On Thursday night, Young Boys hosts Liepaja at the Stadion Wankdorf in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round second leg. The Swiss side recorded a 1-0 win in the first leg and are big favourites to progress to the next round.
The Swiss team look to be in control of the tie after the first leg victory. They will be highly confident of progressing to the competition's third qualifying round.
Raphael Wicky’s team have been in good form of late, as they have now won their last three matches in all competitions, having not conceded a goal in the stellar run.
Young Boys are making their Europa Conference League debut this season, which is not a surprise due to the Swiss team generally featuring in the Europa League or even the Champions League.
The Swiss team are highly experienced European campaigners, having played in the Champions League group stages last season. They exited at the group stage in a group containing Manchester United, Atalanta and Villarreal.
The visitors head into this game on a poor run of form. They have won once in their last five matches, losing three of their previous four games.
One of the main factors in Liepaja’s recent poor form may be a lack of goals, as they have failed to score in three of their previous five outings.
Unlike Young Boys, Liepaja has featured in the Europa Conference League in previous campaigns. However, the visitors have won just two of their seven matches in the competition. The result in the first leg defeat means that Liepaja has now failed to score in four of their last five matches in the Europa Conference League.
Forebet predicts that Young Boys will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to seal their spot in the third qualifying round of the competition.