Match Report
The table read 6th (Solothurn, 45 pts) against 3rd (Courtételle, 56 pts), 11 points apart. Solothurn had been under-performing their position — 35th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Solothurn were scoring 1.77 and conceding 1.57, Courtételle 1.77 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Courtételle came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Solothurn win, 2 for Courtételle, 2 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Stadion FC Solothurn, capacity 6,750, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Courtételle led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Solothurn: Patrik Gjidoda (56'), Ian Schläppi (28') · Courtételle: Hugo Casano (25'), Bastien Hulmann (18')
Key stats
Possession: Solothurn 57% · Courtételle 43% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-4