Match Report
The table read 2nd (Winterthur, 18 pts) against 6th (Neuchâtel Xamax, 12 pts), 6 points apart. Per game in the league, Winterthur were scoring 2.11 and conceding 0.89, Neuchâtel Xamax 1.33 and 1.89, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Winterthur in 5 games. Neuchâtel Xamax had lost three in a row. From the last five rounds, Winterthur held 11 points of 15 and Neuchâtel Xamax 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Winterthur wins, 1 for Neuchâtel Xamax, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting.
Stadion Schützenwiese staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,450. The referee was L. Fähndrich, with 85 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Winterthur led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Winterthur: Brian Beyer (20'), Théo Golliard (30'), Luca Zuffi (36'), Elias Maluvunu (75')
Key stats
Possession: Winterthur 52% · Neuchâtel Xamax 48% · Total shots: 22-9 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 7-4