Ferencvaros – Young Boys

Seeking to overturn a 3-2 deficit from the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie, Ferencvaros welcome Young Boys to the Groupama Arena for Tuesday’s clash. Meanwhile, the visitors managed to claim a first-leg advantage with 10 men last week and will now seek to finish the job en route to the group stage.

The first true test of Ferencvaros’ continental mettle came in the form of Slavia Prague in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and despite progressing 2-1 on aggregate, a 1-0 defeat away from home did not exactly boost the confidence before a trip to Switzerland. A 4-1 league success over Mezokovesd-Zsory preceded their defeat in Switzerland, and thankfully for Peter Stoger’s men, they have not had a league battle to contend with this weekend as they seek to keep their dreams of back-to-back group stage appearances alive.

Similarly, Young Boys have not had to juggle a domestic fixture in between their two legs of this playoff tie, which is just as well, seeing as their next Swiss Super League battle is a daunting trip to fellow giants Basel on August 29. Young Boys are now able to boast three wins on the trot – during which time they have scored 10 goals.

The first leg of this playoff tie was goals galore, and given Young Boys’ affinity for attacking, it would be a surprise to see the visitors sit back in a bid to weather the Ferencvaros storm. Both teams once again have fresh suspension concerns to work around, and another closely-fought affair should be in order here, but we are tipping the visitors’ penchant for goals to carry them over the line and into the group stages.