Young Boys Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Young Boys Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Young Boys are averaging 7.67 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 13 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 St. Gallen, and a full match-by-match log.

Young Boys Shots on Target Questions

Which Young Boys players hit the most shots on target?

Samuel Essende leads with 31 shots on target across 14 qualifying appearances (2.21/g, 86% 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.

How does Young Boys's SOT profile look this season?

Young Boys are averaging 7.67 shots on target per game over 15 games and concede 5.33 for a match-total of 13. That ranks 1st of 12 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 19.73 shots per game and create 15.33 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against St. Gallen, the page weights each Young Boys attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Young Boys take 19.73 shots per game and put 7.67 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.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 15 Young Boys fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Young Boys are currently converting 42% 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.

Young Boys player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Edin Etoski	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Samuel Essende	attacker	14	31	2.21	86%
Alvyn Sanches	midfielder	15	15	1	67%
Joël Monteiro	midfielder	9	12	1.33	67%
Alan Virginius	midfielder	11	8	0.73	64%
Ebrima Colley	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Cédric Zesiger	defender	4	2	0.5	50%
Kaly Sène	attacker	4	4	1	50%
Dominik Pech	midfielder	9	5	0.56	44%
Armin Gigovic	midfielder	14	7	0.5	43%
Christian Fassnacht	midfielder	10	8	0.8	40%
Jaouen Hadjam	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Lewin Blum	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Chris Bedia	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Darian Males	midfielder	3	3	1	33%
Herba Guirassy	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Kastriot Imeri	midfielder	3	2	0.67	33%
Yan Valery	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Edimilson Fernandes	midfielder	13	2	0.15	15%
Stefan Bukinac	defender	13	2	0.15	15%
Isaac Schmidt	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Marvin Keller	goalkeeper	14	0	0	0%
Sandro Lauper	midfielder	12	0	0	0%
Loris Benito	defender	9	0	0	0%
Gregory Wüthrich	defender	5	0	0	0%

Young Boys shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
11 Oct 2026	Super League	Grasshopper	Away	0-2	6	2	8	Samuel Essende (4)
19 Sep 2026	Super League	Servette	Home	3-2	4	3	7	Samuel Essende (3)
12 Sep 2026	Super League	Lugano	Away	2-2	5	7	12	Samuel Essende (3)
5 Sep 2026	Super League	Luzern	Home	3-3	10	7	17	Samuel Essende (3)
1 Sep 2026	Super League	Zürich	Away	2-4	7	7	14	Christian Fassnacht (4)
29 Aug 2026	Super League	Basel	Home	3-3	9	4	13	Alvyn Sanches (2)
23 Aug 2026	Super League	Vaduz	Home	4-2	9	6	15	Kaly Sène (2)
8 Aug 2026	Super League	Lausanne Sport	Away	2-2	6	4	10	Jaouen Hadjam (1)
1 Aug 2026	Super League	Thun	Away	0-6	14	3	17	Joël Monteiro (4)
26 Jul 2026	Super League	Sion	Home	4-2	9	5	14	Alvyn Sanches (2)
17 May 2026	Super League	Sion	Home	3-3	7	8	15	Samuel Essende (3)
14 May 2026	Super League	Thun	Away	3-8	11	6	17	Samuel Essende (3)

Young Boys shots on target 2026/2027: last 15 games

Shots on target for per game: 7.67
Shots on target against per game: 5.33
Match total shots on target per game: 13
Games: 15
League rank for match shots on target: 1 of 12

Young Boys Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	8	8.13	100%	100%	88%	88%	88%
Away	7	7.14	86%	86%	86%	71%	43%
Overall	15	7.67	93%	93%	87%	80%	67%

Young Boys Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	8	5.5	100%	88%	75%	50%	25%
Away	7	5.14	86%	71%	57%	57%	43%
Overall	15	5.33	93%	80%	67%	53%	33%

Young Boys Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	8	13.63	100%	88%	88%	88%	88%
Away	7	12.29	100%	100%	71%	71%	57%
Overall	15	13	100%	93%	80%	80%	73%

Young Boys Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	7.67	8.13	7.14
Total shots / match	19.73	22	17.14
Share of shots on target	39%	37%	42%
Goals per shot on target	42%	37%	48%
Shots on target per goal	2.4	2.7	2.1
Shots on target over 2.5	93%	100%	86%
Shots on target over 3.5	93%	100%	86%
Shots on target over 4.5	87%	88%	86%
Shots on target over 5.5	80%	88%	71%
Shots on target over 6.5	67%	88%	43%

Young Boys Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.33	5.5	5.14
Shots on target against over 2.5	93%	100%	86%
Shots on target against over 3.5	80%	88%	71%
Shots on target against over 4.5	67%	75%	57%
Shots on target against over 5.5	53%	50%	57%
Shots on target against over 6.5	33%	25%	43%

Young Boys Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	13	13.63	12.29
Match shots on target over 6.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	93%	88%	100%
Match shots on target over 8.5	80%	88%	71%
Match shots on target over 9.5	80%	88%	71%
Match shots on target over 10.5	73%	88%	57%

Young Boys 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 15 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	8	3.25	88%	50%	38%
Away	7	3.29	71%	57%	29%
Overall	15	3.27	80%	53%	33%

Young Boys 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 15 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	8	2.5	63%	63%	13%
Away	7	2	71%	29%	14%
Overall	15	2.27	67%	47%	13%

Young Boys 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 15 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	8	5.75	75%	75%	63%	50%
Away	7	5.29	86%	71%	57%	43%
Overall	15	5.53	80%	73%	60%	47%

Young Boys shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
11 Oct	Super League	Grasshopper (A)	0-2	6	2	8	4
19 Sep	Super League	Servette (H)	3-2	4	3	7	5
12 Sep	Super League	Lugano (A)	2-2	5	7	12	8
5 Sep	Super League	Luzern (H)	3-3	10	7	17	4
1 Sep	Super League	Zürich (A)	2-4	7	7	14	5
29 Aug	Super League	Basel (H)	3-3	9	4	13	9
23 Aug	Super League	Vaduz (H)	4-2	9	6	15	8
8 Aug	Super League	Lausanne (A)	2-2	6	4	10	1
1 Aug	Super League	Thun (A)	0-6	14	3	17	9
26 Jul	Super League	Sion (H)	4-2	9	5	14	8
17 May	Super League	Sion (H)	3-3	7	8	15	8
14 May	Super League	Thun (A)	3-8	11	6	17	7
10 May	Super League	Basel (H)	3-0	8	6	14	2
3 May	Super League	Lugano (A)	1-0	1	7	8	3
26 Apr	Super League	St. Gallen (H)	1-2	9	5	14	2

Super League shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Young Boys	10	7.9	4.8	12.7	80%
2	Luzern	10	5.2	6.6	11.8	90%
3	St. Gallen	10	6.7	4.8	11.5	90%
4	Vaduz	10	5.2	5.8	11	90%
5	Sion	10	5.8	4.3	10.1	80%
6	Grasshopper	10	4.4	5.7	10.1	70%
7	Zürich	10	4.5	5.3	9.8	70%
8	Lugano	10	6.1	3.6	9.7	80%
9	Thun	10	3.9	5.8	9.7	70%
10	Basel	10	3.5	5.1	8.6	60%
11	Lausanne Sport	10	3.1	5.3	8.4	50%
12	Servette	10	4.4	3.6	8	30%

Young Boys shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	24	5.83	5.67	11.5	71%
Vs top half	24	5.83	5.67	11.5	71%
Vs bottom half	24	6.17	4.08	10.25	67%
Vs bottom six	24	6.17	4.08	10.25	67%

Young Boys shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Super League	2026/2027	10	7.9	4.8	12.7	80%
Super League	2025/2026	38	5.5	4.89	10.39	66%
Europa League	2025/2026	10	3.7	5.3	9	70%
Super League	2024/2025	38	5.45	4.79	10.24	74%
Champions League	2024/2025	10	2.9	6.5	9.4	60%

Young Boys next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 24 Oct 18:30	St. Gallen (home)	11.5	6.7	4.8	11.8	6.8	5
Sun 1 Nov 13:00	Zürich (home)	9.8	4.5	5.3	8.4	3.2	5.2
Sat 7 Nov 17:00	Luzern (away)	11.8	5.2	6.6	11.8	6.6	5.2

Young Boys players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Samuel Essende	attacker	9	10	90%
2	Alvyn Sanches	midfielder	7	10	70%
3	Joël Monteiro	midfielder	4	5	80%
4	Alan Virginius	midfielder	4	7	57%
5	Armin Gigovic	midfielder	4	10	40%

Young Boys players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Samuel Essende	attacker	8	10	80%
2	Joël Monteiro	midfielder	4	5	80%
3	Alvyn Sanches	midfielder	3	10	30%
4	Kaly Sène	attacker	2	7	29%
5	Kastriot Imeri	midfielder	1	3	33%

Young Boys players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Samuel Essende	attacker	5	10	50%
2	Joël Monteiro	midfielder	1	5	20%
3	Christian Fassnacht	midfielder	1	8	13%

St. Gallen shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
11 Oct	Super League	Lausanne (H)	1-0	5	4	9	4
20 Sep	Super League	Basel (A)	1-3	9	2	11	5
16 Sep	Super League	Lugano (A)	4-1	5	8	13	6
12 Sep	Super League	Sion (H)	0-3	6	8	14	5
6 Sep	Super League	Servette (A)	0-2	8	2	10	6
2 Sep	Super League	Grasshopper (A)	2-0	4	8	12	7
30 Aug	Super League	Thun (H)	3-4	7	5	12	2
27 Aug	Europa Conference League	Nordsjælland (H)	2-3	6	5	11	9
20 Aug	Europa Conference League	Nordsjælland (A)	1-0	6	4	10	4
13 Aug	Europa Conference League	Sheriff (H)	5-1	11	2	13	7