BSC Young Boys vs FC Zürich — Swiss Super League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 10′FC Zürich, VAR review:Doron LichtensteinPenalty confirmed
- 12′FC Zürich, penalty goal:0–1Penalty
- 22′BSC Young Boys, goal:1–1assist
- 25′FC Zürich, goal:1–2assist
- 29′BSC Young Boys, goal:2–2assist
- 35′FC Zürich, yellow card:Argument
- 35′BSC Young Boys, yellow card:Argument
- 37′FC Zürich, yellow card:Foul
- 40′BSC Young Boys, goal:3–2assist
- Half-time3 – 2
- 59′BSC Young Boys, substitution:off
- 59′BSC Young Boys, substitution:off
- 59′BSC Young Boys, substitution:off
- 60′FC Zürich, goal:3–3
- 71′BSC Young Boys, substitution:off
- 73′BSC Young Boys, yellow card:Foul
- 76′BSC Young Boys, substitution:off
- 79′FC Zürich, substitution:off
- 82′FC Zürich, goal:3–4
- 90+2′FC Zürich, substitution:off
- 90+2′FC Zürich, goal:3–5assist
- 90+2′FC Zürich, yellow card:
- Full-time3 – 5
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Match report
FC Zurich beat BSC Young Boys 5-3 in eight-goal Super League thriller
FC Zurich won an eight-goal Swiss Super League game on matchday 12, beating BSC Young Boys 5-3 at Letzigrund after trailing 3-2 at half-time. The result ended Young Boys' first league defeat of the season, after 11 league games unbeaten, and brought to a close their run of 14 games unbeaten.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Philippe Keny put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot in the 12th minute, but Samuel Essende levelled in the 22nd, set up by Lewin Blum. Umeh Emmanuel restored Zurich's lead three minutes later from Alexander Hack's assist. Essende struck again in the 29th, this time from Herba Guirassy's pass, and Alvyn Sanches converted Kaly Sène's delivery in the 40th to give Young Boys a 3-2 interval lead.
Zurich came back after the restart. Livano Comenencia made it 3-3 in the 60th minute, and Selmin Hodža put the visitors in front for the first time since the opening half hour in the 82nd. Emmanuel then completed the scoring in the 90+2 minute, converting Hodža's assist for his second of the afternoon. The sides finished level on shots at 16 each, but Zurich put 10 on target to Young Boys' seven.
The win lifted Zurich to fourth on 20 points, five behind second-placed Young Boys, who stay on 25. Young Boys travel to FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League on Saturday 7 November, and Zurich visit Servette FC in the same competition the following day.
Samuel Essende scored twice for Young Boys, in the 22nd and 29th minutes, and earned the match's highest rating of 8.65 despite finishing on the losing side. Umeh Emmanuel, with a goal and an assist-fed brace of his own, was Zurich's leading performer.
Zurich had 10 shots on target to Young Boys' seven, even though the two sides took 16 shots apiece.
FC Zürich won 5–3 away against BSC Young Boys (half-time 3–2).
BSC Young Boys met FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League (Regular Season - 12). Kick-off was Sunday, 1 November 2026, 13:00 UTC at Letzigrund.
Team pages: BSC Young Boys · FC Zürich · Swiss Super League
Key moments
- 12' Goal (penalty): Philippe Keny — 0–1
- 22' Goal: Samuel Essende (assist: Lewin Blum) — 1–1
- 25' Goal: Umeh Emmanuel (assist: Alexander Hack) — 1–2
- 29' Goal: Samuel Essende (assist: Herba Guirassy) — 2–2
- 40' Goal: Alvyn Sanches (assist: Kaly Sène) — 3–2
- 60' Goal: Livano Comenencia — 3–3
- 82' Goal: Selmin Hodža — 3–4
- 90+2' Goal: Umeh Emmanuel (assist: Selmin Hodža) — 3–5
Starting line-ups
BSC Young Boys (4-4-2)
FC Zürich (4-1-4-1)
- 1 Silas Huber
- 44 S. Walker
- 42 Alexander Hack
- 2 Lindrit Kamberi
- 47 Doron Lichtenstein
- 21 L. Schodler
- 11 Umeh Emmanuel
- 38 Miguel Reichmuth
- 8 Livano Comenencia
- 17 Kevin Spadanuda
- 19 Philippe Keny
About this match
On this page: the BSC Young Boys vs FC Zürich final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Swiss Super League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the BSC Young Boys and FC Zürich team pages or the Swiss Super League page.