An important duel in the bottom section of the Challenge League, with both Winterthur and Aarau experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 7th place.
It's no vacation for neither Winterthur nor Aarau as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Winterthur form and stats
Winterthur have collected 18 points from their Challenge League home games so far after 5-3-5.
Winterthur faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wil (1-3). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Grasshopper that ended 1-1.
There will be little rest for Winterthur after this match as they are travelling to Stade Lausanne-Ouchy for a Challenge League game in only three days.
The Winterthur fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.
Aarau form and stats
The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (51) in Challenge League, are W4-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Challenge League.
Two travels in a row for Aarau, whose manager P. Rahmen could celebrate last time after the Challenge League win against Chiasso. Before that, Aarau secured a home win against Wil with the score 4-1.
A new game in only three days for Aarau, the Challenge League home match versus Lausanne Sport. Busy days.
The visiting Aarau have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. For Aarau, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Aarau - Winterthur 2-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Winterthur wins - draws - Aarau wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Sliskovic 10 goals |  M. Neumayr 8 goals |  R. Buess 7 goals |
Winterthur missing players
Aarau missing players
| Winterthur | Aarau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 28 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 44 |
| 45 | 24 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 27 | 51 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 92% |
| 77% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 85% |
| 54% | 54% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 69% |
| 38% | 31% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 46% | 54% |
| 15% | 15% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 54% | 54% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 69% |
| 23% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 19% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 19% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 260 | 123 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 123 | 269 |
| 100 | 49 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 51 | 106 |
| 28% | 29% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | 42% |
- Aarau has the most conceded goals (51)
- Aarau has the most conceded goals in the second half (32)
- Winterthur has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home
- Winterthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | Grasshopper | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Vaduz | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Kriens | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Wil | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 32 |
| 7 | Aarau | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 32 |
| 8 | Winterthur | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 32 |
| 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 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -18 | 17 |