Can Aarau outperform Wil in Stadion Brügglifeld clash?

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 05.May
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Brügglifeld (8000 seats)

This looks to be an exciting fixture as Aarau have their expected home advantage, while Wil lead them by 4 points in the Challenge League table.

Insights:
  • Aarau is in the best form (5-0-1) in Challenge League
  • Wil have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Challenge League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Aarau form and stats

Overall Challenge League stats at home this season for Aarau are 6-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Aarau has won four games in a row. The Vaduz match was the last time out without a victory.

A good away victory last time out for Aarau, who won 1-0 against Bellinzona (placed 9th).

Ahead of that match, Aarau won a home game hosting Neuchâtel Xamax (5-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Aarau handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The Aarau fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 15 league matches. Aarau have conceded 24 from these games.

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Wil form and stats

Playing away, Wil have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Challenge League this season.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Stade Lausanne-Ouchy with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Wil were so close to getting something from the game against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against FC Schaffhausen.

Wil are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this club's 13 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.

Wil are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 15 games (in the league). Wil have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Amazingly enough, Wil have found the net in every league game they've played since failing to score against today's opposition; the Wil - Aarau 0-3 match six rounds ago. Head to head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Aarau won six games, one match ended in a draw and Wil have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one.

Top Goalscorers

AarauS. Vladi
S. Vladi
15 goals
AarauV. Fazliu
V. Fazliu
11 goals
WilN. Muci
N. Muci
9 goals

Aarau missing players

Wil missing players

Aarau Wil
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 4 15 31
13 6 1 Won W 2 5 15
9 4 0 Drew D 1 5 7
9 5 2 Lost L 1 5 9
57 27 5 Scored S 9 21 58
54 24 6 Conceded C 7 27 45
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
84% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 84%
71% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 60% 65%
52% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 42%
29% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 23%
65% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 65%
26% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 29%
13% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 13%
 
6.1 6.3 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 4.3
5 5.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5 5
2.3 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.5 11.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.5 10.5
4.1 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.5 4.5
45% 43% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 41%
 
12.2 11.7 15.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 10.6 10.6
5.4 5.1 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.2 4.2
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Aarau haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Aarau is in the best form (5-0-1) in Challenge League
  • Wil have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Challenge League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yverdon Sport 31 17 5 9 58 48 15 9 3 3 30 15 16 8 2 6 28 33 10 56
2 Lausanne Sport 31 15 8 8 49 36 16 9 6 1 33 16 15 6 2 7 16 20 13 53
3 Wil 31 15 7 9 58 45 16 10 2 4 37 18 15 5 5 5 21 27 13 52
4 Aarau 31 13 9 9 57 54 15 6 4 5 27 24 16 7 5 4 30 30 3 48
5 Thun 31 12 11 8 54 42 15 6 5 4 22 20 16 6 6 4 32 22 12 47
6 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 31 13 8 10 52 48 15 6 3 6 28 32 16 7 5 4 24 16 4 47
7 FC Schaffhausen 31 10 7 14 43 49 15 5 3 7 18 23 16 5 4 7 25 26 -6 37
8 Vaduz 31 6 14 11 43 47 16 3 7 6 21 27 15 3 7 5 22 20 -4 32
9 Bellinzona 31 9 4 18 31 58 16 5 1 10 18 31 15 4 3 8 13 27 -27 31
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 31 3 11 17 36 54 16 2 8 6 20 21 15 1 3 11 16 33 -18 20

Read more about Challenge League

The Swiss Challenge league is the second highest level of football in Switzerland. Ten teams play four fixtures against each other to decide a final league table. The winner is promoted directly while number two enters a promotion playoff. The bottom team is relegated.