Winterthur vs Aarau match preview

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 25.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Schützenwiese (9450 seats)

After the first game it's Winterthur - Aarau 0-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Challenge League game of the season?

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.

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Winterthur form and stats

Winterthur lost their last game at Grasshopper (placed 4th) after a 2-3 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Swiss Cup match versus Tuggen with a 2-1 scoreline.

Last season, Winterthur's league statistics were 15 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Challenge League. Over these 36 matches they scored 55 goals and conceded 56. Playing at home last season Winterthur managed 8-4-6 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 30 conceded.

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Aarau form and stats

Aarau might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Wil proved too strong as Aarau slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Brügglifeld. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Wil (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in the Swiss Cup.

Let's have a look at how Aarau performed last season in the Challenge League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 11 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 65 and conceded 80 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 9 with 25/42 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Winterthur won five, Aarau won two and three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AarauS. Gashi
S. Gashi
1 goals

Winterthur missing players

Aarau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Winterthur Aarau
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 10
4 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 3
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Winterthur Last season Aarau
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
15 8   Won W   5 10
10 4   Drew D   4 11
11 6   Lost L   9 15
55 27   Scored S   25 65
56 30   Conceded C   42 80
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 94%
78% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 89%
61% 61%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 75%
44% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   56% 64%
19% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   44% 39%
56% 56%   BTTS BTTS   61% 78%
28% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 14%
22% 22%   Failed to Score F T   28% 14%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2.2
1 0   Red cards R C   0 2
 
349 168   Total Shots T S   186 381
140 66   Shots on Target S O   78 163
39% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Schaffhausen 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Kriens 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Wil 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Grasshopper 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Thun 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Winterthur 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
8 Aarau 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
10 Chiasso 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
Last season 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 36 22 7 7 84 36 18 13 3 2 43 11 18 9 4 5 41 25 48 73
2 Vaduz 36 18 10 8 76 53 18 11 3 4 45 26 18 7 7 4 31 27 23 64
3 Grasshopper 36 17 10 9 69 52 18 10 3 5 40 26 18 7 7 4 29 26 17 61
4 Winterthur 36 15 10 11 55 56 18 8 4 6 27 30 18 7 6 5 28 26 -1 55
5 Kriens 36 16 6 14 58 59 18 10 4 4 38 24 18 6 2 10 20 35 -1 54
6 Wil 36 14 7 15 60 61 18 9 5 4 34 19 18 5 2 11 26 42 -1 49
7 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 36 11 9 16 47 64 18 7 4 7 27 26 18 4 5 9 20 38 -17 42
8 Aarau 36 10 11 15 65 80 18 5 7 6 40 38 18 5 4 9 25 42 -15 41
9 FC Schaffhausen 36 6 14 16 34 62 18 3 9 6 19 28 18 3 5 10 15 34 -28 32
10 Chiasso 36 5 8 23 44 69 18 4 4 10 22 29 18 1 4 13 22 40 -25 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Schaffhausen 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Kriens 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Wil 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Grasshopper 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Thun 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Winterthur 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
8 Aarau 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
10 Chiasso 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0

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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.