Read up on this intriguing match in the Challenge League. Neuchâtel Xamax is in the 3rd spot from participating in five games. They receive Bellinzona who are placed 9th from five fixtures.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the fewest scored goals (2) in Challenge League
Neuchâtel Xamax's stadium, Stade de la Maladière, has a artifical turf surface. Bellinzona have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Bellinzona when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from seven matches. They have scored {5 goals} in these games and conceded 15.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Perfect Challenge League season at home so far for Neuchâtel Xamax 2 wins from 2 appearances.
The Neuchâtel manager Forte and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Vaduz (placed 6th).
Before that one, a nice away win at Kleinhuningen. A Swiss Cup game.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Neuchâtel Xamax at home in the league. 7 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Bellinzona form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Challenge League for Bellinzona with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Thun with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
Before that, the Swiss Cup win away at Buchs.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bellinzona has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Neuchâtel Xamax four wins, three draws and Bellinzona three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Surdez 3 goals | D. Del Toro 2 goals | J. Hautier 2 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
Bellinzona missing players
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Bellinzona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 6.8 | 9.5 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.5 | 13.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 71% | 117% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 8.4 | 8 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 6.5 | 8.4 |
| 2.8 | 1.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4.4 |
- All of Neuchâtel Xamax's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Bellinzona have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bellinzona have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Bellinzona have the fewest scored goals (2) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bellinzona have yet to win a game.
- Bellinzona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have created more than twice as many corners as Bellinzona.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have scored in all their matches so far.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have scored more than double the goals of Bellinzona.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have won all their matches at home so far.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Last season | Bellinzona | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Lost | L | 11 | 21 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 65 | 27 | Conceded | C | 38 | 71 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 89% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | ||
| 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 28% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 19% | ||
| 72% | 72% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 17% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 33% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 7.1 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8.8 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | ||
| 10 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Sion | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Thun | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Aarau | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Vaduz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Stade Nyonnais | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | FC Schaffhausen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 9 | Bellinzona | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 |
| 10 | Baden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
