Challenge League: Tipsway are expecting an entertaining and crucial fight between Neuchâtel Xamax and Bellinzona at Stade de la Maladière. Both need the points!
- Neuchâtel Xamax is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Bellinzona have the fewest scored goals (35) in Challenge League
For Neuchâtel relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Bellinzona play their home games on grass, while this fixture will take place on artifical turf. Relevant results for Bellinzona when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from six matches. They have scored {5 goals} and conceded 12 times in these fixtures.
Neuchâtel Xamax and Bellinzona should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Neuchâtel Xamax's results here at Stade de la Maladière in the Challenge League have been very modest with 2 victories, 8 draws and 6 defeats. Neuchâtel Xamax are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade de la Maladière with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.
Neuchâtel Xamax faced defeat in their previous match, away at Lausanne Sport (1-2).
Heartbreak before that as Neuchâtel lost 0-2 at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Neuchâtel Xamax have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Observe: 22 of the most recent 28 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each side.
Neuchâtel Xamax are traveling soon after this match as the Challenge League match at FC Schaffhausen awaits in four days.
Neuchâtel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Neuchâtel Xamax's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Neuchâtel Xamax has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Bellinzona form and stats
Bellinzona have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Challenge League, after 4-3-9 (16 played).
The followers enjoyed Bellinzona's previous match versus Wil (placed 3rd), a 3-2 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Zanetti when Manis scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute.
A 1-2 defeat away at FC Schaffhausen before that.Bellinzona are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
A new game in only four days for Bellinzona, the Challenge League home match versus Thun. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bellinzona as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bellinzona have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. When Bellinzona is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Bellinzona, Vaduz and FC Schaffhausen.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other previously this season, with the match result Bellinzona - Neuchâtel 1-1 registered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Neuchâtel Xamax won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Bellinzona got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Cortelezzi Ferreyra 8 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 7 goals | D. Del Toro 6 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
Bellinzona missing players
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Bellinzona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 37 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 35 |
| 58 | 21 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 29 | 62 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 79% |
| 52% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 52% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 19% | 33% |
| 15% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | 18% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 55% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 24% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 30% |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 8.9 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 31% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 25% | 28% |
| 10.3 | 8.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.1 | 12.7 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
- Bellinzona have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Bellinzona have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the fewest scored goals (14) away in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the fewest scored goals (35) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the most conceded goals (62) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the most conceded goals in the second half (43) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Challenge League
- Bellinzona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest points (14) at home in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals (20) at home in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals in the first half (15) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 62 |
| 2 | Lausanne Sport | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 56 |
| 3 | Wil | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 53 |
| 5 | Aarau | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 | Thun | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 48 |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | -7 | 40 |
| 8 | Bellinzona | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -27 | 34 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 33 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | -5 | 33 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 33 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 37 | -21 | 20 |
