigović	90′	–	–	52	1	–	–	–	3	1	1	–
Edimilson Fernandes Taken off	79′	–	–	53	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Joël Monteiro Taken off	79′	1	–		–	–
Alvyn Sanches	90′	1	–	50	3	–	2	1	7	2	2	–
Alan Virginius Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	8	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Dominik Pech Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	13	–	–	–	1	2	–	2	–
Edin Etoski Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Samuel Essende Taken off	79′	1	–	4	2	0.24	–	–	5	2	13	–
Mamadou Kaly Sene Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Mirko Salvi	90′	5	3	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Keigo Tsunemoto	90′	3	2	–	6	–	52	–	–	–	–
Flavius Daniliuc	90′	1	2	–	3	–	70	1	–	1	–
Victory Akpe	90′	2	5	1	4	1	61	2	1	1
Moussa Cissé	90′	–	–	–	3	1	26	–	–	–	–
Bećir Omeragić	90′	3	–	1	4	1	25	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Metinho Taken off	75′	–	1	32	2	–	–	3	1	2	1
Ludwig Thorell Taken off	33′	–	–	12	2	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Asane Sow	90′	1	–	27	–	–	2	–	5	–	1	–
Kazeem Olaigbe Taken off	75′	1	–	20	1	–	–	1	3	–	2	–
Xherdan Shaqiri Came on as a substitute	57′	–	–	34	1	–	1	–	2	1	1	–
Philip Otele Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
Jonas Harder Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Žan Celar Taken off	87′	–	–	1	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	10	–
Giacomo Koloto Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Young Boys D W W D W

Basel L W L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Young Boys 3-0 Basel, 10 May 26 Next meeting: Basel vs Young Boys, 30 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Young Boys vs Basel meetings

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