Young Boys vs St. Gallen

24 October 2026 · Swiss Super League · 2026/27 · Referee Lukas Fahndrich

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Samuel Essende 59’
Bahereba Guirassy 64’

Match summary

Young Boys won 2-0 at home to St. Gallen. It was goalless at half-time.

Samuel Essende put Young Boys ahead with a header in the 59th minute and Bahereba Guirassy made it 2-0 in the 64th minute.

The chances backed that up: Young Boys created 1.86 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to St. Gallen's 1.34 from 10. Young Boys had a player sent off.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

18 Shots 10

4 Shots on target 3

8 Corners 3

95 Attacks 80

55 Dangerous attacks 35

480 Passes 371

84.0% Pass accuracy 77.6%

22 Tackles 10

13 Fouls 14

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 2

Key events

Young Boys St. Gallen

Kick-off

28’

Lukas GörtlerShot on target

Second half underway

Half-time0-0

Christian FassnachtShot on target

51’

Samuel EssendeHeader

1-0

59’

60’

Chima OkorojiCarlo Boukhalfa

60’

Nevio ScherrerAliou Balde

Bahereba GuirassyRight foot shot

2-0

64’

Moritz JenzShot on target

64’

Alan VirginiusBahereba Guirassy

73’

Mamadou Kaly SeneChristian Fassnacht

73’

Moritz JenzFoul

76’

Edimilson FernandesFoul

78’

Edimilson FernandesVAR: Card upgraded

78’

80’

Betim FazlijiJozo Stanić

Sandro LauperAlvyn Sanches

81’

84’

Lukas DaschnerShot on target

85’

Leon FrokajHugo Vandermersch

Saidy JankoIsaac Schmidt

89’

Gregory WüthrichSamuel Essende

89’

90’

Leon FrokajFoul

Full-time2-0

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 1.86 xGSt. Gallen 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

St. Gallen 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′	2	0	37	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Isaac Schmidt Taken off	89′	5	2	–	9	2	58	1	–	–	–
Moritz Jenz	90′	2	1	–	5	3	51	2	–	1
Cedric Zesiger	90′	2	–	2	9	4	60	3	–	–	–
Stefan Bukinac	90′	–	–	–	1	–	36	–	–	–	–
Sandro Lauper Came on as a substitute	9′	1	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–	–
Saidy Janko Came on as a substitute	1′	1	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
Gregory Wüthrich Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Armin Gigović	90′	–	–	45	–	–	3	–	3	1	–	–
Edimilson Fernandes Sent off	78′	–	1	52	1	–	2	2	3	–	–
Christian Fassnacht Taken off	73′	–	–	35	2	–	1	1	2	–	–	–
Alvyn Sanches Taken off	81′	–	–	43	3	–	2	–	6	1	1	–
Bahereba Guirassy Taken off	73′	1	–	23	2	–	1	–	9	2	2	–
Alan Virginius Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Samuel Essende Taken off	89′	1	–	4	1	0.36	–	3	13	3	23	–
Mamadou Kaly Sene Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	8	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Lawrence Ati Zigi	90′	2	2	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Tom Gaal	90′	1	1	1	8	5	40	2	–	–	–
Jozo Stanić Taken off	80′	2	1	1	5	2	31	2	–	–	–
Mostafa Heydari	90′	3	–	1	4	–	37	1	–	–	–
Chima Okoroji Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	2	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Lukas Daschner	90′	–	–	29	2	–	1	1	3	–	–	–
Hugo Vandermersch Taken off	85′	–	–	26	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Lukas Görtler	90′	–	–	51	2	–	2	1	2	2	–	–
Carlo Boukhalfa Taken off	60′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
Mihailo Stevanović	90′	–	–	50	1	–	1	–	3	–	–	–
Betim Fazliji Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	20	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Leon Frokaj Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	1	1	–

Forwards3 players


Andrin Hunziker	90′	–	–	1	–	0.01	–	–	10	4	16	–
Aliou Balde Taken off	60′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	1	2	1	7	–
Nevio Scherrer Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	1	–	0.18	–	–	2	2	7	–

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

Young Boys W D D W W

St. Gallen W L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Young Boys 1-2 St. Gallen, 26 Apr 26 Next meeting: St. Gallen vs Young Boys, 24 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Young Boys vs St. Gallen 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.