Yverdon Sport are considered as favourites to win this home fixture against Neuchâtel Xamax, if the league table is to be trusted. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?
- Yverdon Sport have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Challenge League
5 - 8 - 18 with 31-50. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Neuchâtel Xamax when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Neuchâtel Xamax play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Yverdon Sport and Neuchâtel Xamax should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Yverdon Sport form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Municipal as Yverdon Sport have scored 18 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Challenge League are 5-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Yverdon Sport here at Stade Municipal, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Yverdon lost their last game at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy (placed 2nd) after a 0-5 scoreline. Yverdon Sport were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vaduz in a game that was won 3-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Yverdon handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Goals keep appearing in this team's league fixtures, with 9 in a row having three or more goals (over 2.5).
Goals decide football matches and Yverdon Sport are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Yverdon have conceded 9 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
There's been little loot from Neuchâtel Xamax's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 8 away games in the Challenge League. Neuchâtel Xamax only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Neuchâtel Xamax, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
There were no winners in Neuchâtel Xamax's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Wil (placed 1st).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.Neuchâtel are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
Observe! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 11 of this club's latest 12 league games.
For Neuchâtel Xamax, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the match result Neuchâtel Xamax - Yverdon Sport 2-3 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Yverdon victory, three draws and six Neuchâtel Xamax wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kone 10 goals |   R. Nuzzolo 5 goals |  J. Hautier 4 goals |
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| Yverdon Sport | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 35 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 32 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 76% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 6.5 | 6.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.6 | 10.1 |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 46% | 40% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 33% |
| 11.6 | 9.4 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.6 | 11.2 |
| 5.3 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
- All of Neuchâtel Xamax's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the fewest points (2) away in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Challenge League
- Neuchâtel Xamax have yet to win a game away.
- Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Yverdon Sport have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Neuchâtel Xamax have scored away.
- Yverdon Sport have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Challenge League
- Yverdon Sport have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Challenge League
- Yverdon Sport have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Challenge League
- Yverdon Sport have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Challenge League
- Yverdon Sport 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 | Wil | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Yverdon Sport | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | Lausanne Sport | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Aarau | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 24 |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 7 | Thun | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Vaduz | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | FC Schaffhausen | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 16 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 12 |
