With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Lugano fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Neuchâtel Xamax.
Lugano 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.
Neuchâtel Xamax play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Neuchâtel Xamax when playing on grass are 10 wins, 13 draws and 11 defeats from 34 matches. They have scored 46 goals and conceded 57 times in these games.
Lugano form and stats
Lugano's struggle is real here at Stadio di Cornaredo with only 7 points collected from 9 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-4.
The fans are hoping that Lugano will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Super League game against St. Gallen (placed 2nd). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Young Boys.
The lack of attacking qualities in Lugano means that they have only scored 3 goals in 9 league home games, less than half a goal per match. On the other hand, Lugano have conceded 9 goals.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
Neuchâtel Xamax have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Super League, after 1-5-3 (9 played).
The manager J. Magnin was unhappy after their last game, a Super League match played at their home ground Stade de la Maladière. Neuchâtel Xamax suffered a 1-2 loss to Servette (placed 4th). A 1-1 draw at Sion's stadium before that.
Neuchâtel Xamax are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Neuchâtel Xamax have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Neuchâtel Xamax - Lugano 1-1. Last seven meetings between the teams: Lugano won 1, Neuchâtel Xamax won 2 and 4 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Karlen 7 goals |  R. Nuzzolo 7 goals |   M. Marić 3 goals |
Lugano missing players
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
| Lugano | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 79% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 47% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 56% | 42% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 42% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 42% | 67% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 238 | 100 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 91 | 203 |
| 84 | 24 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 35 | 70 |
| 23% | 12% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 30% |
- Lugano has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Lugano has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Lugano has the fewest scored goals (3) at home
- Lugano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Neuchâtel Xamax have scored at least twice as many goals away as Lugano have scored home.
- Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Neuchâtel Xamax is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Boys | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Basel | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Servette | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Zurich | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 30 |
| 6 | Lugano | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Luzern | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 21 |
| 8 | Sion | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 14 |
| 10 | Thun | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -23 | 12 |