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FC Aarau vs Neuchatel Xamax FC Result & Analysis

Date: 01/03/2024
Time: 19:15
Final 2-0
FC Aarau
FC Aarau
Vs
47%
25%
28%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Switzerland: Challenge League
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

FC Aarau’s recent draw against FC WIL 1900 and a 2-2 scoreline suggest they are still finding rhythm at home, yet their average of 2.12 goals per match against weaker opposition keeps the attack alive. Neuchatel Xamax FC, after three straight defeats, have struggled away, conceding 2.2 goals on average to stronger teams, while scoring only 1.4. The model therefore favours a home win, with a 47% chance, a 25% draw probability, and a 28% chance of an away victory. The expected total is 3.2 goals, centring on a 3-goal outcome with a 22% likelihood. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1, carrying an 11.2% probability. In addition to the home win, the model’s selection of Over 1.5 goals carries an 84.1% chance. The match is projected to be high-scoring, with FC Aarau’s offensive form and Neuchatel Xamax’s defensive frailties setting the stage.

Results analysis

The updated form storyline shows FC Aarau coming off a draw, while Neuchatel Xamax FC had just broken a three-game losing streak. The model’s pre-match favourite was a home win at 47 percent, and it proved correct as Aarau triumphed 2-0. The predicted most likely score of 1-1 fell short, but the overall result matched the model’s expectation. The single suggested pick, Over 1.5 goals with an 84.1 percent probability, hit, as two goals were indeed scored. All selections settled, the model’s call and its key prediction both came through, confirming the accuracy of the Pythia forecast.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

FC Aarau win✓ Hit
47.2%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
24.8%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Neuchatel Xamax FC win✗ Miss
28.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

FC AarauFC Aarau

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-504L00D11D12L10W21W02L52W01L11DA·STA12/11H·FC 26/11H·FC 10/12A·NEU15/12H·FC 26/01A·BAD30/01A·FC 02/02H·STA10/02A·FC 16/02A·FC 23/02
Avg total
2.5
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
1.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.501.301.931.271.071.33
vs Stronger (3)1.671.675.002.000.001.50
vs Similar (13)1.080.921.170.831.001.00
vs Weaker (14)1.861.572.121.501.501.67
Clean sheet %27% (+3pp vs league)
This opponent (Neuchatel Xamax FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-540W22D11D01L21W11D35L01L20W40WA·BAD10/11A·FC 24/11H·FC 01/12A·BEL10/12H·FC 15/12H·BAD26/01A·FC 04/02H·BEL09/02A·STA16/02H·FC 23/02
Avg total
3.1
Avg scored
1.9
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.531.531.671.331.401.73
vs Stronger (10)1.801.602.201.001.402.20
vs Similar (20)1.401.501.401.501.401.50
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %20% (-4pp vs league)
This opponent (FC Aarau) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%11%17%22%5%011%122%222%318%411%511%6+
The model estimates around 3.2 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 3 (22%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
84.1%
Under 1.5
15.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
62.3%
Under 2.5
37.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
40.1%
Under 3.5
59.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: No
Yes
63.9%
No
36.1%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
11.2%
2-1
9.3%
1-2
7.0%
2-0 ✓
6.8%
2-2
6.4%
1-0
6.4%
3-1
5.7%
0-0
5.0%
FC Aarau goals ↓
Neuchatel Xamax FC goals →
01234
05.0%4.5%3.8%1.8%0.6%
16.4%11%7.0%3.2%1.1%
26.8%9.3%6.4%3.0%1.0%
34.1%5.7%3.9%1.8%0.6%
41.9%2.6%1.8%0.8%0.3%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = FC Aarau goals (down), columns = Neuchatel Xamax FC goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
FC Sion
2.19
FC Thun
2.11
Neuchatel Xamax FC
1.36
FC Vaduz
1.36
FC WIL 1900
1.22
Stade Nyonnais
1.19
FC Aarau
1.19
Bellinzona
1.17
FC Schaffhausen
1.06
Baden
0.72
FC Aarau is 0.17 points worse than Neuchatel Xamax FC in terms of average points per game (1.19 vs 1.36).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
FC Thun
2.03
FC Sion
2.00
FC Vaduz
1.86
Neuchatel Xamax FC
1.53
FC Aarau
1.42
FC WIL 1900
1.33
Stade Nyonnais
1.25
Bellinzona
1.08
FC Schaffhausen
1.00
Baden
0.86
FC Aarau is 0.11 goals worse than Neuchatel Xamax FC in terms of goals scored per game (1.42 vs 1.53).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
FC Sion
0.64
FC Thun
1.06
Neuchatel Xamax FC
1.25
Bellinzona
1.39
FC WIL 1900
1.44
FC Schaffhausen
1.53
FC Vaduz
1.53
Stade Nyonnais
1.61
FC Aarau
1.64
Baden
2.28
FC Aarau is 0.39 goals worse than Neuchatel Xamax FC in terms of goals conceded per game (1.64 vs 1.25).

⏱️ Possession

Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.

🎲 4. Props Analysis

Corners, cards and fouls aren't tracked for this league, so prop analysis isn't available here. Result, goals and both-teams-to-score markets are unaffected.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖️ 7. Handicap

⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

FC AarauFC Aarau

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L00D10W12L00D10W02L30W00D00DA·STA12/11H·FC 26/11H·FC 10/12A·NEU15/12H·FC 26/01A·BAD30/01A·FC 02/02H·STA10/02A·FC 16/02A·FC 23/02
Avg total
1.1
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.830.671.070.670.600.67
vs Stronger (3)1.000.333.000.000.000.50
vs Similar (13)0.540.690.500.670.570.71
vs Weaker (14)1.070.711.250.750.830.67
Clean sheet %53% (+30pp vs league)
This opponent (Neuchatel Xamax FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-330W12L00D00D21W10W03L01L10W10WA·BAD10/11A·FC 24/11H·FC 01/12A·BEL10/12H·FC 15/12H·BAD26/01A·FC 04/02H·BEL09/02A·STA16/02H·FC 23/02
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.700.670.800.600.600.73
vs Stronger (10)0.700.700.800.400.601.00
vs Similar (20)0.700.650.800.700.600.60
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %60% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (FC Aarau) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
FC Aarau over/under 0.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FC Aarau over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FC Aarau over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Neuchatel Xamax FC over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Neuchatel Xamax FC over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Neuchatel Xamax FC over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

FC AarauFC Aarau

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-303L00D01L00D10W11D00D22D01L11DA·STA12/11H·FC 26/11H·FC 10/12A·NEU15/12H·FC 26/01A·BAD30/01A·FC 02/02H·STA10/02A·FC 16/02A·FC 23/02
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.5
Avg conceded
0.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.670.630.870.600.470.67
vs Stronger (3)0.671.332.002.000.001.00
vs Similar (13)0.540.230.670.170.430.29
vs Weaker (14)0.790.860.880.750.671.00
Clean sheet %53% (+30pp vs league)
This opponent (Neuchatel Xamax FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-310W10W11D01L00D01L32W00D10W30WA·BAD10/11A·FC 24/11H·FC 01/12A·BEL10/12H·FC 15/12H·BAD26/01A·FC 04/02H·BEL09/02A·STA16/02H·FC 23/02
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.830.870.870.730.801.00
vs Stronger (10)1.100.901.400.600.801.20
vs Similar (20)0.700.850.600.800.800.90
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %43% (+20pp vs league)
This opponent (FC Aarau) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
FC Aarau over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FC Aarau over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FC Aarau over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Neuchatel Xamax FC over/under 0.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Neuchatel Xamax FC over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Neuchatel Xamax FC over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔥 12. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Over 1.584.1%-------✓ Hit

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
FS (28)
€30m
FT (25)
€17m
FV (26)
€6m
FA (23)
€6m
NXF (26)
€5m
BEL (34)
€5m
FW1 (26)
€5m
SN (21)
€3m
FC Aarau and Neuchatel Xamax FC have a similar squad value (both €6m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
FS (10)
€15m
FT (7)
€4m
FV (9)
€2m
NXF (10)
€2m
FA (6)
€2m
BEL (11)
€2m
SN (9)
€1m
FW1 (9)
€1m
FC Aarau and Neuchatel Xamax FC have a similar attack value (both €2m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
FS (6)
€6m
FT (8)
€5m
FV (8)
€2m
FW1 (7)
€2m
BEL (8)
€1m
NXF (5)
€1m
FA (4)
€1m
SN (3)
€0m
FC Aarau and Neuchatel Xamax FC have a similar midfield value (both €1m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
FS (12)
€9m
FT (10)
€8m
FA (13)
€3m
BEL (15)
€2m
NXF (11)
€2m
FV (9)
€2m
FW1 (10)
€2m
SN (9)
€1m
FC Aarau and Neuchatel Xamax FC have a similar defence value (both €3m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

6 previous meetings
2
FA wins
2
Draws
2
NXF wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

FC Aarau vs Neuchatel Xamax FC · H/A from FA
DateH/AGameScore
15/12/23ANeuchatel Xamax FC Vs FA2-1
06/08/23HFA Vs Neuchatel Xamax FC2-3
22/04/23HFA Vs Neuchatel Xamax FC5-2
03/03/23ANeuchatel Xamax FC Vs FA0-0
23/10/22HFA Vs Neuchatel Xamax FC3-3
22/07/22ANeuchatel Xamax FC Vs FA1-2

FC AarauFC Aarau

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
23/02/24AFC WIL 1900 Vs FA1-1
16/02/24AFC Thun Vs FA1-0
10/02/24HFA Vs Stade Nyonnais5-2
02/02/24AFC Sion Vs FA2-0
30/01/24ABaden Vs FA1-2
26/01/24HFA Vs FC Vaduz1-0
15/12/23ANeuchatel Xamax FC Vs FA2-1
10/12/23HFA Vs FC WIL 19001-1
26/11/23HFA Vs FC Sion0-0
12/11/23AStade Nyonnais Vs FA4-0

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
23/02/24HNXF Vs FC Thun4-0
16/02/24AStade Nyonnais Vs NXF0-2
09/02/24HNXF Vs Bellinzona0-1
04/02/24AFC Vaduz Vs NXF5-3
26/01/24HNXF Vs Baden1-1
15/12/23HNXF Vs FC Aarau2-1
10/12/23ABellinzona Vs NXF1-0
01/12/23HNXF Vs FC Vaduz1-1
24/11/23AFC Schaffhausen Vs NXF2-2
10/11/23ABaden Vs NXF0-4

📊 16. Overall Statistics

FC Aarau
FC Aarau
Switzerland: Challenge League
Recent: 3 Wins / 3 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLWLD1.42
HomeWDDWW1.60
AwayLWLLD1.24
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %38%44%32%
AVG goals3.123.123.12
Over 1.5 %76%72%80%
Over 2.5 %54%48%60%
Over 3.5 %42%40%44%
Scored1.541.761.32
Conceded1.581.361.80
BTTS56%56%56%
Clean Sheet26%32%20%
Corners---
Cards---
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Switzerland: Challenge League
Recent: 4 Wins / 3 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDLLWW1.06
HomeDWDLW1.27
AwayWDLLW0.83
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %22%27%17%
AVG goals2.962.813.12
Over 1.5 %88%88%88%
Over 2.5 %50%54%46%
Over 3.5 %30%27%33%
Scored1.441.541.33
Conceded1.521.271.79
BTTS66%65%67%
Clean Sheet16%23%8%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1FC SionFC Sion3679
64%
2.2
7223+49
2.6
78%
56%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
30
15692.00.6
-
2FC ThunFC Thun3676
64%
2.1
7338+35
3.1
78%
58%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
17
4582.01.1
-
3FC VaduzFC Vaduz3649
36%
1.4
6755+12
3.4
81%
61%
44%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
6
2221.91.5
-
4Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC3649
31%
1.4
5545+10
2.8
86%
50%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2121.51.2
-
5FC WIL 1900FC WIL 19003644
31%
1.2
4852-4
2.8
78%
56%
42%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
1221.31.4
-
6FC AarauFC Aarau3643
33%
1.2
5159-8
3.1
83%
53%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
6
2131.41.6
-
7Stade NyonnaisStade Nyonnais3643
31%
1.2
4558-13
2.9
83%
44%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1011.21.6
-
8BellinzonaBellinzona3642
31%
1.2
3950-11
2.5
69%
50%
28%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2121.11.4
-
9FC SchaffhausenFC Schaffhausen3638
22%
1.1
3655-19
2.5
78%
47%
22%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.01.5
-
10BadenBaden3626
17%
0.7
3182-51
3.1
86%
58%
42%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.92.3
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Switzerland: Challenge League 2023/24 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Switzerland: Challenge League stats & trends →

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