Super League match preview and statistics: Neuchâtel Xamax fight Lugano

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Competition: Switzerland Super League
Date: Wed 22.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Maladière (12500 seats)

Struggling Neuchâtel Xamax will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lugano in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Lugano's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Lugano have performed like this: Played nine matches resulting in 1 win, 3 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 8-14 (scored/conceded).

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Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats

Neuchâtel Xamax, who have the most conceded goals (33) at home in Super League, have collected 19 points from their home games so far after 5-4-8.

In their previous game, the manager S. Henchoz led his Neuchâtel Xamax to a defeat in the Super League match away at Sion. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de la Maladière. Before that game, the home loss against Zürich with the scoreline 1-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Neuchâtel Xamax as they are travelling to their away game against Basel in the Super League. That match is three days after this one.

Neuchâtel Xamax are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 25 goals in 17 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Neuchâtel Xamax defense is not exactly impregnable. 33 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Lugano form and stats

4-7-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lugano in their matches away.

Lugano won their last game, 1-0 versus St. Gallen played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Thun before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Grasshopper in just three days.

Lugano find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 23 goals from 17 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Lugano have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Lugano - Neuchâtel Xamax 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Neuchâtel Xamax won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Lugano has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 1

Top Goalscorers

R. Nuzzolo
14 goals / 11 assists
Carlinhos
13 goals / 4 assists
A. Gerndt
9 goals / 9 assists

Neuchâtel Xamax missing players

Lugano missing players

Neuchâtel Xamax Lugano
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played 6 17 34
9 5 1 Won 2 4 10
9 4 1 Drew 2 7 14
16 8 2 Lost 2 6 10
42 25 3 Scored 11 23 46
60 33 7 Conceded 10 23 45
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 94% 94%
79% 88% 75% Over 1.5 100% 76% 74%
56% 65% 25% Over 2.5 83% 53% 53%
35% 41% 25% Over 3.5 33% 29% 35%
24% 35% 25% Over 4.5 17% 12% 9%
62% 82% 50% BTTS 83% 65% 62%
21% 6% 25% Clean Sheets 17% 24% 26%
24% 12% 25% Failed To Score 0% 18% 18%
 
4.5 5.6 3.8 Corners For (avg) 3.3 2.9 4.1
6.6 6.5 7.2 Corners Against (avg) 7.5 6.9 6.1
2.3 2.1 1.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.5 3 2.6
3 2 1 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Lugano have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Lugano have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Neuchâtel Xamax
All Challenge League Uhren Cup Swiss Cup Club Friendlies Super League
All Home Away
03-04-19 SL Lugano 0 - 0 Neuchâtel Xamax
06-04-19 SL Neuchâtel Xamax 0 - 1 St. Gallen
13-04-19 SL Luzern 0 - 1 Neuchâtel Xamax
22-04-19 SL Neuchâtel Xamax 1 - 0 Young Boys
27-04-19 SL Neuchâtel Xamax 1 - 1 Grasshopper
05-05-19 SL Thun 0 - 2 Neuchâtel Xamax
11-05-19 SL Neuchâtel Xamax 1 - 2 Zürich
15-05-19 SL Sion 1 - 0 Neuchâtel Xamax
22-05-19 SL Neuchâtel Xamax 18:00 Lugano
25-05-19 SL Basel 17:00 Neuchâtel Xamax
Lugano
All Swiss Cup Europa League Club Friendlies Super League
All Home Away
03-04-19 SL Lugano 0 - 0 Neuchâtel Xamax
07-04-19 SL Basel 1 - 1 Lugano
14-04-19 SL Lugano 1 - 1 Sion
19-04-19 SL Lugano 3 - 0 Zürich
28-04-19 SL Young Boys 2 - 2 Lugano
05-05-19 SL Lugano 1 - 0 Luzern
11-05-19 SL Thun 1 - 0 Lugano
16-05-19 SL Lugano 1 - 0 St. Gallen
22-05-19 SL Neuchâtel Xamax 18:00 Lugano
25-05-19 SL Lugano 17:00 Grasshopper

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Young Boys 34 28 4 2 94 32 17 15 1 1 53 17 17 13 3 1 41 15 62 88
2 Basel 34 18 11 5 65 44 17 9 6 2 32 21 17 9 5 3 33 23 21 65
3 Lugano 34 10 14 10 46 45 17 6 7 4 23 22 17 4 7 6 23 23 1 44
4 Thun 34 11 10 13 55 56 17 6 8 3 26 22 17 5 2 10 29 34 -1 43
5 Zürich 34 11 10 13 42 48 17 7 6 4 20 14 17 4 4 9 22 34 -6 43
6 St. Gallen 34 12 6 16 44 56 17 7 2 8 28 32 17 5 4 8 16 24 -12 42
7 Sion 34 11 7 16 47 54 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 5 3 9 26 30 -7 40
8 Luzern 33 12 4 17 49 57 16 5 1 10 22 32 17 7 3 7 27 25 -8 40
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 34 9 9 16 42 60 17 5 4 8 25 33 17 4 5 8 17 27 -18 36
10 Grasshopper 33 5 9 19 29 61 17 4 3 10 16 30 16 1 6 9 13 31 -32 24

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