Can Wil beat Winterthur in IGP Arena clash?

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 26.June
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: IGP Arena (6010 seats)

Wil hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 29 points and a 7th position in the Challenge League table. Visiting Winterthur holds 5th place with 32 pts.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Wil form and stats

5-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Challenge League numbers at home for Wil so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Wil.

No payout for Wil in their previous match, an away game at Aarau that ended in defeat 1-4. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Lausanne Sport.

There will be little rest for Wil after this match as they are travelling to Grasshopper for a Challenge League game in only four days.

The Wil fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. Wil have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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Winterthur form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Challenge League travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. Winterthur seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Winterthur's last game was the home draw against Grasshopper (1-1). Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Vaduz's place.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Aarau in just four days.

Winterthur find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Winterthur have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Wil - Winterthur 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Wil wins - draws - Winterthur wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WinterthurL. Sliskovic
L. Sliskovic
10 goals
WinterthurR. Buess
R. Buess
7 goals
WilV. Fazliu
V. Fazliu
6 goals

Wil missing players

Winterthur missing players

Wil Winterthur
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
8 5 2 Won W 1 3 8
5 4 0 Drew D 2 5 8
12 3 1 Lost L 1 4 9
36 21 5 Scored S 5 13 27
40 12 2 Conceded C 4 18 42
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
84% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 76%
60% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 52%
32% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 42% 36%
24% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 16%
44% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 52%
32% 42% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 33% 24%
28% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 32%
 
3.3 3.2 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.7 4
4.8 4.8 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.7 4.7
2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.2
3 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
211 108 29 Total Shots T S 45 127 250
91 52 13 Shots on Target S O 16 46 95
40% 40% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 28% 28%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Wil is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 25 16 6 3 61 20 12 9 2 1 33 5 13 7 4 2 28 15 41 54
2 Vaduz 25 11 8 6 50 37 12 7 2 3 28 17 13 4 6 3 22 20 13 41
3 Grasshopper 25 11 8 6 40 28 12 5 3 4 22 14 13 6 5 2 18 14 12 41
4 Kriens 24 12 3 9 36 33 12 7 2 3 22 12 12 5 1 6 14 21 3 39
5 Winterthur 25 8 8 9 27 42 13 5 3 5 14 24 12 3 5 4 13 18 -15 32
6 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 24 9 4 11 32 38 13 6 2 5 21 17 11 3 2 6 11 21 -6 31
7 Wil 25 8 5 12 36 40 12 5 4 3 21 12 13 3 1 9 15 28 -4 29
8 Aarau 25 7 8 10 41 50 13 4 5 4 28 24 12 3 3 6 13 26 -9 29
9 FC Schaffhausen 25 6 9 10 20 39 13 3 6 4 11 17 12 3 3 6 9 22 -19 27
10 Chiasso 25 4 5 16 30 46 12 3 3 6 14 17 13 1 2 10 16 29 -16 17

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.