Challenge League preview: Can Neuchâtel Xamax edge out victory against Vaduz?

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 15.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Maladière (11997 seats)

Neuchâtel Xamax have been superior to Vaduz this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the information you require before kickoff:

Insights:
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most scored goals (20) in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This stadium has artifical turf, unlike Vaduz's home ground. The latest four games by the away team on artifical turf have produced 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss.

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

Neuchâtel Xamax, who have the most scored goals (20) in Challenge League, have collected 12 points from their Challenge League home games so far after 4-0-0. Ever since the Kriens game Neuchâtel has been unbeatable here at Stade de la Maladière producing four straight wins.

In their previous game, the manager A. Binotto led his Neuchâtel to a defeat in the Challenge League match away at FC Schaffhausen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de la Maladière. Neuchâtel Xamax were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Prior to that, an away loss at Thun.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Neuchâtel handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and four defeats.

Neuchâtel Xamax always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stade de la Maladière with 14 goals in 4 league games. Neuchâtel are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de la Maladière in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Vaduz form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Challenge League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Vaduz might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Thun proved too strong as Vaduz slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Rheinpark Stadion.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Yverdon Sport wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Vaduz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were four victories, two draws and two defeats.

The visiting Vaduz have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 5 games. Vaduz have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Vaduz - Neuchâtel Xamax 1-2. Head to head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Neuchâtel won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Vaduz have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two

Top Goalscorers

Neuchâtel XamaxL. Mafouta
L. Mafouta
6 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxK. Gazzetta
K. Gazzetta
4 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxM. Haile-Selassie
M. Haile-Selassie
4 goals

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Vaduz missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax Vaduz
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 5 9
5 4 1 Won W 0 2 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
3 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
20 14 4 Scored S 0 7 15
14 3 2 Conceded C 1 7 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 89%
89% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 56%
56% 75% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 44%
22% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 22%
67% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 67%
22% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 22%
 
5 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 4.8 3.8
4 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 6 5
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.2 13.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.6 11.1
5.3 7.8 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 4.2
42% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 39%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Neuchâtel Xamax's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most scored goals (14) at home in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most scored goals (20) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vaduz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Vaduz have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Vaduz 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 Winterthur 9 5 3 1 14 8 5 4 1 0 9 2 4 1 2 1 5 6 6 18
2 Neuchâtel Xamax 9 5 1 3 20 14 4 4 0 0 14 3 5 1 1 3 6 11 6 16
3 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 9 5 1 3 18 14 4 3 1 0 9 2 5 2 0 3 9 12 4 16
4 Thun 9 5 1 3 17 13 4 3 0 1 8 4 5 2 1 2 9 9 4 16
5 Aarau 9 4 3 2 15 11 5 3 1 1 10 5 4 1 2 1 5 6 4 15
6 Vaduz 9 4 1 4 15 13 4 2 0 2 8 6 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 13
7 FC Schaffhausen 9 3 3 3 14 13 6 3 3 0 13 7 3 0 0 3 1 6 1 12
8 Wil 9 3 1 5 14 16 5 2 1 2 11 8 4 1 0 3 3 8 -2 10
9 Yverdon Sport 9 2 2 5 10 16 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 1 0 4 5 11 -6 8
10 Kriens 9 0 2 7 5 24 4 0 0 4 3 10 5 0 2 3 2 14 -19 2

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.