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Saturday, 24/10/2026 at 20:30

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Match preview · Swiss Super League

Young Boys – FC St. Gallen 1879

Young Boys 2nd in Swiss Super League Home 1.80 projected goals by the model
FC St. Gallen 1879 5th in Swiss Super League Away 1.63 projected goals by the model

Model updated 3 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.80 1.63
Young Boys FC St. Gallen 1879
Young Boys
41%
Draw
26%
FC St. Gallen 1879
33%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Young Boys Draw FC St. Gallen 1879
Fair odds 2.45 3.82 3.03
Total goals
3.43
Over 2.5 goals
69%
Both teams to score
72%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Young Boys

41% Young Boys to win

Attack
1st vs 4th
Young Boys attack v FC St. Gallen 1879 defence
Defence
5th vs 2nd
Young Boys defence v FC St. Gallen 1879 attack
Recent xG form
+0.77 vs +0.37
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.80 – 1.63
Young Boys v FC St. Gallen 1879
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Young Boys and FC St. Gallen 1879 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Young Boys FC St. Gallen 1879
xG / match (better) 2.28 · 2nd 1.95 · 5th
xGA / match (better) 1.41 · 4th 1.43 · 5th
xGD / match (better) +0.87 · 1st +0.51 · 3rd
xPts / match (better) 1.90 · 1st 1.71 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.77 +0.37

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 29% of the model's distribution.

Young Boys clean sheet
17%
Young Boys 2+ goals
56%
Under 2.5 goals
31%
Both teams to score: no
28%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.2%
2:1
9.6%
1:2
8.6%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Young Boys sample
20 matches
FC St. Gallen 1879 sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Young Boys
5 matches
Away xG sample · FC St. Gallen 1879
5 matches
Computed
Saturday, 03/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.