Young Boys are averaging 8.2 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 13.2 total SOT on average. That puts them 1st of 12 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Lugano, and a full match-by-match log.
Samuel Essende leads with 20 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (2.22/g, 89% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Young Boys player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.
Young Boys are averaging 8.2 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5 for a match-total of 13.2. That ranks 1st of 12 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 18.1 shots per game and create 14 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Lugano, the page weights each Young Boys attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
Young Boys take 18.1 shots per game and put 8.2 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Young Boys fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
Young Boys are currently converting 45% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edin Etoski | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Samuel Essende | attacker | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 89% |
| Alan Virginius | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 83% |
| Alvyn Sanches | midfielder | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 78% |
| Joël Monteiro | midfielder | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 67% |
| Kaly Sène | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Cédric Zesiger | defender | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Armin Gigovic | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 56% |
| Lewin Blum | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Ebrima Colley | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Dominik Pech | midfielder | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Kastriot Imeri | midfielder | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 33% |
| Edimilson Fernandes | midfielder | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Christian Fassnacht | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 29% |
| Stefan Bukinac | defender | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Jaouen Hadjam | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Isaac Schmidt | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Marvin Keller | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sandro Lauper | midfielder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Loris Benito | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gregory Wüthrich | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Yan Valery | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Darian Males | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tanguy Zoukrou | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Saidy Janko | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Luzern | Home | 3-3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Samuel Essende (3) |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Zürich | Away | 2-4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Christian Fassnacht (4) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Basel | Home | 3-3 | 9 | 4 | 13 | Alvyn Sanches (2) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Vaduz | Home | 4-2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | Kaly Sène (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Lausanne Sport | Away | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Jaouen Hadjam (1) |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Thun | Away | 0-6 | 14 | 3 | 17 | Joël Monteiro (4) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Sion | Home | 4-2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Alvyn Sanches (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Sion | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 May 2026 | Sion | Home | 3-3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | Samuel Essende (3) |
| 14 May 2026 | Thun | Away | 3-8 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Samuel Essende (3) |