On Thursday at 17:55 on “Wankdorf”, Young Boys will receive the visit of CFR Cluj, in a match counting for the last round of Group A of the Europa League.
The hosts approach the confrontation from the 2nd place with 7 points, having an advance of two lengths compared to the Romanian champion. In this group, dominated by AS Roma, the Italians being on the first place with 13 points, CFR Cluj ticked a victory, 2-0 in Bulgaria and two draws, 0-0 with CSKA and 1-1 with Young Boys in “Gruia” , The “double” with AS Roma being clearly lost 2-0 in Transylvania and 5-0 on “Olimpico”. In League 1, CFR Cluj is on the 3rd place after 12 rounds with 24 points, four lengths away from the University of Craiova which is on the 2nd place and six points behind the FCSB leader.
On the other hand, in addition to the draw in “Gruia” with CFR Cluj, score 1-1, Young Boys won both disputes with the Bulgarians, 1-0 in Sofia and 3-0 at home, losing the games with AS Roma, 2- 1 in Switzerland and 3-1 in Italy. Gerard Seoane’s team has no rival in the championship. In the last stage, Young Boys won 3-2 with Lucerne away, reaching 21 points, with which they are in first place without any failure this season in the 9 games played.
Young Boys has only one defeat in the last 9 official matches held in all competitions, in which it has obtained six more victories and two draws;
CFR Cluj has only one victory in the last five official matches held in all competitions;
Taken over last week by Edi Iordănescu, CFR Cluj has only the option of winning in Switzerland to qualify for the Europa League in the spring. Dan Petrescu’s successor made a successful debut on the Transylvanian bench, 2-0 in Copou with Poli Iași, a result that gives a good morale to the champion before this decisive duel.
Edi Iordănescu will not be able to count in the final in Switzerland on the players Mike Cestor, injured and Alexandru Chipciu, he being suspended after seeing the red card last stage in the draw from “Gruia” with ȚSKA Sofia, score 0-0.
Without losing, considering that the draw does not help her at all, CFR Cluj will have to play everything on the attack card in an attempt to reach its goal. Young Boys is not the kind of team to “concrete” on defense, as evidenced by the fact that in each of the last 13 games played in this competition he has scored at least once, so it is all prerequisites to watch a game with goals from both part.
Young Boys: von Ballmos – Hefti, Burgy, Lefort, Garcia- Ngamaleu, Sierro, Aebischer- Fassnacht, Meschack, Nsame
CFR Cluj: Bălgrădean – Susic, Burcă, Ciubotariu, Camora – Djokovic, Soares, Păun – Costache, Rondon, Deac
PREDICTION: Young Boys to win @ 1,55
