This could be an interesting match as Winterthur have their presumed home advantage while Thun are ahead 1 point in the Challenge League table.
- Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Challenge League
- Thun is in the best form (4-2-0)
Winterthur have less rest than Thun in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Challenge League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Chiasso, was also a home game here at Stadion Schützenwiese. The away team is better rested.
This pitch has grass, which is not Thun's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Thun have performed like this: Played 38 matches resulting in 13 wins, 8 draws and 17 defeats with the goal stats 45-57 (scored/conceded).
Winterthur form and stats
When playing at home in the Challenge League, Winterthur, who have the most points (11) at home in Challenge League, have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. Two home wins in a row for Winterthur bring valid hopes of a third.
A nice win for Winterthur last time playing, versus Chiasso. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with R. Alves and R. Buess scoring for the victors. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Aarau.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Winterthur have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost zero.
Winterthur are traveling soon after this match as the Challenge League match at Wil awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 5 games), Winterthur's attacking play is working. Winterthur have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Thun form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Thun, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Challenge League, playing as the away team in the Challenge League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Thun, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The Thun goalkeeper Andreas Hirzel is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from G. Kyeremateng (2) and G. Karlen secured the home win 3-0 against Chiasso in their previous game. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Wil.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Thun in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Thun, three draws and three defeats.
The visiting Thun have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 5 games. 6 goals have been conceded by Thun in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Thun - Winterthur 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Winterthur won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Thun has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeTop Goalscorers
  D. Callà 4 goals |  R. Buess 4 goals |  O. Doumbia 3 goals |
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| Winterthur | Thun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 55% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.2 | 5.8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 9 | 10.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 58% | 63% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 41% | 38% |
- All of Thun's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Winterthur's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Thun has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Challenge League
- Thun has the most clean sheets (4) in Challenge League
- Thun has the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Challenge League
- Thun have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Thun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Thun is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Winterthur has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Challenge League
- Winterthur has the most points (11) at home in Challenge League
- Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Challenge League
- Winterthur has the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Challenge League
- Winterthur have not yet lost a game at home.
- Winterthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Thun | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Winterthur | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Schaffhausen | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 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 | Neuchatel Xamax | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 5 |