Europa League Preview Looks Ahead to the Chances of Young Boys Causing Upset Against Sporting Lisbon

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There is always the probability of an upset in cup ties and we assess the chances of that happening in the Europa League playoffs.

The game between Sporting Lisbon and Young Boys will be played on the 22nd of February at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.

The hosts are currently second in the Portuguese Primeira Liga while the visitors are top of the Swiss Super League.

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Sporting Lisbon come into the match on the back of a 2-0 victory at Moreirense in the Primeira Liga on Monday night.

Both goals came in the first half and Sporting Lisbon took control of the game early.

The win at Moreirense means Sporting Lisbon have won 13 of their 15 most recent fixtures in all competitions.

They have won each of their last 5 matches, with the additional victories coming over Casa Pia and Sporting Braga at home in the Primeira Liga, União de Leiria away in the Taca de Portugal, and Young Boys away in the first leg of this Europa League playoff.

In terms of the Europa League, statistics show Sporting Lisbon are undefeated in their 5 most recent games in the competition.

They have won 3 of their last 4 Europa League matches and each of their last 2 at home.

Young Boys travel to Portugal having beat Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy 1-0 at home in the Swiss Super League on the weekend.

It took until the 70th minute for Young Boys to breakdown the visitors defence and they also had a player sent off 4 minutes later.

Despite being down to ten men, Young Boys kept out the opposition attack.

The win over Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy means Young Boys are undefeated in 6 of their 8 most recent fixtures in all competitions.

However, they have won only 1 of their last 3 matches in all competitions having lost the first leg of this tie against Sporting Lisbon 3-1 at home and been held to a 3-3 draw at Lugano in the Swiss Super League.

Young Boys started this season in the Champions League and they won only 1 of their 6 group games.

They have lost each of their last 3 matches in the Europa League and have failed to score a goal in 2 of those defeats.

Team news: Sporting Lisbon have three players on the treatment table, with Sebastian Coates, Paulinho, and Jerry St. Juste all missing out.

Young Boys also have three players unavailable for this match, with Filip Ugrinic, Loris Benito, and Kastriot Imeri all injured.

Young Boys have left themselves with a tough task and our predictive analysis suggests it is going to be a disappointing night for the Swiss.

Sporting Lisbon showed their superiority in the first leg and could so again at home. This should be a comfortable win for Sporting Lisbon, with the Portuguese club keeping a clean sheet.

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