Football preview: Home fans have high hopes when Thun greet Neuchâtel Xamax

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 30.September
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stockhorn Arena (10014 seats)

Crucial face-off in the lower section of the Challenge League, with both Thun and Neuchâtel Xamax enduring more concern than happiness. This fixture is a real "six-pointer" with the team playing at home positioned 7th and the visitors in 10th position.

Insights:
  • Thun have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals (6) in Challenge League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Thun form and stats

Thun must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Challenge League games here at Stockhorn Arena.

Thun are returning here after visiting Neuchâtel Xamax in a Swiss Cup match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

2-2 away at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy before that.

Thun have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stockhorn Arena with 5 goals in 3 league matches.

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

0-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Neuchâtel Xamax in their Challenge League matches away.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Swiss Cup home loss versus Thun with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

A draw for Neuchâtel Xamax before that, at their own venue hosting Vaduz (1-1).

Goals are few and far between in Neuchâtel Xamax's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Neuchâtel have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Thun victories, one draw and four Neuchâtel Xamax wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ThunG. Kyeremateng
G. Kyeremateng
5 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxH. Koide
H. Koide
3 goals
ThunM. Castroman
M. Castroman
2 goals

Thun missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Thun Neuchâtel Xamax
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 3 0 Played P 1 4 8
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 7
13 5 0 Scored S 0 2 6
12 3 0 Conceded C 2 9 16
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
75% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 62%
12% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 38%
 
6 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 9 5.2 4.8
5.4 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.8 6.1
3.6 3.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 4 3.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.6 9.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.8 9
6.2 5.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3.1
26% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 24%
 
9.2 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.5 10.8
4 4.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 4.2
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Neuchâtel Xamax's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Thun's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest points (0) away in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals (6) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Thun have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Thun have scored more than double the goals of Neuchâtel Xamax.
  • 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 Wil 8 5 1 2 16 7 4 3 1 0 10 2 4 2 0 2 6 5 9 16
2 Lausanne Sport 8 5 1 2 14 8 4 3 1 0 11 4 4 2 0 2 3 4 6 16
3 Aarau 8 4 3 1 17 10 4 1 2 1 7 7 4 3 1 0 10 3 7 15
4 Yverdon Sport 8 4 1 3 16 15 4 2 0 2 6 6 4 2 1 1 10 9 1 13
5 Bellinzona 8 4 1 3 11 17 4 2 0 2 5 9 4 2 1 1 6 8 -6 13
6 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 8 3 3 2 14 12 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 12
7 Thun 8 2 4 2 13 12 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 1 2 2 8 9 1 10
8 FC Schaffhausen 8 3 1 4 8 11 5 2 0 3 4 5 3 1 1 1 4 6 -3 10
9 Vaduz 8 0 4 4 11 18 4 0 2 2 8 11 4 0 2 2 3 7 -7 4
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 8 0 1 7 6 16 4 0 1 3 4 7 4 0 0 4 2 9 -10 1

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.