Challenge League: Winterthur receive Neuchâtel Xamax in what promises to be an absorbing football fixture. Here's a thorough preview!
- Winterthur have the fewest conceded goals (44) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest conceded goals (23) away in Challenge League
Winterthur are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For Neuchâtel Xamax most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season. Winterthur's stadium, Stadion Schützenwiese, has a grass surface. Neuchâtel Xamax have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Neuchâtel Xamax when playing on grass; 6 wins, 6 draws and 18 losses from 30 matches. They have scored 28 goals in these games and conceded 53.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Challenge League.
Winterthur form and stats
Winterthur are steadily winning Challenge League games and points here at Stadion Schützenwiese. 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 17 games. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Winterthur has four draws from their last four matches.
Winterthur shared the glory with Wil in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
In the match before that, Winterthur hosted Thun and drew the game 2-2.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (41 in 17 games), Winterthur's attacking play is working. 19 goals have been conceded.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
5-4-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Neuchâtel Xamax in their Challenge League matches away.
Neuchâtel played 1-1 against Yverdon Sport in their previous match.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.Neuchâtel Xamax have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 20 goals have been scored. 23 goals have been conceded by Neuchâtel Xamax in these games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Neuchâtel Xamax - Winterthur 0-0. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Winterthur, four draws and four wins for Neuchâtel Xamax. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Buess 13 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 12 goals |  R. Alves 11 goals |
Winterthur missing players
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
| Winterthur | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 68 | 41 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 50 |
| 44 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | 49 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 91% |
| 85% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | 85% |
| 59% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 62% |
| 41% | 47% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | 29% |
| 26% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 62% | 59% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 59% |
| 32% | 41% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | 21% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 35% | 29% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 10.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 43% | 47% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 31% | 35% |
| 7.6 | 7.1 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest conceded goals (23) away in Challenge League
- Winterthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Winterthur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Winterthur have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Neuchâtel Xamax have scored away.
- Winterthur have the fewest conceded goals (44) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most points from losing position (25) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Challenge League
| 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 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 47 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 62 |
| 2 | Aarau | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 62 |
| 3 | Winterthur | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 59 |
| 4 | Vaduz | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 55 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 56 |
| 5 | Thun | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 55 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 50 |
| 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 28 | -3 | 43 |
| 8 | Wil | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 73 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 43 | -8 | 41 |
| 9 | Yverdon Sport | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 41 |
| 10 | Kriens | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 52 | -62 | 13 |
