The Challenge League clash at Stade de la Maladière on Friday sees home side Neuchatel Xamax FC taking on opponents FC Thun.
Our Neuchatel Xamax FC v FC Thun tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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Neuchatel Xamax FC
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Neuchatel Xamax FC prepare for this match following a 0-0 Challenge League tied result against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy.
Matches featuring Neuchatel Xamax FC have tended to be lively ones recently with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six clashes alone, a grand total of 20 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 13 of them accredited to Neuchatel Xamax FC.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Neuchatel Xamax FC:
- have not registered a win against FC Thun in their previous 4 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their last 5 home league matches.
FC Thun
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FC Thun head into the game following a 7-0 Challenge League win vs FC Wil 1900 in their previous game.
A series of accomplished performances by the FC Thun defenders has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 outings combined. Over that same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 14. We will have to see if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head-to-head clashes going back to 07/10/2023 shows that Neuchatel Xamax FC have won 1 of these & FC Thun 4, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
A combined total of 19 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 of them from Xamax and 11 for Thun. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.
The previous league fixture between the two was Challenge League match day 27 on 28/03/2025 which ended up with the score at FC Thun 2-1 Neuchatel Xamax FC.
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Team News: FC Thun
FC Thun boss Mauro Lustrinelli has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Hermann Tebily (unknown injury), Valmir Matoshi (unknown injury), Ashvin Balaruban (unknown injury) and Mathías Tomás (Arm injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Neuchatel Xamax FC will likely be able to put one past this FC Thun team, although one goal may not be enough.
Therefore, we think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 1-2 winning score for FC Thun at the end of the match. There looks to be little in this one.
Peter Guest,
04:09 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Formed: 1970
Stadium: Stade de la Maladière (11,977)
Captain: Laurent Walthert
Chairman: Christian Binggeli
Manager: Stéphane Henchoz
Competitions: Challenge League position 7