The league table in Challenge League tells a story about these teams so far, with Thun leading Kriens by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
- Thun has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Challenge League
- Kriens is in the worst form (1-1-4)
It's no vacation for neither Thun nor Kriens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
4-1-2 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Kriens when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those seven matches are 12-8 (scored/conceded).
Thun form and stats
When playing at home in the Challenge League, Thun have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Thun after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Thun are returning here after visiting Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in a Challenge League game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. K. Fatkić, Nuno da Silva and Saleh Chihadeh scored the goal(s). Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Schaffhausen in a game that was won 3-1.
There will be little rest for Thun after this match as they are travelling to Neuchâtel Xamax for a Challenge League game in only three days.
The Thun fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Thun are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stockhorn Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Kriens form and stats
There's been little loot from Kriens's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Challenge League. Kriens only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Kriens's previous game was their home loss versus Wil (1-2). Preceding that game was the away victory against Neuchâtel Xamax with the score of 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Aarau in just three days.
Kriens are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kriens have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Kriens - Thun 1-2. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: four - zero - three (Thun wins - draws - Kriens wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Da Silva 6 goals |  B. Yesilçayir 5 goals | S. Chihadeh 4 goals |
Thun missing players
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| Thun | Kriens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 29 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 82% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 41% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 65% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| 29% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 12% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 12 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 2 | 3.1 |
| 42% | 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 56% | 40% |
- Kriens has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Challenge League
- Kriens haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Kriens is in the worst form (1-1-4)
- Thun has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Challenge League
- Thun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Thun | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | FC Schaffhausen | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Aarau | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Wil | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 8 | Kriens | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 15 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -21 | 11 |