Here's every single thing you should learn, and then some, about the Neuchâtel Xamax - Aarau game!
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Challenge League
- Aarau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Aarau have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 8-2-4 (win-draw-loss) from 14 matches.
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!
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
With 2 Challenge League wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Neuchâtel Xamax are certainly not brimming with confidence.
It's back home for Neuchâtel, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Vaduz away with the result 2-1. Toro and Havenaar found the net in that victory. What a relief, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, six matches in a row. Things did not look good last match, when Hammerich got a red card in the 27th minute. They were already behind at this time, but a tremendous finish from Neuchâtel Xamax resulted in a win!
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Wil.This is expected to be a close game, with Neuchâtel Xamax perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Neuchâtel Xamax as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Neuchâtel Xamax has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Some goal stats: A review of the 13 latest league matches highlights that 12 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Neuchâtel have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de la Maladière with 17 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Neuchâtel Xamax have conceded 16 goals.
Aarau form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Challenge League.
The followers enjoyed Aarau's previous fixture versus Bellinzona (placed 8th), a 2-0 win played at home. That win felt good as this team had gone three league games without winning.
A 2-2 draw at FC Schaffhausen's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Aarau playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Aarau wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Observe that 17 of this club's 22 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Aarau's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. Aarau have conceded 25 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Aarau have won at least one point in the last 5 games (3-2-0) facing Neuchâtel.It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Aarau - Neuchâtel Xamax 3-3.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Vladi 11 goals | V. Fazliu 7 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 6 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
Aarau missing players
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Aarau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 39 |
| 41 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 61% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 91% | 74% |
| 35% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 73% | 52% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 78% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 73% | 70% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 18% | 22% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 9% | 9% |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 9.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 34% | 34% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | 37% |
| 11.7 | 9.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 13.1 | 12.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
- Aarau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Aarau haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Aarau's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wil | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | Yverdon Sport | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 42 |
| 3 | Lausanne Sport | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Thun | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Aarau | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 25 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Bellinzona | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 24 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 16 |
