Challenge League preview: Can Baden edge out victory against Bellinzona?

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Sun 30.Jul
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion ESP (7000 seats)

With the tense opening match out of the way it’s time for the second Challenge League duel of the season. Baden are eager to welcome Bellinzona in front of their home fans.

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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Baden form and stats

Last season, Baden's league stats were 18 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, providing 3rd position in the 1.Liga Promotion. During these 32 matches they scored {61 goals} and gave away 48. Appearing as the home side in the former season Baden produced 10-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with {37 goals} and 20 conceded.

The club members are hoping that Baden will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Aarau (placed 4th).

Previous to that game, a 1.Liga Promotion home match hosting Cham in a game that was won 4-0.

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Bellinzona form and stats

Let's have a look at how Bellinzona performed last season in the Challenge League: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 4 draws and 21 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded {71 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 11 with 14/38 goals scored/conceded.

Chacón was the last player to score for the away team. Bellinzona haven't scored a league goal in the last 198 minutes.

Bellinzona's previous game was their home loss versus Wil (0-2).

Prior to that match, the Bellinzona manager Chieffo faced defeat when travelling to Stade Lausanne-Ouchy and losing 0-6.

We have checked recent matches where Bellinzona have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Baden wins - draws - Bellinzona wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Baden missing players

Bellinzona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Baden Bellinzona
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
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%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
10 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 16
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 6
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Baden Last season Bellinzona
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
33 17   Played P   18 36
19 11   Won W   4 11
4 3   Drew D   3 4
10 3   Lost L   11 21
64 40   Scored S   14 38
50 22   Conceded C   38 71
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
94% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 81%
67% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 56%
45% 59%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 33%
24% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 19%
55% 71%   BTTS BTTS   50% 50%
30% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 17%
18% 12%   Failed to Score F T   39% 33%
 
3.1 3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 3.9
3.1 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   7.8 7.1
1.3 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.9
3 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
7.2 8.2   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 9.3
2.7 2.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.8
66% 73%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 28%
 
7.5 7.5   Shots against (avg) S A   13.2 12.9
3 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.5 5.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Neuchatel Xamax 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Wil 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Sion 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Aarau 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Thun 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Stade Nyonnais 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Baden 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
8 Vaduz 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
9 Bellinzona 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 FC Schaffhausen 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
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 Luzern II 33 24 2 7 95 55 16 15 1 0 56 18 17 9 1 7 39 37 40 74
2 Stade Nyonnais 32 21 3 8 83 45 16 12 1 3 44 24 16 9 2 5 39 21 38 66
3 Baden 32 18 4 10 61 48 16 10 3 3 37 20 16 8 1 7 24 28 13 58
4 Cham 32 17 3 12 60 47 16 12 0 4 37 18 16 5 3 8 23 29 13 54
5 Rapperswil-Jona 32 17 3 12 59 54 16 8 1 7 30 30 16 9 2 5 29 24 5 54
6 Etoile Carouge 32 15 7 10 63 38 16 11 1 4 43 14 16 4 6 6 20 24 25 52
7 Bruhl 32 14 10 8 59 45 16 9 5 2 28 14 16 5 5 6 31 31 14 52
8 Breitenrain 33 15 6 12 58 59 16 9 3 4 29 25 17 6 3 8 29 34 -1 51
9 Basel II 33 12 8 13 53 58 16 5 4 7 20 31 17 7 4 6 33 27 -5 44
10 Kriens 33 13 4 16 54 60 16 9 2 5 28 24 17 4 2 11 26 36 -6 43
11 Bavois 33 11 7 15 47 65 16 4 4 8 24 34 17 7 3 7 23 31 -18 40
12 Young Boys II 33 11 6 16 65 70 16 10 4 2 42 22 17 1 2 14 23 48 -5 39
13 Zurich II 33 11 5 17 53 58 16 7 4 5 31 25 17 4 1 12 22 33 -5 38
14 Bulle 32 11 4 17 49 57 16 5 3 8 21 27 16 6 1 9 28 30 -8 37
15 St. Gallen II 32 9 5 18 57 86 16 5 3 8 32 43 16 4 2 10 25 43 -29 32
16 Biel-Bienne 33 6 9 18 32 60 16 4 3 9 16 29 17 2 6 9 16 31 -28 27
17 Chiasso 8 6 1 1 12 5 8 6 1 1 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 19
18 YF Juventus 32 4 3 25 27 77 16 3 2 11 18 36 16 1 1 14 9 41 -50 15
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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Neuchatel Xamax 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Wil 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Sion 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Aarau 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Thun 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Stade Nyonnais 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Baden 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
8 Vaduz 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
9 Bellinzona 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 FC Schaffhausen 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.