Open game expected at LIPO Park Schaffhausen: FC Schaffhausen vs Neuchâtel Xamax preview

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 27.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: LIPO Park Schaffhausen (8200 seats)

With their 4 point advantage in the league table, FC Schaffhausen fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Neuchâtel Xamax.

Insights:
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most scored goals (20) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Challenge League

The visiting Neuchâtel Xamax played their last game only three days ago, a Challenge League match. That game, against Chiasso, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Neuchâtel Xamax.

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FC Schaffhausen form and stats

FC Schaffhausen, who have the most scored goals (20) in Challenge League, have collected 7 points from their Challenge League home games so far after 2-1-2. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Schaffhausen.

An away draw last time out for FC Schaffhausen, facing Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in a game that ended 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Thun that ended 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Schaffhausen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost six.

Goals decide football matches and Schaffhausen are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Schaffhausen have conceded 9 from these games.

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Neuchâtel Xamax in their Challenge League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Neuchâtel are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

There might be some fixture complaints from Neuchâtel as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Challenge League match against Chiasso (2-3). A 1-3 defeat away at Aarau before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Neuchâtel Xamax in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Neuchâtel, zero draws and three defeats.

A new game in only four days for Neuchâtel, the Challenge League home match versus Stade Lausanne-Ouchy. Busy days.

Neuchâtel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. Neuchâtel Xamax are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 7 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Neuchâtel Xamax - FC Schaffhausen 0-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Schaffhausen, zero draws and five wins for Neuchâtel Xamax. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

FC SchaffhausenR. Pollero López
R. Pollero López
6 goals
FC SchaffhausenI. Prtajin
I. Prtajin
4 goals
FC SchaffhausenM. Mujčić
M. Mujčić
3 goals

FC Schaffhausen missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

FC Schaffhausen Neuchâtel Xamax
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 1 4 7
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 3
4 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
20 11 6 Scored S 1 7 10
16 9 4 Conceded C 3 10 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
80% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 86%
50% 60% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 57%
10% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 14%
90% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 71%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.6 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
59 28 16 Total Shots T S 6 37 55
26 12 7 Shots on Target S O 2 16 25
77% 92% 86% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 40%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of FC Schaffhausen's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Neuchâtel Xamax's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most conceded goals (9) at home in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most scored goals (11) at home in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most scored goals (20) in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • FC Schaffhausen have scored in all their matches so far.
  • FC Schaffhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax 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 Grasshopper 9 6 1 2 16 11 4 3 1 0 9 4 5 3 0 2 7 7 5 19
2 Thun 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 2 1 7 6 2 15
3 Winterthur 7 4 2 1 15 9 4 2 2 0 10 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 14
4 FC Schaffhausen 10 3 4 3 20 16 5 2 1 2 11 9 5 1 3 1 9 7 4 13
5 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 9 3 4 2 16 12 5 2 2 1 10 7 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 13
6 Kriens 10 3 3 4 15 15 5 2 1 2 9 7 5 1 2 2 6 8 0 12
7 Aarau 9 3 2 4 13 16 5 2 1 2 8 8 4 1 1 2 5 8 -3 11
8 Neuchâtel Xamax 7 3 0 4 10 14 3 2 0 1 3 4 4 1 0 3 7 10 -4 9
9 Wil 9 2 3 4 9 13 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 1 1 3 5 10 -4 9
10 Chiasso 8 1 2 5 8 18 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 0 1 3 4 11 -10 5

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.