Challenge League match prediction and preview for Kriens vs FC Schaffhausen clash

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Kleinfeld (3200 seats)

With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Kriens fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against FC Schaffhausen.

Kriens and FC Schaffhausen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Kriens's stadium, Stadion Kleinfeld, has a grass surface. FC Schaffhausen have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for FC Schaffhausen when playing on grass; 12 wins, 8 draws and 19 losses from 39 matches. They have scored 47 goals in these games and conceded 68.

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Kriens form and stats

Kriens have collected 20 points from their Challenge League home games so far after 6-2-3.

Kriens drew their last game, 4-4 away at Aarau (placed 8th). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Grasshopper.

A goal frenzy last time out for Kriens, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Aarau. Fun stuff to watch!

Kriens have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Kleinfeld with 19 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Kriens have conceded 12 goals.

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FC Schaffhausen form and stats

Playing away, FC Schaffhausen have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Challenge League this season.

FC Schaffhausen are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Challenge League.

The manager M. Yakin was unhappy after their last game, a Challenge League match played at their home ground LIPO Park Schaffhausen. FC Schaffhausen suffered a 0-3 loss to Grasshopper (placed 3rd). A 0-0 draw at Wil's stadium before that.

The attacking power of FC Schaffhausen when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, FC Schaffhausen have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Kriens - FC Schaffhausen 2-2 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Kriens, two draws and five wins for FC Schaffhausen. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Kriens
A. Abubakar-Ankra
8 goals
KriensN. Siegrist
N. Siegrist
7 goals
FC SchaffhausenH. Sessolo
H. Sessolo
7 goals

Kriens missing players

FC Schaffhausen missing players

Kriens FC Schaffhausen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 23
11 6 2 Won W 0 3 5
3 2 0 Drew D 2 3 9
9 3 1 Lost L 1 5 9
33 19 7 Scored S 2 9 18
33 12 3 Conceded C 4 19 35
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 91% 87%
83% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 65%
52% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 45% 39%
26% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 26%
17% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
43% 55% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 39%
39% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 30%
22% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 43%
 
5.3 6.1 8 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 2.7 3.9
4.5 3.7 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 5 4.7
1.6 2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.7 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
239 125 31 Total Shots T S 24 89 202
101 58 17 Shots on Target S O 10 40 81
33% 33% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 22% 22%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • FC Schaffhausen has the fewest matches over the total-line (7)
  • FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals (18)
  • FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals (9) away
  • FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
  • FC Schaffhausen has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9)
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most dropped points from leading position (18)
  • FC Schaffhausen has the most matches under the total-line (14)
  • FC Schaffhausen has the the worst goal difference (-17)
  • FC Schaffhausen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • FC Schaffhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Schaffhausen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kriens has the fewest points from losing position (2)
  • Kriens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kriens have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Schaffhausen have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lausanne Sport 23 16 4 3 59 18 11 9 1 1 32 4 12 7 3 2 27 14 41 52
2 Vaduz 23 10 7 6 45 35 11 6 2 3 24 16 12 4 5 3 21 19 10 37
3 Grasshopper 23 10 7 6 34 27 11 4 3 4 17 14 12 6 4 2 17 13 7 37
4 Kriens 23 11 3 9 33 33 11 6 2 3 19 12 12 5 1 6 14 21 0 36
5 Winterthur 23 8 7 8 25 37 12 5 2 5 13 23 11 3 5 3 12 14 -12 31
6 Wil 23 8 4 11 34 35 11 5 3 3 20 11 12 3 1 8 14 24 -1 28
7 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 23 8 4 11 30 37 12 5 2 5 19 16 11 3 2 6 11 21 -7 28
8 Aarau 23 6 8 9 37 44 12 3 5 4 24 23 11 3 3 5 13 21 -7 26
9 FC Schaffhausen 23 5 9 9 18 35 12 2 6 4 9 16 11 3 3 5 9 19 -17 24
10 Chiasso 23 4 5 14 28 42 12 3 3 6 14 17 11 1 2 8 14 25 -14 17

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.