Balanced ball game between Vaduz and Sion expected

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Sun 23.Jul
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Rheinpark Stadion (7564 seats)

This fixture has been long awaited by supporters of both sides, as it's the premier Challenge League match of the season. Both Vaduz and Sion are looking for a positive start to their league adventure.

These are hectic days for the team playing at home, as they had a game only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Neman Grodno.

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Vaduz form and stats

The previous season, Vaduz's league results were 7 wins, 16 draws and 13 losses, leading to 8th spot in the Challenge League. During these 36 matches they scored {54 goals} and let in 56. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Vaduz generated 3-8-7 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 30 conceded.

Vaduz have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Vaduz have scored {8 goals} and conceded 7 times.

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Sion form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Sion as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 7 victories from 36 games, relegation was a fact. Sion's manager Tholot are hoping to lead the team right back to Super League at the first attempt.

Sion played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these three matches Sion scored 8 and conceded {5 goals}.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Vaduz victories, zero draws and six Sion wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Vaduz missing players

Sion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vaduz Sion
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Vaduz Last season Sion
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
7 3   Won W   5 7
16 8   Drew D   6 10
13 7   Lost L   7 19
54 23   Scored S   24 41
56 30   Conceded C   36 73
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
81% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 83%
50% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 64%
42% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 42%
22% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 14%
61% 61%   BTTS BTTS   56% 56%
19% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 11%
31% 28%   Failed to Score F T   39% 39%
 
5.9 7.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4.3
4.7 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   7.4 6.3
2.2 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.9
2 1   Red cards R C   5 7
 
14.2 15.7   Shots (avg) S (   10.7 11.4
5.8 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.2
26% 20%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 27%
 
11.8 12.4   Shots against (avg) S A   15.5 13.4
4.7 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 5

Last season 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 36 20 6 10 64 53 18 11 4 3 33 16 18 9 2 7 31 37 11 66
2 Lausanne Sport 36 17 10 9 58 43 18 11 6 1 37 17 18 6 4 8 21 26 15 61
3 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 36 17 9 10 70 53 18 9 3 6 40 33 18 8 6 4 30 20 17 60
4 Aarau 36 15 12 9 63 57 18 7 6 5 31 26 18 8 6 4 32 31 6 57
5 Wil 36 16 8 12 62 52 18 11 2 5 39 20 18 5 6 7 23 32 10 56
6 Thun 36 12 13 11 62 55 18 6 7 5 30 29 18 6 6 6 32 26 7 49
7 FC Schaffhausen 36 12 8 16 51 59 18 6 4 8 23 29 18 6 4 8 28 30 -8 44
8 Vaduz 36 7 16 13 54 56 18 3 8 7 23 30 18 4 8 6 31 26 -2 37
9 Bellinzona 36 11 4 21 38 71 18 7 1 10 24 33 18 4 3 11 14 38 -33 37
10 Neuchatel Xamax 36 4 12 20 42 65 18 3 8 7 24 27 18 1 4 13 18 38 -23 24
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Young Boys 36 21 11 4 82 30 18 14 4 0 54 11 18 7 7 4 28 19 52 74
2 Servette 36 14 16 6 53 46 18 8 9 1 31 16 18 6 7 5 22 30 7 58
3 Lugano 36 15 12 9 59 47 18 9 5 4 32 21 18 6 7 5 27 26 12 57
4 Luzern 36 13 11 12 54 52 18 5 7 6 26 24 18 8 4 6 28 28 2 50
5 Basel 36 11 14 11 51 50 18 6 8 4 27 21 18 5 6 7 24 29 1 47
6 St. Gallen 36 11 12 13 66 52 18 8 6 4 37 21 18 3 6 9 29 31 14 45
7 Grasshopper 36 12 8 16 56 64 18 9 3 6 35 29 18 3 5 10 21 35 -8 44
8 Zurich 36 10 14 12 41 55 18 5 8 5 23 26 18 5 6 7 18 29 -14 44
9 Winterthur 36 8 8 20 32 66 18 5 4 9 15 32 18 3 4 11 17 34 -34 32
10 Sion 36 7 10 19 41 73 18 2 4 12 17 37 18 5 6 7 24 36 -32 31

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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.