Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aarau & Luzern face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Swiss Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Aarau nor Luzern as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Aarau form and stats
Last season, Aarau's Swiss Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.33 points is a decent return from 16 Challenge League games here at Stadion Brügglifeld for Aarau. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. On the other hand, in the Swiss Cup, Aarau has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Ever since the Winterthur game Aarau has been unbeatable here at Stadion Brügglifeld producing five straight wins.
The Aarau supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Grasshopper in Challenge League and win 2-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Winterthur that finished 3-3.
Aarau are traveling soon after this match as the Challenge League match at FC Schaffhausen awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (35 in 16 games), Aarau's attacking play is working. Aarau's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Luzern form and stats
Last season their Swiss Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats. Total Swiss Cup statistics for Luzern: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
It's the second away game in a row for Luzern, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Vaduz in the Super League last time out. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Zurich in the Super League.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Luzern have scored 23 goals in 16 league games away. Luzern's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 30 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (Aarau wins - draws - Luzern wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Sorgić 11 goals | ![]() F. Stojilkovic 10 goals | ![]() L. Schaub 8 goals |
Aarau missing players
Luzern missing players
| Aarau | Luzern | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 28 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 48 | 12 | Conceded | C | 25 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 93% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.4 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Grasshopper | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 61 |
| 2 | Thun | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 57 |
| 3 | Aarau | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 52 |
| 4 | FC Schaffhausen | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Winterthur | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Wil | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -6 | 35 |
| 8 | Kriens | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 34 |
| 9 | Neuchatel Xamax | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -21 | 33 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -26 | 29 |
| 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 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 72 |
| 2 | Basel | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 47 |
| 3 | Servette | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -7 | 44 |
| 4 | Lugano | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 43 |
| 5 | Luzern | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Lausanne Sport | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 41 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 37 |
| 8 | Zurich | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 35 |
| 9 | Vaduz | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -17 | 33 |
| 10 | Sion | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -15 | 30 |