BSC Young Boys Bern vs FC Luzern Best odds and tips

BSC Young Boys Bern and FC Luzern meet again in Bern on Thursday, just four weeks after Luzern’s 5-0 home win over Young Boys in the Super League 2024/2025. Giorgio Contini has been in charge of Young Boys since December 2024 and has brought a tactical verve to the team that is particularly evident in their high-pressing, high-tempo style of play. Young Boys play a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 system that seeks to dominate possession and attack from the wide areas. Their most lethal finisher is Christian Fassnacht, who has scored 1 goal in 2 league games and scored half of Young Boys’ goals in the last five games. Luzern, on the other hand, play a more pragmatic 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 system that focuses on keeping a strong defensive structure and building up play in a more measured and patient manner. Mario Frick has done a solid job since taking over as Luzern manager in 2021 and has guided the team through some tight matches this season. Donat Rrudhani is Luzern’s creative spark, providing 3 assists in their last 5 games. Luzern comes into this game after a 1-1 home draw with Lausanne and a 0-2 home defeat against Lugano. Young Boys are coming off the back of a hard-fought 0-0 away draw at Servette and a 3-2 loss to Lausanne-Sports.

Young Boys are clear favourites to win this game at 1.60, with Luzern at 4.57 and the draw at 4.30. However, given the head-to-head record and the shock 5-0 win by Luzern in the reverse fixture, we feel Luzern are not completely out of the equation. Both teams have one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five games in all competitions, and Luzern have failed to win on their last 5 visits to Young Boys. Young Boys have an excellent home record in the Super League this season with 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from 17 games, and they can be expected to bounce back from their last home defeat with a win on Thursday. Luzern have won 5, drawn 5 and lost 7 of their 17 away Super League games, conceding 33 goals in the process. Young Boys have scored 35 goals in 17 home Super League games (average 2.06 per game), so we feel backing Young Boys to score over 1.5 goals is an attractive bet in this match. Both teams are in the hunt for European qualification and the head-to-head record is also a factor, so we expect a competitive and tense match in Bern.