Thun vs Lausanne Sport: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 19.May
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stockhorn Arena (10014 seats)

Both these contenders are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Lausanne Sport enjoying a 8 point lead on Thun in the tables. Game on!

Insights:
  • Thun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lausanne Sport have the fewest conceded goals (38) in Challenge League

This football field has artifical turf, unlike Lausanne Sport's home arena. The latest five games by the visitors on artifical turf have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Thun and Lausanne Sport 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.

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Thun form and stats

The Challenge League results playing at home this season for Thun are 6-6-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The followers are hoping that Thun will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Yverdon Sport (placed 1st). The first loss after going undefeated through three league fixtures. The defeat against Yverdon Sport was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Kabacalman).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Vaduz.

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 Thun have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Betting people might want to know that 24 of the most recent 32 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both sides.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Thun as they are travelling to their away game against Bellinzona in the Challenge League. That match is four days after this one.

The Thun fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. Thun have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Lausanne Sport form and stats

6-2-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lausanne Sport, who have the fewest conceded goals (38) in Challenge League, in their Challenge League matches away.

Lausanne Sport had fun at their own home (Stockhorn Arena) last time out, beating Neuchâtel Xamax 2-1. Brown and Sanches scored. Those three points felt good as this side had gone three league fixtures without victory. A heroic performance from Lausanne in their game against Neuchâtel Xamax last time out. Things got complicated when Kablan was sent off in the 24th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 2-1 victory!

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Yverdon Sport's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Lausanne Sport in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Lausanne Sport, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Betting fact: Both sides have scored in 12 of this club's latest 16 league fixtures.

A quick return to home after this game, as Lausanne are hosting Wil in the Challenge League only four days away.

As opposed to that, Lausanne Sport have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the records show this recent game: Lausanne Sport - Thun 1-3. Data for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: five wins for Thun, two draws and three wins for Lausanne Sport. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Lausanne SportB. Labeau
B. Labeau
19 goals
ThunG. Kyeremateng
G. Kyeremateng
15 goals
ThunE. Ndongo
E. Ndongo
7 goals

Thun missing players

Lausanne Sport missing players

Thun Lausanne Sport
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
12 6 1 Won W 2 6 16
12 6 1 Drew D 0 2 8
9 4 2 Lost L 1 8 9
57 25 6 Scored S 7 16 51
46 23 8 Conceded C 5 21 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
88% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 73%
61% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 44% 55%
45% 38% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 19% 30%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 15%
73% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 44% 61%
15% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
12% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 30%
 
6.1 6.5 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.8 6.7
4.4 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 4.6
2.8 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.1 2.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 2 4 8
 
12.4 13.6 15 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.9 11.5
5.2 5.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 3.9 4.5
34% 30% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 26% 34%
 
9.9 9.7 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 8.8 9.1
3.7 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.4 4.1
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Lausanne Sport have the fewest conceded goals (38) in Challenge League
  • Lausanne Sport have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Challenge League
  • Lausanne Sport have the the best goal difference (+13) in Challenge League
  • 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 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

Read more about Challenge League

The Swiss Challenge league is the second highest level of football in Switzerland. Ten teams play four fixtures against each other to decide a final league table. The winner is promoted directly while number two enters a promotion playoff. The bottom team is relegated.