The visiting Grasshopper side should be favourites in this visit to Neuchâtel Xamax, as the away team holds a 26 point advantage from their 34 league games this season.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper have the the best goal difference (+16) in Challenge League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Neuchâtel Xamax and Grasshopper.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Grasshopper's home stadium. The visitors last ten games on artifical turf have ended in 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.
Neuchâtel Xamax are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Grasshopper are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
The story so far in the Challenge League for Neuchâtel Xamax at their home stadium (Stade de la Maladière) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Wil that ended 2-2.
Neuchâtel has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 23 goals have been conceded.
Grasshopper form and stats
The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+16) in Challenge League, are W7-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Challenge League. It's a growing despair in Grasshopper as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Grasshopper seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.
The visiting Grasshopper have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Grasshopper have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Grasshopper - Neuchâtel 1-4. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Neuchâtel, one draw and four wins for Grasshopper. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Mafouta 14 goals |  P. Pusic 9 goals | S. Demhasaj 9 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
Grasshopper missing players
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 34 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | 57 |
| 55 | 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | 41 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 56% | 59% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 56% |
| 29% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | 24% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | 15% |
| 38% | 35% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 71% | 68% |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | 26% |
| 47% | 41% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.4 | 8.1 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 32% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 45% | 63% |
- Grasshopper have the most points from losing position (20) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper have the the best goal difference (+16) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most matches over the total-line (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 | Grasshopper | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 61 |
| 2 | Thun | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 58 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 54 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 52 |
| 5 | Aarau | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 55 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 | Winterthur | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 43 |
| 7 | Wil | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -6 | 36 |
| 8 | Kriens | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 35 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | -21 | 35 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -25 | 32 |