Shakhtar Donetsk vs BSC Young Boys Bern Match Betting Preview

Shakhtar Donetsk will be squaring off against Swiss side BSC Young Boys Bern in the UEFA Champions League third round qualifiers and the match should be an interesting encounter.

Shakhtar Donetsk Match Betting News

Having missed out on the Ukrainian Premier League title once again last season, the legendary Mircea Lucescu departed from his role as manager of Shakhtar Donetsk and the club will be entering a new era under Portuguese boss Paulo Fonseca.

Fonseca enjoyed a wonderful managerial career in Portugal and he will now be expected to bring back the Ukrainian Premier League to the Donbass Arena this season.

However, the first task for Fonseca will be to guide Shakhtar into the group stages of the Champions League and the Ukrainians have been handed a tricky encounter against BSC Young Boys.

BSC Young Boys Bern Match Betting News

Young Boys once again frustratingly finished in second place in the Swiss Super League to Basel and they have now finished as runners up five times in the last twelve seasons, failing to win the league even once during that time.

While Young Boys continue to be disappointed in the league, the club will be hoping to give the fans something to cheer about by reaching the Group stages of the Champions League for the first time in their history.

Doing so will be easier said than done though as Young Boys have been handed an encounter against Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk and Adi Hutter’s men will most certainly need to put in a very good display in the first leg to stand a chance of qualification.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs BSC Young Boys Bern Match Prediction

Shakhtar Donetsk are clearly the overwhelming favourites heading into the encounter and it will be a huge shock if Fonseca’s men fall to a defeat on Tuesday.

That being said though, Shakhtar most certainly cannot afford to head into the clash with any complacency and it they do so, a decent first leg advantage should be established.

Match Betting Tip: Shakhtar Donetsk to win @1.45 at Bet365

: Posted in Champions League • Date: 31.07.2016