The Neuchâtel Xamax manager S. Henchoz attacks this game with the team placed 7th so far. In the visitors dressing room Grasshopper and their manager J. Pereira are in 1st place before this match.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Neuchâtel's stadium, Stade de la Maladière, has a artifical turf surface. Grasshopper have grass 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 Grasshopper when playing on artifical turf; 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from seven matches. They have scored 10 goals in these games and conceded 12.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Neuchâtel Xamax's first Challenge League home game here at Stade de la Maladière ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats from 18 matches. With seven home Challenge League games in a row without a win, the Neuchâtel Xamax fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Thun game long ago, can be stopped today.
A good away victory last time out for Neuchâtel, who won 3-1 against Thun (placed 9th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Thun and winning 3-1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Neuchâtel Xamax as they have a new game in only four days, a Challenge League match thankfully also at home. Wil are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Neuchâtel Xamax's 1 home game: 0 goals, 3 conceded.
Grasshopper form and stats
Only one away game in the Challenge League so far for Grasshopper and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 victories, 7 draws and 4 losses from 18 travels.
Grasshopper have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 201 minutes since they last conceded in Challenge League.
Grasshopper go into this game after a win, the home game against Wil that ended 3-0. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Wil.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Grasshopper manager J. Pereira as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Kriens.
2 goals so far away for Grasshopper, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Neuchâtel four wins, two draws and Grasshopper four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Nuzzolo 2 goals |   P. Pusic 2 goals | S. Demhasaj 2 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
Grasshopper missing players
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Grasshopper | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 3 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 14 | 25 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 62% |
- Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals (2) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the most clean sheets (2) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper has the the best goal difference (+6) in Challenge League
- Grasshopper is in the best form (3-0-0)
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Challenge League
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Last season | Grasshopper | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Scored | S | 29 | 69 | ||
| 68 | 26 | Conceded | C | 26 | 52 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 53% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 67% | ||
| 31% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | ||
| 17% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 28% | ||
| 61% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 72% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 25% | ||
| 33% | 39% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 14% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 394 | 220 | Total Shots | T S | 204 | 381 | ||
| 131 | 67 | Shots on Target | S O | 93 | 168 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Wil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Kriens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 8 | Aarau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 9 | Thun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 39 | 76 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 56 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 68 |
| 3 | Basel | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 62 |
| 4 | Servette | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 49 |
| 5 | Lugano | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 47 |
| 6 | Luzern | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -8 | 46 |
| 7 | Zurich | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 72 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -27 | 43 |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -15 | 39 |
| 9 | Thun | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 67 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 38 | -22 | 38 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 68 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 42 | -35 | 27 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 48 | 73 |
| 2 | Vaduz | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 64 |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 61 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 26 | -1 | 55 |
| 5 | Kriens | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -1 | 54 |
| 6 | Wil | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 61 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 42 | -1 | 49 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 64 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 38 | -17 | 42 |
| 8 | Aarau | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 80 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 42 | -15 | 41 |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | -28 | 32 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 40 | -25 | 23 |