Challenge League fixture preview: Kriens against Aarau

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 10.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Kleinfeld (3200 seats)

Kriens got a 1-3 result vs Vaduz in their previous week, a game to learn from. Next is this resolute Aarau team.

Insights:
  • Kriens have the fewest scored goals (9) in Challenge League
  • Aarau have the most clean sheets (7) in Challenge League

Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an energetic match!

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Kriens form and stats

Kriens's results here at Stadion Kleinfeld in the Challenge League have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats. It's trouble wherever Kriens are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

The Kriens crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Vaduz here at Stadion Kleinfeld in a Challenge League match.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Thun (1-3).

Kriens aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Kleinfeld in the league, with only 5 goals from 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kriens defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Kriens hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Yverdon Sport, Stade Lausanne-Ouchy and Thun), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Aarau form and stats

2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Aarau in their Challenge League matches away.

Aarau had fun at their own home (Stadion Kleinfeld) last time out, beating Winterthur 2-0. K. Spadanuda and R. Schneider scored.

A 2-2 draw at Wil's stadium before that.

Aarau have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 10 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Aarau have conceded 12 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H match ended Aarau - Kriens 0-0, earlier this season. Statistics for the former ten meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Kriens, four draws and five wins for Aarau. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

AarauK. Spadanuda
K. Spadanuda
9 goals
AarauS. Gashi
S. Gashi
3 goals
AarauL. Balaj
L. Balaj
2 goals

Kriens missing players

Aarau missing players

Kriens Aarau
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 3 8 16
1 1 0 Won W 2 2 7
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
12 6 2 Lost L 0 3 5
9 5 3 Scored S 5 10 23
41 14 6 Conceded C 2 12 19
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
75% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 81%
56% 38% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 38%
56% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
25% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
44% 38% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 44%
19% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 44%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
4.1 4.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.5 6.7
4.6 4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 5.4 5.7
2.1 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.8 2.4
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.4 7.1 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 10.9 10.2
2.8 2.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 4.2
20% 23% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 26% 34%
 
10.2 9.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.8 10.6
5.2 4.4 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5 4.4
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Aarau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Aarau have scored more than double the goals of Kriens.
  • Aarau have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Challenge League
  • Aarau have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Challenge League
  • Aarau have the most clean sheets (7) in Challenge League
  • Aarau have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Challenge League
  • Aarau have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kriens have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Kriens have the fewest points (4) at home in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the fewest scored goals (9) in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the most conceded goals (14) at home in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the most conceded goals (41) in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Challenge League
  • Kriens have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Challenge League
  • Kriens is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vaduz 16 9 2 5 28 20 8 5 0 3 15 11 8 4 2 2 13 9 8 29
2 Winterthur 16 7 5 4 26 19 8 5 2 1 17 8 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 26
3 Aarau 16 7 4 5 23 19 8 5 1 2 13 7 8 2 3 3 10 12 4 25
4 Wil 16 7 3 6 31 28 8 4 2 2 19 11 8 3 1 4 12 17 3 24
5 Neuchâtel Xamax 16 7 3 6 25 23 8 5 1 2 17 10 8 2 2 4 8 13 2 24
6 FC Schaffhausen 16 6 5 5 29 22 8 4 4 0 18 10 8 2 1 5 11 12 7 23
7 Thun 16 7 2 7 25 24 8 4 1 3 14 12 8 3 1 4 11 12 1 23
8 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 16 6 4 6 21 19 8 4 3 1 11 4 8 2 1 5 10 15 2 22
9 Yverdon Sport 16 6 3 7 19 21 8 5 2 1 13 7 8 1 1 6 6 14 -2 21
10 Kriens 16 1 3 12 9 41 8 1 1 6 5 14 8 0 2 6 4 27 -32 6

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.