Winterthur will not look for any easy points from hosts FC Schaffhausen in this Challenge League fixture. Here's our full match guide!
- FC Schaffhausen have the most points (25) at home in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most scored goals (44) in Challenge League
This football pitch uses artifical turf, unlike Winterthur's home arena. The last twelve games by the visitors on artifical turf have ended with 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses.
FC Schaffhausen have less rest than Winterthur in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Challenge League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Thun, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
FC Schaffhausen form and stats
FC Schaffhausen have performed here this season with 7 wins from 11 Challenge League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Schaffhausen tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
FC Schaffhausen's last game was hosting Thun (placed 5th) and winning 1-0.
Heartbreak before that as FC Schaffhausen lost 2-3 at Wil's place.This is expected to be a close game, with FC Schaffhausen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Schaffhausen as a small favourite), we find 15 games. FC Schaffhausen has won five of these, drawn five and lost five.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Schaffhausen, as the Challenge League home game vs Stade Lausanne-Ouchy is only four days away.
The FC Schaffhausen manager Andermatt has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. FC Schaffhausen have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Winterthur form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Winterthur, who have the most scored goals (44) in Challenge League, have produced an overall stat of 4-4-3 so far.
Two travels in a row for Winterthur, whose coach Frei could celebrate last time after the win against Thun.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Wil.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Winterthur in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Winterthur, three draws and eight defeats.
After this away game Winterthur return home for a Challenge League game against Yverdon Sport. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Winterthur has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Winterthur have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Winterthur - FC Schaffhausen 2-5 was the scoreline in these squads' previous H2H match, played this season. Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Schaffhausen won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Winterthur got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Ardaiz de los Santos 10 goals |   R. Buess 10 goals |  S. Ramizi 8 goals |
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| FC Schaffhausen | Winterthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 40 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 44 |
| 31 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 86% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 82% |
| 59% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 55% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 36% |
| 23% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 64% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 55% |
| 27% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 36% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 11.3 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 9.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 31% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 9.4 | 10.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- FC Schaffhausen have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Schaffhausen have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC Schaffhausen have the most points (25) at home in Challenge League
- FC Schaffhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Winterthur have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most points from losing position (12) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most scored goals (44) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the the best goal difference (+17) in Challenge League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aarau | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Winterthur | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Vaduz | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | FC Schaffhausen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Thun | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Yverdon Sport | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Wil | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Kriens | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 34 | -47 | 6 |
