This is a vital face-off in the lower part of the Challenge League, with both Thun and Neuchâtel Xamax going through more distress than bliss. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the home team at 8th and the away team in 10th place.
- All of Thun's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Challenge League
This has all the signs of an action-packed match with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Thun form and stats
The story so far in the Challenge League for Thun at their home stadium (Stockhorn Arena) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The home fans witnessed a 2-2 draw vs Luzern in the Swiss Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A Challenge League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Aarau.A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 18 most recent league games reveals that 15 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
The Thun fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded. Thun has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Neuchâtel Xamax have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Challenge League, after 0-2-7 (9 played).
Neuchâtel's last game was the home draw against FC Schaffhausen (1-1).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Yverdon Sport wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Neuchâtel Xamax playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored in 13 of this club's latest 14 league games.
For Neuchâtel Xamax, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The newest registered scoreline involving both these participants is the Neuchâtel Xamax - Thun 2-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Thun wins - draws - Neuchâtel Xamax wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Kyeremateng 6 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 6 goals | E. Ndongo 5 goals |
Thun missing players
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
| Thun | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 31 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 63% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 6.6 | 6.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 12.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 25% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | 34% |
| 9.8 | 9.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.6 | 11.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
- All of Neuchâtel Xamax's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Thun's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest points (2) away in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have yet to win a game away.
- Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Wil | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Lausanne Sport | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Aarau | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | -4 | 28 |
| 6 | FC Schaffhausen | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 7 | Bellinzona | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 8 | Thun | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 13 |
