About Match
In the standings it is Neuchâtel Xamax 7th on 9 points, Rapperswil-Jona 9th on 4 — separated by 5. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Neuchâtel Xamax run at 1.29 scored and 1.86 conceded, Rapperswil-Jona at 1.43 and 2.29. Victory would move Neuchâtel Xamax to 12 points and up to 3rd, with other results unchanged.
Defeat has followed defeat for Neuchâtel Xamax — four in succession.
5 meetings are on record — 5 won by Neuchâtel Xamax, 0 by Rapperswil-Jona, 0 drawn, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue is Stade de la Maladière in Neuchâtel, with room for 12,000 spectators.