Challenge League forecast and preview: Vaduz small favoured to get the better of FC Schaffhausen

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rheinpark Stadion (7564 seats)

In total; ten league fixtures have been played and Vaduz are 3 points on top of FC Schaffhausen. What will the score be?

Insights:
  • Vaduz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Schaffhausen have the most points from losing position (7) in Challenge League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This football stadium has grass, which is not FC Schaffhausen's everyday surface at their own pitch. When appearing on grass FC Schaffhausen have performed like this: Played 38 matches producing 8 wins, 13 draws and 17 defeats with the goal data 38-60 (scored/conceded).

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Vaduz form and stats

When playing at home in the Challenge League, Vaduz have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.

Vaduz are returning here after visiting Neuchâtel Xamax in a Challenge League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. S. Rapp and G. Lüchinger scored the goal(s).

Heartbreak before that as Vaduz lost 0-2 at Yverdon Sport's place.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vaduz have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost two.

Vaduz can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Vaduz have conceded 6 from these games.

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FC Schaffhausen form and stats

The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Challenge League.

222 minutes! That's how long the Schaffhausen goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kriens (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The Challenge League match ended in a draw 0-0.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Neuchâtel Xamax.

Schaffhausen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, five draws and eight defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

A new game in only four days for Schaffhausen, the Swiss Cup home match versus Luzern. Busy days.

Goals are few and far between in Schaffhausen's away league games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. As for defending, Schaffhausen rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the result FC Schaffhausen - Vaduz 1-1 logged in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Vaduz won three games, five matches ended with a draw and FC Schaffhausen have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

VaduzT. Çiçek
T. Çiçek
3 goals
FC SchaffhausenI. Prtajin
I. Prtajin
3 goals
FC SchaffhausenJ. Ardaiz de los Santos
J. Ardaiz de los Santos
3 goals

Vaduz missing players

FC Schaffhausen missing players

Vaduz FC Schaffhausen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 4 10
5 2 1 Won W 0 0 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 4
4 2 0 Lost L 1 3 3
17 8 4 Scored S 1 1 14
13 6 1 Conceded C 2 6 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 90%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 90%
50% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 40%
40% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
60% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 25% 60%
20% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 20%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 75% 30%
 
4 2.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 6.2 5.2
4.9 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.2 4.1
2.7 3.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.8 13 14 Shots (avg) S ( 3 10.8 12
4.3 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 5 6.1
40% 44% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 5% 23%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Vaduz's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Schaffhausen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • FC Schaffhausen have the fewest points (1) away in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen have the most points from losing position (7) in Challenge League
  • FC Schaffhausen have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • FC Schaffhausen have yet to win a game away.
  • Vaduz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vaduz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Schaffhausen have scored away.
  • Vaduz have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Vaduz have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Vaduz 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 Winterthur 10 6 3 1 16 8 5 4 1 0 9 2 5 2 2 1 7 6 8 21
2 Aarau 10 5 3 2 17 11 5 3 1 1 10 5 5 2 2 1 7 6 6 18
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 10 5 1 4 20 16 5 4 0 1 14 5 5 1 1 3 6 11 4 16
4 Vaduz 10 5 1 4 17 13 4 2 0 2 8 6 6 3 1 2 9 7 4 16
5 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 10 5 1 4 18 16 5 3 1 1 9 4 5 2 0 3 9 12 2 16
6 Thun 10 5 1 4 17 15 5 3 0 2 8 6 5 2 1 2 9 9 2 16
7 FC Schaffhausen 10 3 4 3 14 13 6 3 3 0 13 7 4 0 1 3 1 6 1 13
8 Yverdon Sport 10 3 2 5 13 16 5 2 2 1 8 5 5 1 0 4 5 11 -3 11
9 Wil 10 3 1 6 14 19 5 2 1 2 11 8 5 1 0 4 3 11 -5 10
10 Kriens 10 0 3 7 5 24 5 0 1 4 3 10 5 0 2 3 2 14 -19 3

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.