Challenge League prediction: Home win expected when Thun takes on Yverdon Sport Yverdon Sport fearless before departure for Thun clash

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stockhorn Arena (10014 seats)

This has the potential to be an appealing fixture as Thun have their presumed home advantage, while Yverdon Sport are in front by 13 points in the Challenge League standings.

Insights:
  • Thun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Yverdon Sport is in the best form (4-1-1) in Challenge League

3 - 1 - 6 with 16-23. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Yverdon Sport when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Yverdon Sport play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Thun form and stats

Thun have played 11 Challenge League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

The spoils were shared in Thun's previous game, also at home. Visiting Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

Before that match, a win away at Vaduz.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 21 most recent league matches shows that 16 of them had at least one goal from each team.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Swiss Cup game versus Young Boys in only four days. This game is also played here at Stockhorn Arena.

Thun are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Thun have conceded 15 goals.

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Yverdon Sport form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most points (19) away in Challenge League, on their Challenge League travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Yverdon Sport love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Yverdon Sport's last game was the home draw against Vaduz (2-2).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Aarau with the score of 2-1.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 10 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. 0 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 13 of this club's 15 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Yverdon are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 11 away games so far. For Yverdon Sport, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The previous head to head game ended Thun - Yverdon Sport 1-3, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Thun three wins, two draws and Yverdon Sport five victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Yverdon SportK. Kone
K. Kone
12 goals
ThunG. Kyeremateng
G. Kyeremateng
9 goals
Yverdon SportJ. Hautier
J. Hautier
6 goals

Thun missing players

Yverdon Sport missing players

Thun Yverdon Sport
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 11 22
7 4 1 Won W 1 6 13
8 4 0 Drew D 0 1 3
7 3 1 Lost L 2 4 6
33 14 3 Scored S 4 21 45
32 15 3 Conceded C 9 24 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
59% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 91% 86%
41% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 64% 64%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 45% 23%
73% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 73% 68%
14% 18% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 18%
14% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 14%
 
6.7 6.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.9 5.5
4.5 4.3 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 5.8
2.7 2.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.3 13.3 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10 10.8
5.3 5.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.8 4.6
28% 24% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 50% 45%
 
10 9.4 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 14.1 11.5
3.9 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 6.2 4.8
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Yverdon Sport's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Thun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Yverdon Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Yverdon Sport have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most points (19) away in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most scored goals (21) away in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Yverdon Sport is in the best form (4-1-1) in Challenge League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wil 22 13 5 4 48 29 11 9 2 0 31 8 11 4 3 4 17 21 19 44
2 Yverdon Sport 22 13 3 6 45 36 11 7 2 2 24 12 11 6 1 4 21 24 9 42
3 Lausanne Sport 22 11 5 6 38 27 11 7 4 0 27 11 11 4 1 6 11 16 11 38
4 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 22 10 5 7 39 32 11 6 1 4 23 22 11 4 4 3 16 10 7 35
5 Thun 22 7 8 7 33 32 11 4 4 3 14 15 11 3 4 4 19 17 1 29
6 Aarau 22 7 8 7 37 42 11 4 4 3 18 17 11 3 4 4 19 25 -5 29
7 FC Schaffhausen 22 7 6 9 25 30 11 4 3 4 10 11 11 3 3 5 15 19 -5 27
8 Bellinzona 22 7 3 12 25 42 11 4 0 7 15 22 11 3 3 5 10 20 -17 24
9 Vaduz 22 3 10 9 30 38 11 2 5 4 16 19 11 1 5 5 14 19 -8 19
10 Neuchatel Xamax 22 2 7 13 28 40 11 2 5 4 17 16 11 0 2 9 11 24 -12 13

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.