Neuchâtel Xamax and Thun spectators can't wait for Challenge League clash at Stade de la Maladière
Struggling Neuchâtel Xamax will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Thun in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Insights:
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Challenge League
- Thun has the the best goal difference (+12) in Challenge League
Best bookmaker betting odds:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Neuchâtel Xamax have played 9 Challenge League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-5 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager A. Binotto led his Neuchâtel to a defeat in the Challenge League match away at Wil. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de la Maladière. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Chiasso.
Neuchâtel has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. On the other hand, Neuchâtel have conceded 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Thun form and stats
Playing away, Thun, who have the the best goal difference (+12) in Challenge League, have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Challenge League this season.
G. Karlen scored in Thun's previous match, the home game against Kriens that ended 2-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.
The travelling fans enjoy Thun's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Thun in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Neuchâtel - Thun 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Neuchâtel victories, two draws and four Thun wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Da Silva 6 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 4 goals | L. Mafouta 4 goals |
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| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Thun | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | FC Schaffhausen | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Aarau | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Wil | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Kriens | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -21 | 12 |
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Thun | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | FC Schaffhausen | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Aarau | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Wil | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Kriens | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -21 | 12 |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 33 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 56% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 61% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 39% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 88% | 61% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 33% |
| 44% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 9.3 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 8.2 | 10.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 26% | 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 43% |
- All of Thun's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Thun has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Challenge League
- Thun has the most points (14) away in Challenge League
- Thun has the the best goal difference (+12) in Challenge League
- Thun have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Thun have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Thun haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Bookie | Neuchâtel Xamax | Draw | Thun |
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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.
