Young Boys vs Sion Prediction: Defending champions to begin their season with a win

Wankdorf Stadium will host the Swiss Super League encounter between Young Boys and Sion in week 1. Both teams finished top of the standings last season and will hope for the same positivity this season. Let’s preview this game and make a prediction. 

Young Boys will hope for a win in this fixture following a league win last season. In 33 matches, Young Boys secured 65 points, winning the league 6 points gap. In those games, Young Boys scored 67 goals while conceding 32. However, heading into this game, Young Boys lost two of their last five matches to Westerlo and Wil. In the meantime, this team secured wins in their games against Xamax and Aarau while they drew Kryvbas in that run. 

Sion will look to have an excellent start to the season after gaining promotion to the Super League. Last season, this team finished top of the Challenge League standings with 79 points from 36 matches, three more than their closest rival, Thun. In those matches, Sion scored 72 goals and conceded 23. Heading into this season, Sion have three wins while losing two games. 

The two teams have a quality squad and will confidently approach this game. However, Young Boys are just ahead here, and looking at their players' level compared to Sion, I am backing them to win. Also, Sion scored one of the most goals in the Challenge League last season, and I expect them to score here.