Rapperswil-Jona vs Neuchâtel Xamax betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Switzerland Play-offs 2/3
Competition: Wed 31.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportstadion Grünfeld (3000 seats)

Rapperswil-Jona and Neuchâtel Xamax supporters have their most treasured supporter outfits on for this first game week of a new Play-offs 2/3 season. Game on!

3-7-15 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Neuchâtel Xamax when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 25 matches are 27-44 (scored/conceded).

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 Rapperswil-Jona and Neuchâtel Xamax.

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Rapperswil-Jona form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Rapperswil-Jona as they were promoted from 1.Liga Promotion last season. Happy days that were secured through 17 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses from 32 games. The team scored 30 goals at home last season and conceded 30. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

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 Rapperswil-Jona have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Rapperswil-Jona are traveling soon after this match as the Play-offs 2/3 match at Neuchâtel Xamax awaits in three days.

Rapperswil-Jona have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and three practice matches played. These training games have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Rapperswil-Jona scored {2 goals-1} and let in {2 goals-2} during these three games.

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Neuchâtel as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 4 victories from 36 games, relegation was a fact. Neuchâtel Xamax's manager Forte are hoping to lead the team right back to Challenge League at the first attempt.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Neuchâtel Xamax in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Neuchâtel Xamax, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Neuchâtel Xamax are hosting Rapperswil-Jona in the Play-offs 2/3 only three days away.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Neuchâtel have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats from four fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Neuchâtel Xamax have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when facing Rapperswil-Jona.

Top Goalscorers

Neuchâtel XamaxR. Nuzzolo
R. Nuzzolo
7 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxD. Del Toro
D. Del Toro
6 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxS. Bakayoko
S. Bakayoko
4 goals

Rapperswil-Jona missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rapperswil-Jona Neuchâtel Xamax
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Rapperswil-Jona Last season Neuchâtel Xamax
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
33 17   Played P   18 36
18 9   Won W   1 4
3 1   Drew D   4 12
12 7   Lost L   13 20
60 31   Scored S   18 42
54 30   Conceded C   38 65
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
82% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 89%
67% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 53%
45% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   28% 28%
27% 35%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 17%
58% 65%   BTTS BTTS   72% 72%
27% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 8%
18% 12%   Failed to Score F T   28% 22%
 
2.9 2.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.4
2.8 1.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.6
1.7 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.9
3 2   Red cards R C   4 6
 
5.1 4.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.1 8.8
2.2 1.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.8
96% 144%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 31%
 
4.8 3.5   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 10
2.1 2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Luzern II 32 24 2 6 95 53 16 15 1 0 56 18 16 9 1 6 39 35 42 74
2 Stade Nyonnais 32 21 3 8 83 45 16 12 1 3 44 24 16 9 2 5 39 21 38 66
3 Baden 32 18 4 10 61 48 16 10 3 3 37 20 16 8 1 7 24 28 13 58
4 Cham 32 17 3 12 60 47 16 12 0 4 37 18 16 5 3 8 23 29 13 54
5 Rapperswil-Jona 32 17 3 12 59 54 16 8 1 7 30 30 16 9 2 5 29 24 5 54
6 Etoile Carouge 32 15 7 10 63 38 16 11 1 4 43 14 16 4 6 6 20 24 25 52
7 Bruhl 32 14 10 8 59 45 16 9 5 2 28 14 16 5 5 6 31 31 14 52
8 Breitenrain 33 15 6 11 57 57 17 9 3 4 29 25 16 6 3 7 28 32 0 51
9 Basel II 32 12 8 12 53 57 16 5 4 7 20 31 16 7 4 5 33 26 -4 44
10 Kriens 32 13 4 15 53 58 16 9 2 5 28 24 16 4 2 10 25 34 -5 43
11 Young Boys II 32 11 6 15 64 67 16 10 4 2 42 22 16 1 2 13 22 45 -3 39
12 Zurich II 32 11 5 16 53 56 16 7 4 5 31 25 16 4 1 11 22 31 -3 38
13 Bulle 32 11 4 17 49 57 16 5 3 8 21 27 16 6 1 9 28 30 -8 37
14 Bavois 32 10 7 15 45 65 16 4 4 8 24 34 16 6 3 7 21 31 -20 37
15 St. Gallen II 32 9 5 18 57 86 16 5 3 8 32 43 16 4 2 10 25 43 -29 32
16 Biel-Bienne 32 6 8 18 32 60 16 4 3 9 16 29 16 2 5 9 16 31 -28 26
17 YF Juventus 32 4 3 25 27 77 16 3 2 11 18 36 16 1 1 14 9 41 -50 15
18 Chiasso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yverdon Sport 36 20 6 10 64 53 18 11 4 3 33 16 18 9 2 7 31 37 11 66
2 Lausanne Sport 36 17 10 9 58 43 18 11 6 1 37 17 18 6 4 8 21 26 15 61
3 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy 36 17 9 10 70 53 18 9 3 6 40 33 18 8 6 4 30 20 17 60
4 Aarau 36 15 12 9 63 57 18 7 6 5 31 26 18 8 6 4 32 31 6 57
5 Wil 36 16 8 12 62 52 18 11 2 5 39 20 18 5 6 7 23 32 10 56
6 Thun 36 12 13 11 62 55 18 6 7 5 30 29 18 6 6 6 32 26 7 49
7 FC Schaffhausen 36 12 8 16 51 59 18 6 4 8 23 29 18 6 4 8 28 30 -8 44
8 Vaduz 36 7 16 13 54 56 18 3 8 7 23 30 18 4 8 6 31 26 -2 37
9 Bellinzona 36 11 4 21 38 71 18 7 1 10 24 33 18 4 3 11 14 38 -33 37
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 36 4 12 20 42 65 18 3 8 7 24 27 18 1 4 13 18 38 -23 24

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