Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Winterthur welcomes Chiasso

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Tue 01.December
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Schützenwiese (9450 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Winterthur are in the 5th position while the guesting Chiasso worry at 10th.

Insights:
  • Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso has the fewest scored goals (8) in Challenge League

It's no vacation for neither Winterthur nor Chiasso 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.

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Winterthur form and stats

When playing at home in the Challenge League, Winterthur have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.

The fans are hoping that Winterthur will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Challenge League game against Aarau (placed 6th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Winterthur, as the Challenge League home game vs Thun is only three days away.

Winterthur are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Schützenwiese in their league games, having scored an impressive 10 goals in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Chiasso form and stats

As the visiting team in Challenge League matches, Chiasso, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Challenge League, have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far.

There might be some fixture complaints from Chiasso as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Challenge League match against Thun (0-3). A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Neuchâtel Xamax.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Chiasso as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. Chiasso are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Winterthur won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Chiasso has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Winterthur missing players

Chiasso missing players

Winterthur Chiasso
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 2 5 9
4 2 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 2 4 6
16 10 1 Scored S 2 4 8
12 6 1 Conceded C 6 14 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 89%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 89%
62% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 56%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 33%
25% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 40% 33%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 56%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 11%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
6.6 4.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.2 9.6
3 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.6
67% 83% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 25%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Winterthur's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Chiasso has the fewest points (1) away in Challenge League
  • Chiasso has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Challenge League
  • Chiasso has the fewest scored goals (8) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso has the most conceded goals (14) away in Challenge League
  • Chiasso has the most conceded goals (21) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso has the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Challenge League
  • Chiasso has the the worst goal difference (-13) in Challenge League
  • Chiasso have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Chiasso have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chiasso have yet to win a game away.
  • Winterthur has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Challenge League
  • Winterthur has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Challenge League
  • Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Challenge League
  • Winterthur have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Winterthur have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Winterthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Winterthur have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chiasso have scored away.
  • Winterthur have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Winterthur 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 Grasshopper 10 6 2 2 17 12 4 3 1 0 9 4 6 3 1 2 8 8 5 20
2 Thun 11 5 3 3 17 12 6 3 1 2 10 6 5 2 2 1 7 6 5 18
3 FC Schaffhausen 11 4 4 3 22 16 6 3 1 2 13 9 5 1 3 1 9 7 6 16
4 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 10 4 4 2 18 12 5 2 2 1 10 7 5 2 2 1 8 5 6 16
5 Winterthur 8 4 2 2 16 12 4 2 2 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 6 6 4 14
6 Aarau 10 4 2 4 16 17 6 3 1 2 11 9 4 1 1 2 5 8 -1 14
7 Kriens 11 3 3 5 15 17 6 2 1 3 9 9 5 1 2 2 6 8 -2 12
8 Wil 10 2 4 4 10 14 5 1 3 1 5 4 5 1 1 3 5 10 -4 10
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 8 3 0 5 10 16 3 2 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 4 7 12 -6 9
10 Chiasso 9 1 2 6 8 21 4 1 1 2 4 7 5 0 1 4 4 14 -13 5

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.