A quick peek at the Challenge League standings imply an advantage to Lausanne Sport when they visit Neuchâtel Xamax. Yet; let's play the match before points are handed out!
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Challenge League
- Lausanne Sport have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Challenge League
It should be mentioned that Lausanne Sport play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Lausanne Sport on artifical turf are 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 3-7. You can compare this with overall results below.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic fixture!
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
2-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Challenge League numbers at home for Neuchâtel Xamax so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Neuchâtel Xamax are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Thun.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus FC Schaffhausen.Sports bettors should know that 9 of the most recent 10 league matches from this football club have 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 15 goals in 10 league matches. Neuchâtel Xamax have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Lausanne Sport form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lausanne Sport so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from Gaudino, Costa and Labeau (2) secured the home win 4-1 against Aarau in their previous game.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy with the score of 4-2.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lausanne Sport as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lausanne Sport have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; Lausanne Sport - Neuchâtel 2-1. The ref showed his red card when these teams last played each other, and the culprit was Dabanli (Lausanne Sport). H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Neuchâtel Xamax four wins, two draws and Lausanne Sport four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Labeau 13 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 6 goals | A. Antonio Sanches 4 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
Lausanne Sport missing players
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Lausanne Sport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 34 |
| 34 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 90% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 70% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 30% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 10% | 10% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 55% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 35% |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9.9 | 10.1 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 34% |
| 11.4 | 9.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 8.4 | 9.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
- Lausanne Sport have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Challenge League
- Lausanne Sport have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Challenge League
- Lausanne Sport have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (16) 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 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Yverdon Sport | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Lausanne Sport | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Aarau | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | -4 | 28 |
| 6 | Thun | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 8 | Bellinzona | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 23 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 13 |
