Neuchâtel Xamax are welcoming Thun for yet another highly important fixture after their 3-3 result against 6th-placed Aarau.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Challenge League
- Thun have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Neuchâtel Xamax and Thun 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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Challenge League this season. Neuchâtel Xamax have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Stade de la Maladière.
The home team returns to Stade de la Maladière after drawing with Aarau (placed 6th) on their last time out; the game ended 3-3. There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Aarau as Ouattara's goal in the 85th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. The hometeam coach Saibene made a successful contribution in the game against Aarau, bringing on Ouattara who scored the equalizer in the 3-3 draw.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus FC Schaffhausen.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Neuchâtel Xamax have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Betting people might want to know that 8 of the most recent 10 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.
A decent goal production from Neuchâtel Xamax in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Neuchâtel Xamax's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Neuchâtel has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Thun form and stats
Thun have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Challenge League, after 1-3-3 (7 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Thun as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Aarau match.
Two away games in a row for Thun, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Lausanne Sport.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Yverdon Sport.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Thun in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Thun, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
Take note! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's last 12 league games.
The travelling fans enjoy Thun's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Thun struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the result Thun - Neuchâtel Xamax 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Neuchâtel Xamax three wins, one draw and Thun six victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Kyeremateng 6 goals |  H. Koide 4 goals |  R. Nuzzolo 3 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 92% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 62% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 46% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 8% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 86% | 77% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 6 | 5.5 | 10.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 11 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| 4.1 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 10.5 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 30% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 24% | 24% |
| 11 | 10.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.6 | 10.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.9 |
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest points (5) at home in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) 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.
- Thun have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Thun have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Thun 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 | Lausanne Sport | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Wil | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Yverdon Sport | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Bellinzona | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 6 | Aarau | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 8 | Thun | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 6 |
