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Young Boys expected goals (xG) 2026/2027

Swiss Super League · after 9 matches · updated 1 Oct

Young Boys's attacking and defensive expected goals in Swiss Super League 2026/2027, compared with the results they produced and with the rest of the competition.

Young Boys xG and xGA per match

Every match ↓
Attack
2.28 xG per match
#2/12
Attack (xG per match) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club xG per match
#1 FC Sion 2.31
#2 Young Boys 2.28
#3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 2.01
#4 FC Luzern 1.95
#5 FC St. Gallen 1879 1.95
#6 FC Lugano 1.70
#7 FC Vaduz 1.66
#8 FC Thun 1.53
#9 Servette FC 1.41
#10 FC Zürich 1.38
#11 Basel 1.22
#12 FC Lausanne-Sport 0.85
League avg
1.69
Total
20.52 9 matches
Defence
1.41 xGA per match
#4/12
Defence (xGA per match) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club xGA per match
#1 FC Lugano 1.26
#2 FC Lausanne-Sport 1.37
#3 Basel 1.39
#4 Young Boys 1.41
#5 FC St. Gallen 1879 1.43
#6 FC Sion 1.48
#7 Servette FC 1.53
#8 FC Zürich 1.93
#9 FC Vaduz 2.00
#10 FC Luzern 2.02
#11 Grasshopper Club Zürich 2.18
#12 FC Thun 2.23
League avg
1.69
Total
12.71 9 matches
xG difference
+0.87 xGD per match
#1/12
xG difference (xGD per match) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club xGD per match
#1 Young Boys +0.87
#2 FC Sion +0.82
#3 FC St. Gallen 1879 +0.51
#4 FC Lugano +0.44
#5 FC Luzern -0.08
#6 Servette FC -0.12
#7 Basel -0.17
#8 Grasshopper Club Zürich -0.18
#9 FC Vaduz -0.34
#10 FC Lausanne-Sport -0.52
#11 FC Zürich -0.55
#12 FC Thun -0.70
League avg
0.00
Total
+7.81 9 matches
Expected points Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works →
1.90 xPts per match
#1/12
Expected points (xPts per match) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club xPts per match
#1 Young Boys 1.90
#2 FC Sion 1.90
#3 FC St. Gallen 1879 1.71
#4 FC Lugano 1.71
#5 FC Luzern 1.36
#6 Servette FC 1.30
#7 Grasshopper Club Zürich 1.29
#8 Basel 1.26
#9 FC Vaduz 1.18
#10 FC Zürich 1.12
#11 FC Thun 1.00
#12 FC Lausanne-Sport 0.94
League avg
1.39
Total
17.13 vs 19 actual pts

Early-season figures: after 9 matches, per-match rates can move quickly.

What the xG says

Young Boys's underlying numbers are league-leading. They rank #1 for xG difference at +0.87 per match, driven by elite shot volume at about average chance quality. Their 31 goals are 10.48 above 20.52 xG, while 19 points are 1.87 above 17.13 xPts. After only 9 matches, those gaps should still be read cautiously.

Actual vs expected

Measure Actual Expected Difference Reading
Goals vs xG Includes 1.50 xG from penalties
31 20.52 +10.48 scored 10.48 more than xG far outside normal variance
Goals conceded vs xGA
18 12.71 +5.29 conceded 5.29 more than xGA outside normal variance
Points vs xPts Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works →
19 17.13 +1.87 1.87 points above xPts within normal variance

Select a row to chart it across the season.

Goals minus xG, match by match

Young Boys are 10.48 goals above their xG after 9 matches. The gap was widest at +10.51, against FC Zürich on Tue 01/09.

Goals
31
xG
20.52
Gap
+10.48
Sun 26/07 Sat 01/08 Sat 08/08 Sun 23/08 Sat 29/08 Tue 01/09 Sat 05/09 Sat 12/09 Sat 19/09 -1 +1 +3 +5 +7 +9 +11 +1.46 +4.08 +4.99 +6.80 +8.03 +10.51 +10.15 +9.83 +10.48 +1.46 +2.62 +0.91 +1.81 +1.23 +2.48 -0.36 -0.32 +0.65 Running gap goals − xG Each match goals − xG
Young Boys: Goals vs xG, the gap after every match with xG
Date Opponent Goals xG Match gap Running gap
Sun 26/07 FC Sion 4 2.54 +1.46 +1.46
Sat 01/08 FC Thun 6 3.38 +2.62 +4.08
Sat 08/08 FC Lausanne-Sport 2 1.09 +0.91 +4.99
Sun 23/08 FC Vaduz 4 2.19 +1.81 +6.80
Sat 29/08 Basel 3 1.77 +1.23 +8.03
Tue 01/09 FC Zürich 4 1.52 +2.48 +10.51
Sat 05/09 FC Luzern 3 3.36 -0.36 +10.15
Sat 12/09 FC Lugano 2 2.32 -0.32 +9.83
Sat 19/09 Servette FC 3 2.35 +0.65 +10.48

Goals vs xG ranking → Expected points ranking → Compare with every club in Europe →

Young Boys xG trend

Current form +0.86 npxGD per match

The last 6 matches with xG.

Out-created the opponent in 7 of 9 matches. The worst was against FC Lausanne-Sport on Sat 08/08 (-0.45).

npxG · last 6
2.25
npxGA · last 6
1.39
-1 0 +1 +2 +3 +0.06 Sun 26/07 +2.07 Sat 01/08 -0.45 Sat 08/08 +0.49 Sun 23/08 +0.49 Sat 29/08 -0.33 Tue 01/09 +1.85 Sat 05/09 +0.87 Sat 12/09 +1.81 Sat 19/09 +0.76 season avg
Young Boys: non-penalty xG, xGA and their difference in each match, with the season's average so far
Date Opponent npxG npxGA npxGD Avg so far
Sun 26/07 FC Sion 1.76 1.70 +0.06 +0.06
Sat 01/08 FC Thun 2.68 0.61 +2.07 +1.07
Sat 08/08 FC Lausanne-Sport 1.09 1.54 -0.45 +0.56
Sun 23/08 FC Vaduz 2.19 1.70 +0.49 +0.54
Sat 29/08 Basel 1.77 1.28 +0.49 +0.53
Tue 01/09 FC Zürich 1.52 1.85 -0.33 +0.39
Sat 05/09 FC Luzern 3.25 1.40 +1.85 +0.60
Sat 12/09 FC Lugano 2.41 1.54 +0.87 +0.63
Sat 19/09 Servette FC 2.35 0.54 +1.81 +0.76

Each bar is one match's non-penalty xG minus the non-penalty xG against; the line is that difference averaged over the season up to each match, and it finishes on the dashed season average — 2.11 npxG and 1.35 npxGA per match. Current form is the same difference over the last 6 matches with xG.

Form ranking →

Strength of schedule

Season so far
tied number 11 hardest of 12 in Swiss Super League
−0.06 xG vs league average
Over 9 league matches
Last 5
tied number 7 hardest of 12 in Swiss Super League
−0.04 xG vs league average
Over 5 league matches
Opponents behind the figures

Season so far

−0.06 xG vs league average · over 9 matches · tied number 11 hardest of 12

  1. Servette FC Home +0.10
  2. FC Lugano Away +0.33
  3. FC Luzern Home −0.05
  4. FC Zürich Away −0.27
  5. Basel Home −0.28
  6. FC Vaduz Home −0.23
  7. FC Lausanne-Sport Away −0.37
  8. FC Thun Away −0.14
  9. FC Sion Home +0.34

Last 5

−0.04 xG vs league average · over 5 matches · tied number 7 hardest of 12

  1. Servette FC Home +0.10
  2. FC Lugano Away +0.33
  3. FC Luzern Home −0.05
  4. FC Zürich Away −0.27
  5. Basel Home −0.28

League schedule strength → How this is calculated →

Young Boys shots and chance quality

High volume, average quality. Young Boys take 19.1 shots a match (league 15.3) at 0.11 npxG a shot (league 0.10), #2 in Swiss Super League for volume and #4 for quality. 68% of their shots come from inside the box (league 68%), and set pieces produce 20% of their npxG (league 27%).

Attack

Shot volume
19.1 shots per match
#2/12
Shot volume (shots per match) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club shots per match
#1 FC St. Gallen 1879 20.9
#2 Young Boys 19.1
#3 FC Lugano 16.9
#4 FC Luzern 16.8
#5 FC Sion 16.6
#6 FC Thun 15.7
#7 Grasshopper Club Zürich 15.4
#8 Servette FC 14.3
#9 FC Vaduz 14.1
#10 FC Zürich 12.6
#11 Basel 11.8
#12 FC Lausanne-Sport 9.1
League avg
15.3
Total
172 shots from 9 matches
Chance quality
0.11 npxG per shot
#4/12
Chance quality (npxG per shot) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club npxG per shot
#1 FC Sion 0.13
#2 Grasshopper Club Zürich 0.12
#3 FC Vaduz 0.11
#4 Young Boys 0.11
#5 FC Luzern 0.11
#6 FC Zürich 0.11
#7 FC Lugano 0.10
#8 FC Thun 0.10
#9 FC Lausanne-Sport 0.09
#10 Basel 0.09
#11 FC St. Gallen 1879 0.09
#12 Servette FC 0.09
League avg
0.10
Total
19.02 npxG from 172 shots

Defence

Shots allowed
14.0 shots per match
#5/12
Shots allowed (shots per match) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club shots per match
#1 FC Lugano 11.8
#2 FC St. Gallen 1879 12.7
#3 FC Sion 13.0
#4 FC Zürich 13.9
#5 Young Boys 14.0
#6 Servette FC 14.3
#7 Grasshopper Club Zürich 15.9
#8 FC Lausanne-Sport 16.2
#9 FC Thun 17.1
#10 Basel 17.6
#11 FC Vaduz 18.2
#12 FC Luzern 18.6
League avg
15.3
Total
126 shots allowed from 9 matches
Chance quality allowed
0.10 npxGA per shot
#3/12
Chance quality allowed (npxGA per shot) across Swiss Super League, best first
Rank Club npxGA per shot
#1 Basel 0.08
#2 FC Lausanne-Sport 0.08
#3 Young Boys 0.10
#4 FC Sion 0.10
#5 FC Lugano 0.10
#6 FC Luzern 0.10
#7 Servette FC 0.10
#8 FC St. Gallen 1879 0.11
#9 FC Vaduz 0.11
#10 FC Thun 0.12
#11 Grasshopper Club Zürich 0.13
#12 FC Zürich 0.13
League avg
0.10
Total
12.16 npxGA from 126 shots

Shot profile

Shot location

68% inside the box

League avg 68%

From 117 of 172 shots over 9 matches

Early-season figure: after 9 matches, the share can move quickly.

Shots allowed, location

60% allowed inside the box

League avg 68%

From 76 of 126 shots allowed over 9 matches

Early-season figure: after 9 matches, the share can move quickly.

Where the npxG comes from

80% open play · 20% set pieces

League avg 27% set pieces

From 3.8 of 19.1 npxG over 9 matches

Early-season figure: after 9 matches, the share can move quickly.

Where the npxG allowed comes from

79% open play · 21% set pieces

League avg 27% set pieces

From 2.6 of 12.2 npxG allowed over 9 matches

Early-season figure: after 9 matches, the share can move quickly.

How the shot figures are made →

Young Boys home and away xG

Young Boys per-match figures at home and away
Measure Home Away
Matches 5 4
xG / match 2.44 2.08
xGA / match 1.47 1.34
xGD / match +0.97 +0.74
xPts / match Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works → 2.03 1.75

Every figure divides by that half's matches with xG. A half with fewer than 3 matches with xG is muted.

Every Young Boys match by xG

Window
Season Last 10 Last 5
Venue
All Home Away

This season

Matches
9
xG / match
2.28
xGA / match
1.41
xGD / match
+0.87
Points
19 of 27
  1. Sat 19/09 Servette FC H xG 2.35 xGA 0.54 xGD +1.81
  2. Sat 12/09 FC Lugano A xG 2.32 xGA 1.51 xGD +0.81
  3. Sat 05/09 FC Luzern H xG 3.36 xGA 2.19 P xGD +1.17
  4. Tue 01/09 FC Zürich A xG 1.52 xGA 1.71 xGD -0.19
  5. Sat 29/08 Basel H xG 1.77 xGA 1.28 xGD +0.49
  6. Sun 23/08 FC Vaduz H xG 2.19 xGA 1.64 xGD +0.55
  7. Sat 08/08 FC Lausanne-Sport A Weakest underlying xG 1.09 xGA 1.54 xGD -0.45
  8. Sat 01/08 FC Thun A Best underlying xG 3.38 P xGA 0.61 xGD +2.77
  9. Sun 26/07 FC Sion H xG 2.54 P xGA 1.69 xGD +0.85

Newest first. The dot is xG and the ring is xGA, on one scale from 0 to 3.38. Best and weakest underlying mark the highest and lowest xGD once 5 matches have xG. Against the chances marks a win with xGD of −1.00 or lower, or a loss with +1.00 or higher. P marks a side with at least 0.50 xG from penalties.

Every result, all competitions →

Young Boys in Swiss Super League

Attack

Defence

Overall

About the data

xG data
Provided by TheStatsAPI, and stored as published.
Derived metrics
xGD, per-match rates, rankings and rolling averages are calculated from the match data.
Model metrics
xPts is produced by our probability model.

Learn how our xG analytics work →

How the model works →

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