Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Wil in 5th and Winterthur in 6th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Wil form and stats
The story so far in the Challenge League for Wil at their home stadium (IGP Arena) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Wil lost their last game at Kriens (placed 4th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus FC Schaffhausen that ended 1-1.
Wil have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at IGP Arena with 15 goals in 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Winterthur form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Winterthur playing as the away team in the Challenge League this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Winterthur who have played out draws in their last three away games.
The manager R. Loose was unhappy after their last game, a Challenge League match played at their home ground Stadion Schützenwiese. Winterthur suffered a 1-2 loss to Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (placed 8th). Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Aarau.
The travelling fans enjoy Winterthur's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. 9 goals have been conceded by Winterthur in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Winterthur - Wil 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Wil victories, 1 draw and 4 Winterthur wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 8 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Sliskovic 8 goals |  F. Stojilkovic 7 goals |  R. Buess 5 goals |
Wil missing players
Winterthur missing players
| Wil | Winterthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 27 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| 65% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 12% | 12% |
| 41% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 35% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 24% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | 69 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 89 | 176 |
| 60 | 33 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 32 | 69 |
| 47% | 45% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 30% |
- Wil haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Winterthur has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
- Winterthur has the most points from losing position (8)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lausanne Sport | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 31 | 36 |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Vaduz | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Kriens | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 5 | Wil | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Winterthur | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 24 |
| 7 | Aarau | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 16 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 11 |