YOUNG BOYS v ASTANA
Thursday 8th December 2016 – Kickoff: 1900hrs
Football – Europe – Europa League Betting Tips
Onto Group B next and a simple equation for the hosts Young Boys and indeed how the group could shape up at the end of ninety minutes on Matchday 6; Young Boys must beat Astana by at least 3 goals and Olympiakos need to lose away at Cypriot outfit APOEL in order for the Swiss outfit to progress to the next round.
Young Boys and Astana are both locked on five points apiece heading into tonight’s clash at the STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf in Bern with the hosts having suffered just one defeat from their last 16 matches in all competitions.
Young Boys have managed just one win in Group B to date but that was a 3-1 home win over group leaders APOEL so they’re very capable of pulling out the stops tonight against Astana, while they’ve won eight of their last 11 matches at home in the Europa League.
Onto Astana and the visitors are currently enjoying a seven-match sequence without defeat in all competitions whilst keeping four clean sheets in the process, but they’ll be facing tough opposition in this evening’s Group B finale.
Kazakhstan outfit Astana have a relatively short Europa League experience and limited pedigree at this level and their away performances cannot hide the fact that they’ve managed just two wins on the road from their last eight.
The victories were recorded against comparative minnows Pyunik and AIK, so I daresay they’ll have their work cut out in Switzerland this evening against a more experienced Young Boys side.
Pick: Young Boys to win @ 1.67 bet365
