Young Boys v Aston Villa

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Swiss hosts, Young Boys, will be hoping they can transfer their recent domestic cup form, rather than their Swiss Super League form, into this new re-vamped Champions League format as they prepare for the visit of English Premier League side Aston Villa at their Stadion Wankdorf on Tuesday evening.

Young Boys have managed to pick up just three points from a possible 18 on offer in the early weeks of the new Swiss top flight season thanks to three draws but the hosts have also slipped to three defeats as well, while in contrast, comprehensive wins in the domestic Schweizer Pokal cup competition have seen Young Boys inflict crushing wins against Printse-Nendaz 10-0 and Vevey-Sports 4-2 in the early rounds.

Patrick Rahmen's side also managed to edge out Turkish club, Galatasaray, by a 4-2 margin on aggregate in the play-offs to reach the league stage proper of this season's Champions League but four wins within their last 11 matches overall suggests this could be a tough evening for the hosts.

Aston Villa will be full of confidence as they make their way over to Switzerland for this upcoming opening Champions League tie with Young Boys having despatched Everton 3-2 at Villa Park on Saturday evening when the Premier League returned to action on the weekend.

Villa found themselves 2-0 down to The Toffees but similar to Bournemouth just before the international break, the west midlands club stormed back to claim all three points leaving Everton in disarray and bottom of the Premier League table.

That win on Saturday became Aston Villa's third win in four games which includes earlier victories gained over West Ham and Leicester City both by 2-1 margins, so Unai Emery's side will be keen to get their Champions League campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday evening.

However, this will be Aston Villa's first foray into the Champions League so perhaps backing the visitors for a straight win here may be pushing it too early where the visitors are concerned.

Young Boys v Aston Villa Verdict

Nine of Young Boys' last 11 matches in all competitions have resulted in Over 2.5 goals, while six of Aston Villa's last 10 games overall have also produced three goals or more, so the goals market looks attractive here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Over 2 goals @ 2.15

Correct Score: Aston Villa 2-1 @ 8.50