Home advantage could prove decisive in Yverdon Sport - Bellinzona battle

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 02.September
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal (6600 seats)

A quick look at the Challenge League standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Get our Yverdon Sport - Bellinzona match guide!

Insights:
  • Yverdon Sport have the most scored goals (14) in Challenge League
  • Bellinzona have not yet lost a game away.

Yverdon Sport and Bellinzona 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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Yverdon Sport form and stats

Yverdon Sport must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Challenge League games here at Stade Municipal.

Yverdon Sport enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at FC Schaffhausen's place. The match ended 2-1 with Hautier and Vishi scoring.

Before that one, a nice away win at Bavois. A Swiss Cup match. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Yverdon Sport have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Goals from both sides! That has been the case in 6 league fixtures in a row for this team. Could it happen again?

Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Bellinzona form and stats

Four points from two away games for Bellinzona, meaning one draw and one victory in the Challenge League so far.

Bellinzona are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Neuchatel Xamax (placed 10th).

Before that, the Swiss Cup win away at Widnau.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bellinzona has managed 4 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous nine meetings featuring these contenders: Yverdon Sport won two, Bellinzona triumphed in five and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Yverdon SportK. Kone
K. Kone
7 goals
BellinzonaS. Cortelezzi Ferreyra
S. Cortelezzi Ferreyra
3 goals
Yverdon SportH. Fargues
H. Fargues
2 goals

Yverdon Sport missing players

Bellinzona missing players

Yverdon Sport Bellinzona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 0 2 6
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
14 6 0 Scored S 0 4 9
11 5 0 Conceded C 0 3 12
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 83%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 67%
67% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 33%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 17%
 
5.8 7.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.7
5 5.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5.5
2.8 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.8 12.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.5 8.7
5 5.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4.5
47% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 33%
 
9.8 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 12.2
4 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.5 5
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Bellinzona's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Yverdon Sport's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Bellinzona have not yet lost a game away.
  • Bellinzona have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Bellinzona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bellinzona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Yverdon Sport have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Yverdon Sport have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Yverdon Sport have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most scored goals (14) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Yverdon Sport 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 6 4 1 1 11 4 3 2 1 0 8 2 3 2 0 1 3 2 7 13
2 Wil 6 4 1 1 10 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 13
3 Yverdon Sport 6 4 1 1 14 11 3 2 0 1 6 5 3 2 1 0 8 6 3 13
4 Bellinzona 6 3 1 2 9 12 4 2 0 2 5 9 2 1 1 0 4 3 -3 10
5 Aarau 6 2 3 1 13 9 3 0 2 1 5 6 3 2 1 0 8 3 4 9
6 FC Schaffhausen 6 3 0 3 7 8 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -1 9
7 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 6 2 2 2 10 9 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 8 6 1 8
8 Thun 6 1 3 2 9 10 2 0 2 0 3 3 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 6
9 Vaduz 6 0 2 4 9 16 3 0 1 2 7 10 3 0 1 2 2 6 -7 2
10 Neuchatel Xamax 6 0 0 6 4 13 3 0 0 3 3 6 3 0 0 3 1 7 -9 0

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.