Young Boys vs Lugano Prediction: Both teams face tough test before the international break

Wankdorf Stadium will be the venue for round 14 of the Swiss Super League game between Young Boys and Lugano. Both teams ended on the losing end the previous time out. How will they respond in this fixture?

Young Boys lost to Shakhtar Donetsk last time out and will look to respond to their struggles here. In a game that ended 2-1, Kastriot Imeri's strike put Young Boys in the lead, but Oleksandr Zubkov and Georgiy Sudakov's strikes denied Young Boys a point at full-time. Heading into this game, Young Boys have only one win in recent matches, a 3-2 hard-fought victory over Basel. This team lost to Lugano and Inter Milan in other encounters while drawing Zurich. 

Lugano are coming off a Europa Conference League defeat to TSC, a game that ended 4-1. In that game, Mohamed Belhadj scored Lugano's lone strike, a consolation before full-time. However, prior encounters to that defeat saw Lugano pull an unbeaten run of four matches, winning three and drawing one. In the league this season, Lugano have the most points accumulated per game and sit third in the standings, scoring 20 goals and conceding 13. 

Young Boys' level of play have dropped so much, and they do not look as sharp as they were in the past years. While Lugano have been making waves in the league this season, being on the road will be a huge disadvantage for them against a Young Boys’ side that can do an undo. However, while these two teams' offensive performances have been good, I expect goals in this game. Also, despite their recent poor performances, it is tough to write Young Boys, and considering the importance of this game, a draw should satisfy these sides.