Match preview: 49 points divide the teams ahead of this match, Winterthur the superior team. Can Kriens take the guests by surprise?
- Kriens have the fewest scored goals (25) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the the best goal difference (+26) in Challenge League
Kriens have had a bad season and will be relegated from Challenge League. Winterthur are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kriens form and stats
Kriens's struggle is real here at Stadion Kleinfeld with only 11 points collected from 17 Challenge League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-12. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Kriens to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager Eck led his Kriens to a defeat away at Yverdon Sport. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Kleinfeld.
Before that game, the home loss against Vaduz with the scoreline 0-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kriens here at Stadion Kleinfeld in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 17 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 33 goals have been conceded.
Winterthur form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Winterthur, who have the the best goal difference (+26) in Challenge League, have produced an overall stat of 5-7-5 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Winterthur as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Winterthur had fun at their own home (Stadion Kleinfeld) last time out, beating Neuchâtel Xamax 3-1. Buess, Tushi and Lekaj scored.
A 1-1 draw at Wil's stadium before that.Winterthur has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. 25 goals have been conceded by Winterthur in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kriens and Winterthur have played each other previously this season: Winterthur - Kriens 3-0. Numbers for the prior ten meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Kriens, three draws and five wins for Winterthur. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Buess 14 goals |  R. Alves 11 goals |  S. Ramizi 10 goals |
Kriens missing players
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| Kriens | Winterthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 25 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 27 | 71 |
| 88 | 33 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | 45 |
| 91% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 80% | 65% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 86% |
| 69% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 47% | 60% |
| 49% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 35% | 43% |
| 29% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | 26% |
| 51% | 35% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 65% | 63% |
| 11% | 18% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | 31% |
| 46% | 59% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 24% | 17% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 7.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 21% | 18% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | 44% |
| 11.8 | 11.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
- Kriens have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kriens have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Challenge League
- Kriens have the fewest points (11) at home in Challenge League
- Kriens have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Challenge League
- Kriens have the fewest scored goals (25) in Challenge League
- Kriens have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Challenge League
- Kriens have the most conceded goals (33) at home in Challenge League
- Kriens have the most conceded goals (88) in Challenge League
- Kriens have the most conceded goals in the first half (40) in Challenge League
- Kriens have the most conceded goals in the second half (48) in Challenge League
- Kriens have the the worst goal difference (-23) at home in Challenge League
- Kriens have the the worst goal difference (-63) in Challenge League
- Kriens is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Winterthur have scored more than double the goals of Kriens.
- Winterthur have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most points from losing position (25) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most scored goals in the second half (44) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the the best goal difference (+26) 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 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 65 |
| 2 | Winterthur | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 62 |
| 4 | Vaduz | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 57 |
| 5 | Thun | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 53 |
| 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -1 | 47 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -3 | 44 |
| 8 | Yverdon Sport | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -7 | 44 |
| 9 | Wil | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 43 | -9 | 41 |
| 10 | Kriens | 35 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 88 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 55 | -63 | 13 |
