Challenge League: Wil - Vaduz news and numbers

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)
Venue: IGP Arena (6010 seats)

Match preview: 9 points stand between the teams up until now, Vaduz the superior team. Will Wil shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Wil have the most scored goals (35) in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Challenge League

This promises to be an action-packed match with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Wil form and stats

The complete Challenge League results at home this season for Wil are 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

The supporters are hoping that Wil will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Zurich.

Preceding that match was the home game against St. Gallen that was lost 0-1.

Goals decide football matches and Wil are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded. When Wil hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Yverdon Sport, Neuchatel Xamax and Kriens), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Vaduz form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Challenge League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Vaduz have lost on their last two travels.

Vaduz had fun at their own home (IGP Arena) last time out, beating Austria Lustenau 4-0.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Lugano's place.

The travelling fans enjoy Vaduz's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. Vaduz have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Vaduz - Wil 1-2 was the result in these squads' latest H2H match, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Wil wins - draws - Vaduz wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VaduzS. Rapp
S. Rapp
9 goals
WilS. Bahloul
S. Bahloul
7 goals
WilJ. Lukembila
J. Lukembila
7 goals

Wil missing players

Vaduz missing players

Wil Vaduz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 18
7 4 0 Won W 2 5 10
3 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
8 3 1 Lost L 1 2 5
35 22 5 Scored S 5 16 33
35 16 7 Conceded C 3 11 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 94%
83% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 67%
50% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 44% 39%
28% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 17%
61% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 78%
22% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 11%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 11%
 
5.3 4.4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.8 4.5
6.4 7.6 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 6.4 5.7
2.2 2.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.7 2.7
5 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.4 7.8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.8 10.4
4.2 4.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.5
47% 59% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 43% 41%
 
10.5 10.4 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 13.3 12
4.6 4.4 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 5 5.2
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Wil's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Vaduz have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have the most points (17) away in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have the most scored goals (16) away in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Challenge League
  • Vaduz have the the best goal difference (+9) in Challenge League
  • Vaduz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wil have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wil have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Wil have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Challenge League
  • Wil have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Challenge League
  • Wil have the most scored goals (22) at home in Challenge League
  • Wil have the most scored goals (35) in Challenge League
  • Wil have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Challenge League
  • Wil 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 Vaduz 18 10 3 5 33 24 9 5 1 3 17 13 9 5 2 2 16 11 9 33
2 Aarau 18 9 4 5 26 20 9 6 1 2 14 7 9 3 3 3 12 13 6 31
3 Winterthur 18 8 5 5 33 25 9 5 2 2 19 11 9 3 3 3 14 14 8 29
4 FC Schaffhausen 18 7 6 5 32 24 9 5 4 0 19 10 9 2 2 5 13 14 8 27
5 Thun 18 8 3 7 31 27 9 4 2 3 16 14 9 4 1 4 15 13 4 27
6 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 18 7 4 7 23 21 9 5 3 1 13 5 9 2 1 6 10 16 2 25
7 Yverdon Sport 18 7 4 7 23 23 9 6 2 1 15 7 9 1 2 6 8 16 0 25
8 Wil 18 7 3 8 35 35 9 4 2 3 22 16 9 3 1 5 13 19 0 24
9 Neuchatel Xamax 18 7 3 8 26 28 9 5 1 3 18 14 9 2 2 5 8 14 -2 24
10 Kriens 18 1 3 14 10 45 9 1 1 7 6 16 9 0 2 7 4 29 -35 6

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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.