Winterthur are prepared for Wil with expectations of securing all three points. Will they? Check our match preview!
- Winterthur have the the best goal difference (+11) in Challenge League
- Wil have the most scored goals (39) in Challenge League
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.
Winterthur form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Schützenwiese as Winterthur have scored 22 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Challenge League are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Winterthur goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 212 minutes without conceding a goal in the Challenge League.
Winterthur shared the glory with Vaduz in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Winterthur won a home game hosting Kriens (3-0).The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Winterthur matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and zero defeats (from four games).
Goals decide football matches and Winterthur are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 10 league matches. On the other hand, Winterthur have conceded 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Wil form and stats
Wil have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Challenge League, after 3-1-6 (10 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Wil are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Wil play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Thun (placed 4th).
Ahead of that game was the 4-4 draw at home against Vaduz.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Wil when being an outsider away as they are today, we find eight matches with the visitors losing seven times, drawing zero and winning one game.
Wil are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Wil have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Wil - Winterthur 3-5. Zumberi (Wil) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Winterthur, two draws and four wins for Wil. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Buess 10 goals |   S. Bahloul 9 goals | J. Lukembila 8 goals |
Winterthur missing players
Wil missing players
| Winterthur | Wil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 36 | 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 39 |
| 25 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 42 |
| 85% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 85% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 50% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 25% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 20% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 46% | 49% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 48% |
| 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
- All of Wil's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Wil have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Challenge League
- Wil have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Challenge League
- Wil have the most scored goals (39) in Challenge League
- Wil have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Challenge League
- Wil haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Winterthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Winterthur have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Challenge League
- Winterthur have the the best goal difference (+11) 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 | Vaduz | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 2 | Aarau | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Winterthur | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Thun | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Yverdon Sport | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 28 |
| 7 | FC Schaffhausen | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Wil | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Kriens | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 32 | -41 | 6 |
