A total of 35 league fixtures have been played and Neuchâtel Xamax are 6 points ahead of Wil. Who will win?
- Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wil have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Challenge League
Neuchâtel are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Wil is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season. Wil play their home matches on grass, while this game takes place on artifical turf. The latest results for Wil when featuring on artifical turf are 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from twelve matches. They have created 17 goals and conceded 30 times in these fixtures.
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an active fixture!
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Neuchâtel Xamax have played 17 Challenge League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Neuchâtel in their previous match, an away game at Winterthur that ended in defeat 1-3.
In the match before that, Neuchâtel Xamax hosted Yverdon Sport and drew the game 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Neuchâtel Xamax perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Neuchâtel as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Neuchâtel Xamax has won 6 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.
A decent goal production from Neuchâtel Xamax in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 17 league matches. Neuchâtel have conceded 26 from these games.
Wil form and stats
Wil have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Challenge League, after 3-3-11 (17 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Iacopetta, the Wil manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Wil's previous game was their home loss versus Thun (1-2).
A draw for Wil before that, at their own venue hosting Winterthur (1-1).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Wil in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Wil, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wil have scored 22 goals in 17 league games away. Wil are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 22 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged scoreline featuring both these squads is the Wil - Neuchâtel 2-0 played not long ago this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: five wins for Neuchâtel Xamax, one draw and four wins for Wil. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Bahloul 14 goals | V. Fazliu 13 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 12 goals |
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
Wil missing players
| Neuchâtel Xamax | Wil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 51 | 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 66 |
| 52 | 26 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 43 | 75 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 83% |
| 31% | 35% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 41% | 51% |
| 17% | 24% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 24% | 29% |
| 60% | 65% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 65% | 69% |
| 20% | 18% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 17% |
| 29% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 14% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.2 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11.5 | 10.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | 43% |
| 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 10.6 | 11 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
- All of Wil's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wil have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Challenge League
- Wil have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Challenge League
- Wil 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 | Aarau | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 65 |
| 2 | Winterthur | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 62 |
| 4 | Vaduz | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 57 |
| 5 | Thun | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 53 |
| 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -1 | 47 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -3 | 44 |
| 8 | Yverdon Sport | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -7 | 44 |
| 9 | Wil | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 43 | -9 | 41 |
| 10 | Kriens | 35 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 88 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 55 | -63 | 13 |
