Young Boys and Atalanta have faced each other on two previous occasions in Europe, with the Italian side going unbeaten in the group stage of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League (1-0 at home and 3-3 away).

Young Boys have only won one of their last eight matches against Italian sides in European competition (D1 L6), with that win coming at home to Juventus back in December 2018 (2-1). They’re winless in five such matches since then, suffering four defeats (D1).

Young Boys have lost their last five matches in the UEFA Champions League, including all four in 2024-25. If they lose here, their five defeats this season would already be their most in a single campaign in the European Cup/Champions League.

Atalanta are unbeaten in their four games in the UEFA Champions League this season (W2 D2), while they’ve already kept more clean sheets in 2024-25 (4) than in any of their previous campaigns. Since the start of last season, they have the most shutouts of any side in major European competition (10 – excluding qualifiers).

Young Boys have the second-lowest shot conversion rate in the UEFA Champions League this season (2.1%), behind Bologna who are the only side yet to score this term (0%). The Swiss side have found the net with just one of their 47 shots in the current tournament (Kastriot Imeri v Shakhtar Donetsk on MD4).

Atalanta are one of only two sides, along with Internazionale, who haven’t conceded a goal in the UEFA Champions League this season (four clean sheets). Indeed, only Paris SG have a lower expected goals against total (1.9) than Gian Piero Gasperini’s side in the competition this term (2.3).

Young Boys have conceded five goals in the 15 minutes leading up to half time in the UEFA Champions League this season, the most of any team. Indeed, 45 percent of their goals conceded in the competition this term have been scored in this specific time period (5/11).

Atalanta’s Lazar Samardzic has completed 90% of his dribbles in the UEFA Champions League this season (9/10), the highest percentage of any player to attempt at least 10 this term.

Joël Monteiro has averaged 3.2 completed dribbles per 90 minutes in the UEFA Champions League this season, only one Young Boys player has had a higher such average in a single campaign in the competition (Nicolas Ngamaleu 5.4 in 2021-22).

Atalanta defender Berat Djimsiti has made the joint-most line breaking passes into the penalty area in the UEFA Champions League this season (6 – level with Rico Lewis), while teammate Éderson has made the joint-most among all midfielders in the tournament (5).