The Challenge League tie at Stockhorn Arena on Friday will see home side FC Thun prepare for the visit of FC Aarau.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for FC Thun v FC Aarau, scroll down - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
FC Thun
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FC Thun will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 1-3 Swiss Cup loss in their previous game against FC Luzern.
Max Meyer (55'), Teddy Lia Okou (93') and Ardon Jashari (112') scored for FC Luzern. The match was won by FC Luzern in extra time.
Three or more goals per game were seen in 6 of the last 6 fixtures where FC Thun have participated. Their opponents scored 8 times in these games whereas FC Thun managed to get a total of 18. Regardless, it remains to be seen if the trend shall be maintained here in this match.
Taking a look at their past results, FC Thun:
- have not beaten FC Aarau in their previous 4 league games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
FC Aarau
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Winterthur in Swiss Cup action, FC Aarau and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
The only scorer from FC Aarau was Nuno da Silva (51'). Sayfallah Ltaief (63') and Randy Schneider (100') scored for Winterthur.
The stats donโt lie, and FC Aarau have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in all. In defence, FC Aarau certainly have room for improvement.
Their prior results show that FC Aarau:
- haven't been beaten by FC Thun in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
- are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head meetings dating back to 13/02/2022 tells us that FC Thun have won 1 of them & FC Aarau 3, with the tally of drawn results being 2.
A sum of 19 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them from Thun and 11 created by Aarau. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 3.17.
The last league meeting between these clubs was Challenge League match day 29 on 14/04/2023 when it ended FC Thun 2-3 FC Aarau.
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Team News: FC Thun
Almost everyone can be considered, as thereโs just the sole fitness concern for the FC Thun gaffer Carlos Bernegger to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Hermann Tebily (Thigh muscle rupture) misses out.
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Team News: FC Aarau
Due to a fully healthy group ready to go, the FC Aarau boss has no fitness concerns whatsoever before this match.
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Prediction
One thing is for certain, FC Aarau will surely find it tough to break down a FC Thun outfit who certainly have the ability to dominate.
Weโre tipping a 3-0 victory for FC Thun after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
23:24 17/09/2023
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
FC Thun
Formed: 1898
Stadium: Stockhorn Arena (10,014)
Captain: Dennis Hediger
Chairman: Markus Lรผthi
Manager: Carlos Bernegger
Competitions: Challenge League position 2, Swiss Cup (Round 2)