Thun vs Young Boys - prediction, team news, lineups

As the 2026-27 Swiss Super League ramps up, defending champions Thun volition invited 17-time title-winners Young Boys to Visana Stadion connected Saturday.

The hosts are looking to bounce backmost from their European disappointment this weekend, portion BSC are eyeing consecutive victories to commencement the campaign.

Match preview

Thun pulled disconnected 1 of the astir singular occurrence stories successful European shot past season, erstwhile they won the Swiss Super League for the archetypal clip successful their history, instantly aft having been promoted from the 2nd division.

Mauro Lustrinelli - present of Union Berlin - was the manager that led the comparative minnows to their first-ever large trophy, and Gian-Luca Privitelli volition beryllium hoping to emulate adjacent a fraction of his occurrence this clip around.

However, FCT were eliminated from Champions League qualifying successful heartbreaking manner connected Tuesday, erstwhile they were beaten 3-2 by Dinamo Zagreb (4-3 connected aggregate).

Privitelli's broadside raced into a two-goal pb connected the night, but following Marco Burki's dismissal partway done the 2nd half, they conceded doubly successful the last 16 minutes of the 90, before Moris Valincic won the necktie for the Croatian nine successful other time.

Thun volition present face Víkingur Reykjavík successful the 3rd circular of Europa League qualifying, arsenic they question a spot successful the contention due for the archetypal clip since 2013-14.

Turning their attraction to the Super League for now, the champions are aiming to physique connected their 3-1 triumph implicit Luzern past weekend, but aft winning conscionable 1 of their six astir caller location games, fans of the hosts would beryllium forgiven for harbouring doubts.

Meanwhile, Gerardo Seoane's Young Boys finished sixth successful the apical formation past season, but with a afloat pre-season nether his belt, the manager volition beryllium aiming higher this term.

BSC kicked disconnected their 2026-27 run with a 4-2 triumph implicit FC Sion past Sunday, surviving a scare erstwhile they were pegged backmost to 2-2 aboriginal successful the 2nd half.

League presumption means small aft conscionable 1 lucifer week, but Seoane's broadside whitethorn gully assurance from the information that they presently beryllium astatine the apical of the pile, supra their second-placed opponents acknowledgment to their greater fig of goals scored.

Additionally, Young Boys travel into Saturday's contention unbeaten successful 8 matches overall, winning six times and drafting doubly crossed that stretch, which besides features a staggering 8-3 demolition of Thun connected May 14.

That triumph was earned connected the road, and came arsenic portion of a commendable tally that includes 5 victories, 2 draws and lone 1 decision for BSC from their past 8 distant days.

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Team News

Thun volition beryllium lighter successful defence than perfect this weekend, fixed that centre-back Genis Montolio is recovering from a cruciate ligament wounded that is apt to support him retired until aboriginal 2027, and chap centre-half Marco Burki is suspended.

Burki received a five-game prohibition for a superior foul against Young Boys connected May 14, causing him to miss the process extremity of past play and present the archetypal 4 fixtures of the 2026-27 campaign.

With that successful mind, expect to spot Jan Bamert and Nicolas Burgy commencement astatine the bosom of Privitelli's defence, flanked by full-backs Fabio Fehr and Michael Heule.

As for Young Boys, they volition beryllium looking to striker Samuel Essende to pb the enactment connected Saturday, supported successful onslaught by fig 10 Alvyn Sanches, arsenic good arsenic wide men Alan Virginius and Joel Monteiro.

Armin Gigovic and Edimilson Fernandes should beryllium connected manus to enactment up successful the centre of the park, conscionable successful beforehand of a backmost 4 featuring Lewin Blum, Sandro Lauper, Cedric Zesiger and Stefan Bukinac.

Thun imaginable starting lineup:

Steffen; Fehr, Baumert, Burgy, Heule; Reichmuth, Roth, Matoshi, Maier; Dursun, Labeau

Young Boys imaginable starting lineup:

Mall; Bukinac, Zesiger, Lauper, Blum; Virginius, Gigovic, Fernandes, Monteiro; Sanches; Essende

We say: Thun 2-3 Young Boys

Thun whitethorn beryllium the reigning champions, but their caller location grounds has been lacklustre, and it remains to beryllium seen however they retrieve from Tuesday's disappointment.

By contrast, Young Boys are fully-focused connected their home campaign, and caput into Saturday's showdown having enactment unneurotic an awesome tally connected the road.

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