Match preview Super League: Luzern - Neuchâtel Xamax at swissporarena

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Competition: Sat 02.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: swissporarena (16490 seats)

With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Luzern fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Neuchâtel Xamax.

This pitch has grass, which is not Neuchâtel Xamax's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Neuchâtel Xamax have performed like this: Played 35 matches resulting in 11 wins, 13 draws and 11 defeats with the goal stats 44-54 (scored/conceded).

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Luzern form and stats

Overall Super League stats at home this season for Luzern are 5-2-4 (wins-draw-losses). Luzern are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Luzern travelled for their previous game, a trip to Thun that ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting St. Gallen in a game that was won 1-0.

Luzern are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

As the visiting team in Super League matches, Neuchâtel Xamax have produced an overall stat of 2-7-3 so far.

Neuchâtel has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Zürich for a Super League game that ended a draw (1-1). Before that, Neuchâtel Xamax travelled to Zürich and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Neuchâtel find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Neuchâtel have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Neuchâtel Xamax - Luzern 0-1. Luzern-Neuchâtel Xamax H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Luzern five wins, Neuchâtel Xamax five wins, zero draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Neuchâtel XamaxR. Nuzzolo
R. Nuzzolo
8 goals
Neuchâtel XamaxG. Karlen
G. Karlen
7 goals
LuzernF. Margiotta
F. Margiotta
6 goals

Luzern missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Luzern Neuchâtel Xamax
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 12 23
9 5 1 Won W 0 2 3
4 2 0 Drew D 3 7 10
10 4 2 Lost L 0 3 10
25 14 4 Scored S 5 15 25
30 14 5 Conceded C 5 20 38
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 78%
43% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 48%
17% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 42% 35%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 13%
43% 55% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 70%
30% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 9%
30% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 22%
 
5.5 6.4 9.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 4.6
5.9 5.6 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.1 5.7
2.8 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.2 2.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
270 150 53 Total Shots T S 36 124 261
103 58 23 Shots on Target S O 12 47 94
24% 24% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 32% 27%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Luzern has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
  • Luzern have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Luzern is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest clean sheets (2)
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax 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 St. Gallen 23 14 3 6 51 31 12 7 2 3 27 16 11 7 1 3 24 15 20 45
2 Young Boys 23 13 6 4 46 31 11 9 2 0 27 10 12 4 4 4 19 21 15 45
3 Basel 23 12 4 7 48 24 12 7 2 3 27 11 11 5 2 4 21 13 24 40
4 Servette 23 10 7 6 38 23 11 6 3 2 17 7 12 4 4 4 21 16 15 37
5 Zürich 23 9 5 9 28 45 12 5 2 5 19 28 11 4 3 4 9 17 -17 32
6 Luzern 23 9 4 10 25 30 11 5 2 4 14 14 12 4 2 6 11 16 -5 31
7 Lugano 23 6 8 9 24 27 12 2 6 4 6 11 11 4 2 5 18 16 -3 26
8 Sion 23 6 5 12 28 41 11 3 3 5 17 20 12 3 2 7 11 21 -13 23
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 23 3 10 10 25 38 11 1 3 7 10 18 12 2 7 3 15 20 -13 19
10 Thun 23 5 4 14 23 46 12 2 3 7 12 25 11 3 1 7 11 21 -23 19

Read more about Super League

Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland and the Swiss Super League is the top competition. It has ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures each. The season runs from July to May with a winter break. Number one in the final league table is the champion, number ten is relegated while number nine plays a relegation playoff.