We like Aston Villa to defeat Young Boys for a number of reasons. Here are five of the most important ones:

1. Making their Champions League debut this season, Aston Villa will be extra determined to kick off this league phase with a victory against Young Boys in Bern.

2. Villa has tougher matches (Bayern Munchen, Juventus) ahead and needs to take advantage of this very winnable match.

3. Villa plays in the much stronger league and is the more talented squad.

4. Villa has been playing very well in the Premier League. They are off wins over Everton and Leicester. They came back from down 2-1 to defeat Everton and their confidence is soaring.

5. Young Boys are struggling in the Swiss Super League. They are bottom of the table, the only club without a victory.

Aston Villa wins!

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