There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with St. Gallen leading Neuchâtel Xamax by 38 points.
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.
Gallen's stadium, Kybunpark, has a grass surface. Neuchâtel Xamax have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Neuchâtel Xamax when playing on grass; 9 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses from 32 matches. They have scored 32 goals in these games and conceded 53.
The season is still full of potential for Gallen as they can still win the whole Super League. For Neuchâtel it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
St. Gallen form and stats
St. Gallen have collected 32 points from their Super League home games so far after 10-2-5.
Happy days for Gallen in their previous game, a Super League match away at Zürich (placed 6th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Gallen lost 0-5 at home to Basel.
There will be little rest for St. Gallen after this match as they are travelling to Young Boys for a Super League game in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (36 in 17 games), Gallen's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 29 goals have been conceded.
Neuchâtel Xamax form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Neuchâtel Xamax, who have the most conceded goals (36) away in Super League, so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-7 (win-draw-lose).
Neuchâtel play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Servette (placed 4th). A 0-1 loss hosting Young Boys before that.
You'll want to know how Neuchâtel Xamax managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and two home wins.
After this away game Neuchâtel return home for a Super League game against Lugano. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Neuchâtel find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. The Neuchâtel Xamax manager S. Henchoz has some worries about the defense as 36 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Neuchâtel Xamax - Gallen 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Gallen wins - draws - Neuchâtel Xamax wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Itten 16 goals | E. Demirović 14 goals |  J. Quintillà Guasch 13 goals |
St. Gallen missing players
Neuchâtel Xamax missing players
| St. Gallen | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 72 | 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 33 |
| 53 | 29 | 6 | Conceded | C | 13 | 36 | 61 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 79% |
| 82% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 59% | 53% |
| 53% | 71% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 41% | 29% |
| 32% | 41% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 24% | 15% |
| 76% | 59% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 65% |
| 12% | 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 15% | 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 24% | 29% |
| 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 519 | 262 | 87 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 167 | 374 |
| 206 | 99 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 62 | 126 |
| 35% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 29% | 26% |
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest clean sheets (3)
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest scored goals (33)
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the fewest scored goals in the second half (16)
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the most conceded goals (36) away
- Neuchâtel Xamax has the the worst goal difference (-28)
- Neuchâtel Xamax have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Neuchâtel Xamax haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- St. Gallen has the fewest matches under the total-line (10)
- St. Gallen has the most matches over the total-line (21)
- St. Gallen has the most scored goals in the first half (37)
- St. Gallen have scored more than double the goals of Neuchâtel Xamax.
- St. Gallen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 76 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 70 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 53 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 65 |
| 3 | Basel | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 60 |
| 4 | Servette | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Luzern | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 42 |
| 6 | Zürich | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 67 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -26 | 42 |
| 7 | Lugano | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Sion | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 36 |
| 9 | Thun | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 36 |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 36 | -28 | 27 |