Match Report
Solothurn (6th, 45 pts) visited Muttenz (4th, 51 pts) with 6 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Solothurn: only 35th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Muttenz were scoring 2.13 and conceding 1.53, Solothurn 1.77 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Muttenz carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Muttenz, 2 by Solothurn, 1 drawn, at 4.8 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Sportplatz Margelacker, with room for 3,200 spectators. Muttenz led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Muttenz: Nicola Suter (23'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Solothurn: Lars Murpf (74'), Naim Djaoudi (12'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer