Neuchâtel Xamax and Zürich meet forces at Stade de la Maladière, in a match for Matchday 29 of the Super League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 11‑08‑2019, the two teams tied (2‑2). The head-to-head record at this stadium is favorable to the away team, which in the last 5 games has won 3 and tied 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 30‑11‑2019, in a match for the Super Liga that ended with the victory of Zürich by (0‑1). B. Kramer (65 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Neuchâtel Xamax :
After 3 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in 9th position, with 19 points won. In their last match, they tied in an away match against Zürich by (1‑1), after in the previous match they had won by (1‑2) away, in a match against Sion. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 27 suffered; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in his stadium, with 25 goals scored and 21 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home win for Grasshopper by (4‑2). For the championship, Neuchâtel Xamax conquered 6 points in 30 possible, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 matches that they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (4 in 11 matches). They haven’t been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and never got the comeback.
In the tenth and last position in the leaderboard, the Neuchâtel Xamax team comes to this match with a record of 22 points, with a distance of three points to the maintenance area, occupied first by Thun, who has a less accomplished game . After resuming competition after stopping with a victory against Thun (2-1), the team led by Joël Magnin has lost the last four games in the championship. Last Saturday, the defeat occurred when they went to Basel 2-0, in a game where Neuchâtel Xamax even managed to slightly balance the accounts in the second half, after a first half that had strong dominance by the team. from the house.
Zürich :
The visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 32 points won, after 9 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to the Servette, by (4‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Neuchâtel Xamax, by (1‑1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In the last match they played, for Friendlies, they defeated the Kriens by (2‑4). In their last 10 away games for the championship, Zürich has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points in 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The Zurich team continues to struggle to qualify for the Europa League, reaching this match in 5th place in the overall standings, with 41 points, the same as Servette. On the last day, the team technically guided by Ludovic Magnin responded well to the surprising defeat, in the previous round, against Thun (3-2). In the home game, last Saturday, Zurich defeated Servette, 2-0, in a match marked by the superior effectiveness of the team of Ludovic Magnin, who reached the goals through Kololli (19 ‘) and Ruegg (50 ‘) With a 2-0 victory, Zürich lowered his lines a lot in the second half and saw Servette take the lead, without creating, however, many occasions of imminent danger.
