Young Boys v Maccabi Haifa

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Swiss hosts, Young Boys, return to their home ground of Stadion Wankdorf for this upcoming 2nd leg of their Champions League play-off tie with Israeli visitors, Maccabi Haifa, with the tie evenly poised following last week's 0-0 draw in the 1st leg at the Sammy Ofer Stadium.

Young Boys will feel that they have perhaps done the hard work by avoiding defeat in Haifa last week and with home advantage under their belts for this return leg, the Swiss outfit will be keen to finish the job here on Tuesday night especially as the hosts have put together a solid and impressive 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions overall.

This sequence includes picking up nine wins and the new domestic top flight season has also brought early wins for Young Boys as they have accounted for the likes of Lausanne-Sport and Winterthur in the Swiss Super League which will give the hosts a welcome boost.

Switching to results in the Champions League and Young Boys have also produced some steady performances at this level in previous campaigns as the hosts have lost just three of their last 13 ties overall in this competition and also includes notable wins against Ferencvaros, CFR Cluj and Manchester United.

Maccabi Haifa may still be rueing a possible missed opportunity to make home advantage count in last week's 0-0 stalemate on home soil but nevertheless, the Israeli visitors bring a decent five-match unbeaten run into this return leg in Bern on Tuesday night.

Maccabi Haifa have also racked up four wins in these past five games as well, recording victories in the Champions League against Moldovan club, Sheriff, along with home and away wins against Slovakian side, Slovan Bratislava, while also picking up a 2-0 win on the road at Maccabi Petah Tikva in the domestic Toto Cup.

The bigger picture shows Maccabi Haifa have lost just three of their previous 15 matches in all competitions which includes collecting 11 wins in the process but results for Maccabi Haifa away from home have been rather indifferent as the visitors have registered just seven wins in their last 16 outings on the road.

On the Champions League front, Maccabi Haifa have progressed through the early qualifying rounds of this competition in reasonably good form as the Israeli side have lost just once in their seven ties played to date, picking up five wins but again, results away from home could be their achilles heel as Maccabi Haifa have won just two of their previous eight away ties at this level.

Young Boys v Maccabi Haifa Verdict

Young Boys have lost just once in their last 10 home ties in this competition which gives the hosts a decent chance of securing a vital win on Tuesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Young Boys win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Young Boys win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct score: Young Boys 1-0 @ 8.50