Neuchâtel Xamax vs Thun: Soccer match betting guide

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 28.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Maladière (11997 seats)

Challenge League: Neuchâtel Xamax are 27 points behind Thun, but are fully set to go full throttle. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Neuchâtel Xamax is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Thun have the most scored goals (31) away in Challenge League

This promises to be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

Neuchâtel Xamax's struggle is real here at Stade de la Maladière with only 13 points collected from 15 Challenge League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-7-6. With seven home Challenge League games in a row without a win, the Neuchâtel fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

Neuchâtel Xamax faced defeat in their previous match, away at Aarau (2-5). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Ahead of that match, Neuchâtel lost 0-1 at home to Wil.

Observe: 16 of the most recent 20 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.

Neuchâtel Xamax has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 15 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. Neuchâtel Xamax have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Thun form and stats

Playing away, Thun, who have the most scored goals (31) away in Challenge League, have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the Challenge League this season.

Thun are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (placed 6th).

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Aarau.

Betting fact: Both sides have scored in 22 of this club's latest 29 league fixtures.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Thun are regular goalscorers on their travels. Thun have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Thun have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Neuchâtel Xamax.

The latest logged meeting featuring both these teams is the Thun - Neuchâtel 1-0 played not long ago this season. The match official got to use his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the criminal was Fatkic (Neuchâtel Xamax).

Top Goalscorers

ThunG. Kyeremateng
G. Kyeremateng
15 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxR. Nuzzolo
R. Nuzzolo
7 goals
ThunE. Ndongo
E. Ndongo
7 goals

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Thun missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax Thun
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
3 2 1 Won W 4 6 12
10 7 2 Drew D 0 5 10
17 6 1 Lost L 1 4 8
35 19 4 Scored S 15 31 53
53 20 4 Conceded C 4 21 41
97% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
87% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 87% 90%
53% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 80% 63%
30% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 60% 47%
17% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 13% 10%
73% 73% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 73% 73%
7% 13% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 13% 17%
23% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 13% 10%
 
4.2 3.6 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 5.9 6.3
5.8 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.6 4.4
2.9 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3.3 2.8
6 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9 8.7 5 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 11.5 12.6
3.8 4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8.2 5.4 5.3
30% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 38% 34%
 
10.4 8.8 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.3 9.8
4 3.2 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.6
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest points (13) at home in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Thun have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Thun have the most scored goals (31) away in Challenge League
  • Thun have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Challenge League
  • Thun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yverdon Sport 30 17 4 9 58 48 15 9 3 3 30 15 15 8 1 6 28 33 10 55
2 Wil 30 15 7 8 57 43 15 10 2 3 36 16 15 5 5 5 21 27 14 52
3 Lausanne Sport 30 15 7 8 48 35 15 9 5 1 32 15 15 6 2 7 16 20 13 52
4 Thun 30 12 10 8 53 41 15 6 5 4 22 20 15 6 5 4 31 21 12 46
5 Aarau 30 12 9 9 56 54 15 6 4 5 27 24 15 6 5 4 29 30 2 45
6 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 30 12 8 10 50 47 15 6 3 6 28 32 15 6 5 4 22 15 3 44
7 FC Schaffhausen 30 10 6 14 42 48 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 5 3 7 24 25 -6 36
8 Vaduz 30 6 13 11 43 47 15 3 6 6 21 27 15 3 7 5 22 20 -4 31
9 Bellinzona 30 9 4 17 31 57 15 5 1 9 18 30 15 4 3 8 13 27 -26 31
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 30 3 10 17 35 53 15 2 7 6 19 20 15 1 3 11 16 33 -18 19

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.