Another action-packed fixture in Challenge League as Winterthur welcome Wil

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 18.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Schützenwiese (9450 seats)

With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Winterthur fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Wil.

Insights:
  • Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Challenge League
  • Wil has the fewest scored goals (11) in Challenge League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Winterthur and Wil.

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Winterthur form and stats

Winterthur are steadily winning Challenge League games and points here at Stadion Schützenwiese. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadion Schützenwiese after three straight home wins.

Before that, Winterthur had a home game versus Neuchâtel Xamax which ended with a victory 4-0.

The manager R. Loose will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Neuchâtel Xamax in only four days.

Goals are plentiful at Stadion Schützenwiese in the league this season as Winterthur has scored 16 goals here in 6 home games. On the other hand, Winterthur have conceded 6 goals.

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Wil form and stats

Wil, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in Challenge League, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Challenge League, after 1-1-4 (6 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Wil have lost on their last two travels.

Wil have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 219 minutes ago. R. Kamber was the goal scorer.

A loss against Chiasso was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Challenge League trip to Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Wil as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. Wil struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Wil - Winterthur 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Winterthur victory, two draws and seven Wil wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WinterthurR. Alves
R. Alves
4 goals
WinterthurD. Callà
D. Callà
4 goals
WinterthurR. Buess
R. Buess
4 goals

Winterthur missing players

Wil missing players

Winterthur Wil
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 1 6 13
6 4 2 Won W 0 1 3
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 4
3 0 0 Lost L 1 4 6
23 16 7 Scored S 0 5 11
14 6 1 Conceded C 1 11 18
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
77% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 69%
46% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 46%
38% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 15%
15% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
54% 67% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 46%
38% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 46%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.5 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7 6.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 4 7.3 7.7
3.5 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4 3.9
51% 67% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 22%
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • All of Winterthur's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Wil has the fewest scored goals (11) in Challenge League
  • Wil has the fewest scored goals (5) away in Challenge League
  • Wil has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Challenge League
  • Wil have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Wil have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Wil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wil haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Winterthur has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Challenge League
  • Winterthur has the most scored goals in the first half (12) 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 at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Winterthur have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Winterthur have scored more than double the goals of Wil.
  • 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 Grasshopper 14 9 2 3 25 16 7 6 1 0 16 5 7 3 1 3 9 11 9 29
2 Thun 14 7 4 3 22 14 8 4 2 2 13 7 6 3 2 1 9 7 8 25
3 Aarau 14 7 3 4 28 23 7 3 2 2 14 12 7 4 1 2 14 11 5 24
4 Winterthur 13 6 4 3 23 14 6 4 2 0 16 6 7 2 2 3 7 8 9 22
5 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 13 5 6 2 23 16 6 2 3 1 11 8 7 3 3 1 12 8 7 21
6 FC Schaffhausen 13 5 5 3 24 17 7 4 1 2 14 9 6 1 4 1 10 8 7 20
7 Kriens 14 3 4 7 17 23 8 2 2 4 11 13 6 1 2 3 6 10 -6 13
8 Wil 13 3 4 6 11 18 7 2 3 2 6 7 6 1 1 4 5 11 -7 13
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 13 3 0 10 13 30 6 2 0 4 6 11 7 1 0 6 7 19 -17 9
10 Chiasso 13 2 2 9 12 27 5 1 1 3 4 9 8 1 1 6 8 18 -15 8

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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.