Yverdon Sport vs Wil match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Municipal

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Competition: Switzerland Challenge League
Competition: Fri 03.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal (6600 seats)

A total of 23 sets of games have gone by and both Yverdon Sport and Wil are flying high in the table. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Yverdon Sport have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Challenge League
  • Wil have the most scored goals (49) 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.

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Yverdon Sport form and stats

Yverdon Sport have performed here at Stade Municipal this season with 7 wins from 11 Challenge League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

Yverdon Sport are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Thun. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated in five league rounds.

Before that, Yverdon drew at home versus Vaduz.

This is expected to be a close game, with Yverdon Sport perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Yverdon Sport as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Yverdon Sport has won 6 of these, drawn 0 and lost 0.

Scoring bonanza? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 14 of the 16 latest league matches with this side has contained three or more goals.

Yverdon Sport can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 24 times. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Wil form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (49) in Challenge League, are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Challenge League.

The manager Iacopetta was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue IGP Arena. Wil suffered a 1-2 loss to Lausanne Sport (placed 3rd). That defeat broke this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; eleven games in total!

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Neuchâtel Xamax.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wil playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Wil wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this club's 10 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Wil has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. Wil have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Wil have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) against Yverdon Sport.

The newest logged scoreline featuring both these contenders is the Wil - Yverdon 4-0 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

Yverdon SportK. Kone
K. Kone
12 goals
WilJ. Lukembila
J. Lukembila
7 goals
Yverdon SportJ. Hautier
J. Hautier
6 goals

Yverdon Sport missing players

Wil missing players

Yverdon Sport Wil
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 1 Played P 1 11 23
13 7 1 Won W 0 4 13
3 2 0 Drew D 0 3 5
7 2 0 Lost L 1 4 5
46 24 4 Scored S 0 17 49
39 12 0 Conceded C 4 21 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
91% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 83%
87% 82% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 65%
65% 64% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 55% 48%
22% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 26%
70% 64% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 73% 61%
17% 27% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 35%
13% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 18% 13%
 
5.6 6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.4 4.5
5.9 5.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.6 5.3
2.4 2.5 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.7 11.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 13 9.5 10.7
4.6 5.4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 4.8
43% 41% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 44%
 
11.6 8.8 11 Shots against (avg) S A 12 10.9 10.4
4.8 3.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 4
Key stats in Challenge League this season:
  • Wil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wil have the most scored goals (49) in Challenge League
  • Wil have the the best goal difference (+18) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Challenge League
  • Yverdon Sport have the most scored goals in the second half (31) 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 23 13 5 5 49 31 12 9 2 1 32 10 11 4 3 4 17 21 18 44
2 Yverdon Sport 23 13 3 7 46 39 11 7 2 2 24 12 12 6 1 5 22 27 7 42
3 Lausanne Sport 23 12 5 6 40 28 11 7 4 0 27 11 12 5 1 6 13 17 12 41
4 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 23 10 5 8 39 36 12 6 1 5 23 26 11 4 4 3 16 10 3 35
5 Thun 23 8 8 7 36 33 12 5 4 3 17 16 11 3 4 4 19 17 3 32
6 Aarau 23 8 8 7 39 42 12 5 4 3 20 17 11 3 4 4 19 25 -3 32
7 FC Schaffhausen 23 8 6 9 29 30 11 4 3 4 10 11 12 4 3 5 19 19 -1 30
8 Bellinzona 23 7 3 13 25 44 11 4 0 7 15 22 12 3 3 6 10 22 -19 24
9 Vaduz 23 3 10 10 31 40 12 2 5 5 17 21 11 1 5 5 14 19 -9 19
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 23 3 7 13 30 41 11 2 5 4 17 16 12 1 2 9 13 25 -11 16

Read more about Challenge League

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.