Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aarau & Sion face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Swiss Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Super League game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Basel. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Aarau form and stats
Aarau participated in Swiss Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Aarau have to build on here at Stadion Brügglifeld in the Challenge League.
Aarau travelled for their previous game, a trip to Kriens that ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against FC Schaffhausen with the scoreline 1-2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Aarau, as the Challenge League home game vs Neuchatel Xamax is only three days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 9 games), Aarau's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Sion form and stats
Sion was sent out of Swiss Cup in the semi-finals last season.There's been little loot from Sion's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Super League. Sion only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Basel in their previous outing. The Super League match ended in a draw 2-2. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs St. Gallen.
A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Basel. Sion were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Roberts Uldriķis scoring the equalizer.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sion are hosting St. Gallen in the Super League only three days away.
Sion are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). As for defending, Sion rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Aarau four wins, one draw and Sion five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Grgic 7 goals |   S. Gashi 6 goals |  F. Stojilkovic 5 goals |
Aarau missing players
Sion missing players
| Aarau | Sion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 47 | 23 | Scored | S | 21 | 34 | ||
| 45 | 18 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 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 | Thun | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | FC Schaffhausen | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Grasshopper | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Winterthur | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Aarau | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Wil | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | Kriens | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 9 | Neuchatel Xamax | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
| 10 | Chiasso | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -21 | 13 |
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 41 |
| 2 | Basel | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 3 | Zurich | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Lugano | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Servette | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Lausanne Sport | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Sion | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | Luzern | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Vaduz | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 15 |