Can Neuchâtel Xamax beat Kriens in Stade de la Maladière clash?

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 06.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Maladière (11997 seats)

Neuchâtel Xamax will battle it out with Kriens in this Challenge League game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

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!

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Kriens's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Kriens have performed like this: Played ten matches resulting in 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats with the goal stats 12-10 (scored/conceded).

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

Last season, Neuchâtel Xamax's league statistics were 10 wins, 6 draws and 20 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Challenge League. Over these 36 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 58. Playing at home last season Neuchâtel Xamax managed 7-3-8 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 24 conceded.

A good away victory last time out for Neuchâtel Xamax, who won 2-1 against Vaduz (placed 6th).

Prior to that, an away loss at Chiasso.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Neuchâtel as they have a new game in only four days, a Challenge League match thankfully also at home. Aarau are visiting.

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Kriens form and stats

One match played away so far in the Challenge League for Kriens and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses from 18 games.

The manager D. Morandi was unhappy after their last game, a Challenge League match played at their home ground Stadion Kleinfeld. Kriens suffered a 1-3 loss to Thun (placed 3rd).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to FC Schaffhausen.

Kriens have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Neuchâtel won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Kriens has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / three

Top Goalscorers

KriensL. Mulaj
L. Mulaj
1 goals

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Kriens missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Neuchâtel Xamax Kriens
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 0 0 Scored S 0 1 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 4
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 3
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 7
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 4
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 25%
Neuchâtel Xamax Last season Kriens
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
10 7   Won W   5 9
6 3   Drew D   4 11
20 8   Lost L   9 16
36 21   Scored S   17 40
58 24   Conceded C   25 48
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
72% 72%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 78%
56% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 44%
28% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 22%
8% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 6%
42% 39%   BTTS BTTS   39% 50%
19% 28%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 28%
44% 39%   Failed to Score F T   39% 33%
 
4.2 4.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4
5 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5.3
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
4 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
7.5 8.1   Shots (avg) S (   5.5 6.3
3.1 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.9
32% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
2 Winterthur 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
3 Thun 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Aarau 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Vaduz 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 3
7 Kriens 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
8 FC Schaffhausen 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
9 Yverdon Sport 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 Wil 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 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 Grasshopper 36 19 8 9 60 43 18 12 3 3 34 18 18 7 5 6 26 25 17 65
2 Thun 36 19 7 10 57 46 18 10 3 5 26 16 18 9 4 5 31 30 11 64
3 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 36 15 13 8 57 39 18 8 6 4 32 21 18 7 7 4 25 18 18 58
4 FC Schaffhausen 36 16 10 10 59 46 18 10 4 4 35 22 18 6 6 6 24 24 13 58
5 Aarau 36 17 7 12 66 59 18 11 3 4 39 22 18 6 4 8 27 37 7 58
6 Winterthur 36 11 10 15 50 52 18 7 5 6 32 25 18 4 5 9 18 27 -2 43
7 Wil 36 10 9 17 43 52 18 8 5 5 28 19 18 2 4 12 15 33 -9 39
8 Kriens 36 9 11 16 40 48 18 4 7 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 17 25 -8 38
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 36 10 6 20 36 58 18 7 3 8 21 24 18 3 3 12 15 34 -22 36
10 Chiasso 36 9 9 18 35 60 18 7 6 5 20 23 18 2 3 13 15 37 -25 36

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
2 Winterthur 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
3 Thun 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Aarau 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Vaduz 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 3
7 Kriens 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
8 FC Schaffhausen 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
9 Yverdon Sport 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 Wil 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0

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