PREVIEW | Young Boys vs Lyon - team news, lineups, predictions

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·20 January 2026

PREVIEW | Young Boys vs Lyon - team news, lineups, predictions

Young Boys and Lyon face each other this Thursday at the Stadion Wankdorf of the UEFA Europa League.

In their last encounter, Young Boys were beaten 1-3 by Lausanne-Sport (Super League 2025/2026). In their last fixture, Lyon won 2-1 against Brest (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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Young Boys ( vs Lausanne-Sport 2026-01-17): Marvin Keller, Ryan Andrews, Loris Benito, Gregory Wüthrich, Olivier Mambwa, Sandro Lauper, Armin Gigovic, Christian Fassnacht, Alvyn Sanches, Joël Monteiro, Chris Bedia

Lyon ( vs Brest 2026-01-18): Dominik Greif, Maitland-Niles, Ruben Kluivert, Clinton Mata, Nicolás Tagliafico, Abner Vinícius, Tyler Morton, Tanner Tessmann, Endrick, Pavel Sulc, Afonso Moreira

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MANAGERS

Gerardo Seoane has faced Paulo Fonseca on two occasions, recording only losses.
Paulo Fonseca has faced Young Boys on four occasions, recording three wins and one loss

TEAMS

Away from home, Lyon currently have one loss in the last five games.
Away from home, Lyon are coming off three consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Lyon are coming off two consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Lyon are coming off two consecutive wins.
Lyon currently have one loss in the last ten games.
Lyon currently have one draw in the last 12 games.
Lyon are coming off six consecutive games scoring goals.
Lyon are coming off three consecutive games conceding goals.
Lyon are coming off six consecutive games without losing.
Lyon are coming off six consecutive wins.
At home, the Young Boys currently have one draw in the last 12 games.
At home, the Young Boys are coming off five consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, the Young Boys are coming off two consecutive games without a win.
At home, the Young Boys are coming off two consecutive losses.
The Young Boys currently have one draw in the last 11 games.
The Young Boys are coming off three consecutive games conceding goals.
The Young Boys are coming off three consecutive games without a win.
The Young Boys are coming off three consecutive losses.

HEAD TO HEAD

Young Boys and Lyon have faced each other zero times, there is no advantage between Young Boys and Lyon: zero wins for each team in zero games.
In the Europa League, the two teams face each other for the first time