Challenge League fixture preview: Neuchâtel Xamax vs Wil

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 27.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Maladière (11997 seats)

Neuchâtel Xamax receive Wil for another interesting Challenge League match here at Stade de la Maladière.

Insights:
  • Neuchâtel Xamax is in the best form (3-1-0)

This could be an exciting match with lots of action and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

This football pitch uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Wil's home stadium. The former nine games by the away side on artifical turf have produced 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses.

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

Perfect Challenge League season at home so far for Neuchâtel Xamax 2 wins from 2 appearances.

The home team returns to Stade de la Maladière after being equal after 90 minutes with Yverdon Sport (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Challenge League game ended 1-1.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Lachen / Altendorf and winning 6-0.

Neuchâtel Xamax has scored 8 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Wil form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Challenge League ended in defeat. Last season Wil had these away match statistics: Played 18; won 2, drew 4 and lost 12.

It's the second away game in a row for Wil, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Stade Nyonnais in the Swiss Cup last time out.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Yverdon Sport in the Challenge League.

It's early days yet, but Wil has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Neuchâtel won seven, Wil triumphed in two and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Neuchâtel XamaxK. Gazzetta
K. Gazzetta
3 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxY. Epitaux
Y. Epitaux
2 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxL. Mafouta
L. Mafouta
2 goals

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Wil missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax Wil
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 1 3
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
11 8 0 Scored S 1 1 6
4 2 0 Conceded C 3 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 67%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.8 5.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5
3.8 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 8
1.8 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.2 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6 6.3
6.2 9.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 2.7
44% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 75%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most points from losing position (4) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most scored goals (8) at home in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have the the best goal difference (+7) in Challenge League
  • Neuchâtel Xamax is in the best form (3-1-0)
Neuchâtel Xamax Last season Wil
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
10 7   Won W   2 10
6 3   Drew D   4 9
20 8   Lost L   12 17
36 21   Scored S   15 43
58 24   Conceded C   33 52
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
72% 72%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 72%
56% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 50%
28% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   28% 28%
8% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 11%
42% 39%   BTTS BTTS   50% 50%
19% 28%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 17%
44% 39%   Failed to Score F T   50% 36%
 
4.2 4.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.7 5.4
5 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 5.1
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
4 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
7.5 8.1   Shots (avg) S (   6.6 7.1
3.1 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.2
32% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Neuchâtel Xamax 4 3 1 0 11 4 2 2 0 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 7 10
2 Aarau 4 3 0 1 11 7 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 1 0 1 4 5 4 9
3 Winterthur 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 5 8
4 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 4 2 1 1 7 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 5 6 0 7
5 Thun 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 6
6 Wil 3 1 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 3
7 Vaduz 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 3
8 FC Schaffhausen 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
9 Kriens 3 0 1 2 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 -6 1
10 Yverdon Sport 4 0 1 3 2 10 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 6 -8 1
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

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.