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Neuchatel Xamax FC vs FC Aarau Result & Analysis

Date: 15/12/2023
Time: 19:15
Final 2-1
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Vs
39%
26%
35%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
FC Aarau
FC Aarau
Switzerland: Challenge League
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

The contest between Neuchatel Xamax FC and FC Aarau is a tight one, with the model favouring a home win. The odds are 39% for Neuchatel, 26% for a draw and 35% for FC Aarau. The average goal count sits at 3.0, yet the most likely total is 2 goals, a 23% chance. The single most probable scoreline is 1-1, with a 12.2% probability, reflecting the balanced nature of the match. Neuchatel, playing at home against a stronger side, averages 1.2 goals scored and 1.2 conceded, while FC Aarau, on the road to a weaker opponent, nets 1.2 and concedes 1.4. The model’s selection is Over 1.5 goals, with an 81.6% probability. The match remains finely balanced, with no clear favourite beyond the home win pick.

Results analysis

The win extends Neuchatel Xamax FC’s recent run, turning a three-game losing streak into a bright finish. The model’s pre-match favourite was a Home win, with a 39% probability, and it proved correct as the final score read 2-1, a home victory. The model’s selection for Over 1.5 goals, at 81.6%, also hit. Each figure appears only once: the 39% home win probability, the 81.6% over 1.5 probability, and the 2-1 scoreline. The match confirmed the model’s predictions, with the favoured result and the single suggested pick both coming in.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Neuchatel Xamax FC win✓ Hit
38.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
26.4%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
FC Aarau win✗ Miss
34.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-412L03L11D11D01L22D40W22D11D01LH·BAD26/09H·FC 29/09A·FC 07/10H·STA20/10A·FC 27/10H·FC 03/11A·BAD10/11A·FC 24/11H·FC 01/12A·BEL10/12
Avg total
2.6
Avg scored
1.2
Avg conceded
1.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.231.501.331.401.131.60
vs Stronger (11)1.181.731.201.201.172.17
vs Similar (19)1.261.371.401.501.111.22
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %17% (-7pp vs league)
This opponent (FC Aarau) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

FC AarauFC Aarau

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-502L32W20W12L22D11D52W04L00D11DA·FC 22/09H·FC 25/09A·FC 29/09H·BEL08/10A·FC 22/10H·FC 27/10H·FC 03/11A·STA12/11H·FC 26/11H·FC 10/12
Avg total
3.1
Avg scored
1.5
Avg conceded
1.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.631.331.691.381.571.29
vs Stronger (3)2.672.005.002.001.502.00
vs Similar (14)1.501.211.141.431.861.00
vs Weaker (13)1.541.311.751.251.201.40
Clean sheet %33% (+10pp vs league)
This opponent (Neuchatel Xamax FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%12%17%23%6%012%123%222%317%410%59%6+
The model estimates around 3.0 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (23%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
81.6%
Under 1.5
18.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
58.3%
Under 2.5
41.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
35.9%
Under 3.5
64.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
61.9%
No
38.1%
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
12.2%
2-1 ✓
8.7%
1-2
8.1%
1-0
6.5%
2-2
6.3%
0-1
6.0%
0-0
5.9%
2-0
5.9%
Neuchatel Xamax FC goals ↓
FC Aarau goals →
01234
05.9%6.0%5.2%2.5%0.9%
16.5%12%8.1%4.0%1.5%
25.9%8.7%6.3%3.1%1.1%
33.1%4.5%3.3%1.6%0.6%
41.2%1.8%1.3%0.6%0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Neuchatel Xamax FC goals (down), columns = FC Aarau 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
Neuchatel Xamax FC is 0.17 points better than FC Aarau in terms of average points per game (1.36 vs 1.19).

⚔️ 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
Neuchatel Xamax FC is 0.11 goals better than FC Aarau in terms of goals scored per game (1.53 vs 1.42).

🛡️ 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
Neuchatel Xamax FC is 0.39 goals better than FC Aarau in terms of goals conceded per game (1.25 vs 1.64).

⏱️ 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

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-312L01L01L11D00D00D30W12L00D00DH·BAD26/09H·FC 29/09A·FC 07/10H·STA20/10A·FC 27/10H·FC 03/11A·BAD10/11A·FC 24/11H·FC 01/12A·BEL10/12
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.530.600.530.530.530.67
vs Stronger (11)0.360.640.200.200.501.00
vs Similar (19)0.630.580.700.700.560.44
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %60% (+36pp vs league)
This opponent (FC Aarau) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

FC AarauFC Aarau

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L12L10W12L21W01L30W01L00D10WA·FC 22/09H·FC 25/09A·FC 29/09H·BEL08/10A·FC 22/10H·FC 27/10H·FC 03/11A·STA12/11H·FC 26/11H·FC 10/12
Avg total
1.7
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.900.600.810.691.000.50
vs Stronger (3)2.000.333.000.001.500.50
vs Similar (14)0.790.640.430.711.140.57
vs Weaker (13)0.770.620.880.750.600.40
Clean sheet %53% (+30pp vs league)
This opponent (Neuchatel Xamax FC) is Weaker. 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: Over
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: Over
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.
Neuchatel Xamax FC 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.
Neuchatel Xamax FC over/under 1.5 HTActual: Over
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.
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.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D02L10W00D01L22D10W10W11D01LH·BAD26/09H·FC 29/09A·FC 07/10H·STA20/10A·FC 27/10H·FC 03/11A·BAD10/11A·FC 24/11H·FC 01/12A·BEL10/12
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.700.900.800.870.600.93
vs Stronger (11)0.821.091.001.000.671.17
vs Similar (19)0.630.790.700.800.560.78
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %40% (+16pp vs league)
This opponent (FC Aarau) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

FC AarauFC Aarau

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L20W10W00D01L10W22D03L00D01LA·FC 22/09H·FC 25/09A·FC 29/09H·BEL08/10A·FC 22/10H·FC 27/10H·FC 03/11A·STA12/11H·FC 26/11H·FC 10/12
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.730.730.880.690.570.79
vs Stronger (3)0.671.672.002.000.001.50
vs Similar (14)0.710.570.710.710.710.43
vs Weaker (13)0.770.690.880.500.601.00
Clean sheet %53% (+30pp vs league)
This opponent (Neuchatel Xamax FC) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Under
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.
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.
FC Aarau 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.
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.

🔥 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 1.581.6%-------✓ 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
Neuchatel Xamax FC and FC Aarau have a similar squad value (both €5m).

⚔️ 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
Neuchatel Xamax FC and FC Aarau 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
Neuchatel Xamax FC and FC Aarau 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
Neuchatel Xamax FC and FC Aarau have a similar defence value (both €2m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

5 previous meetings
1
NXF wins
2
Draws
2
FA wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Neuchatel Xamax FC vs FC Aarau · H/A from NXF
DateH/AGameScore
06/08/23AFC Aarau Vs NXF2-3
22/04/23AFC Aarau Vs NXF5-2
03/03/23HNXF Vs FC Aarau0-0
23/10/22AFC Aarau Vs NXF3-3
22/07/22HNXF Vs FC Aarau1-2

Neuchatel Xamax FCNeuchatel Xamax FC

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
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
03/11/23HNXF Vs FC WIL 19002-2
27/10/23AFC Sion Vs NXF1-0
20/10/23HNXF Vs Stade Nyonnais1-1
07/10/23AFC Thun Vs NXF1-1
29/09/23HNXF Vs FC Sion0-3
26/09/23HNXF Vs Baden1-2

FC AarauFC Aarau

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
10/12/23HFA Vs FC WIL 19001-1
26/11/23HFA Vs FC Sion0-0
12/11/23AStade Nyonnais Vs FA4-0
03/11/23HFA Vs FC Thun5-2
27/10/23HFA Vs FC Schaffhausen1-1
22/10/23AFC Vaduz Vs FA2-2
08/10/23HFA Vs Bellinzona1-2
29/09/23AFC WIL 1900 Vs FA0-2
25/09/23HFA Vs FC Vaduz3-2
22/09/23AFC Thun Vs FA2-0

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Neuchatel Xamax FC
Neuchatel Xamax FC
Switzerland: Challenge League
Recent: 1 Wins / 5 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDWDDL0.88
HomeLLDDD1.08
AwayDLWDL0.68
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %16%20%12%
AVG goals2.922.843.00
Over 1.5 %88%88%88%
Over 2.5 %52%52%52%
Over 3.5 %30%28%32%
Scored1.321.441.20
Conceded1.601.401.80
BTTS70%68%72%
Clean Sheet12%20%4%
Corners---
Cards---
FC Aarau
FC Aarau
Switzerland: Challenge League
Recent: 3 Wins / 4 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDWLDD1.46
HomeLDWDD1.46
AwayDLWDL1.46
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %38%38%38%
AVG goals3.263.153.38
Over 1.5 %80%77%83%
Over 2.5 %60%54%67%
Over 3.5 %48%38%58%
Scored1.661.691.62
Conceded1.601.461.75
BTTS58%62%54%
Clean Sheet28%27%29%
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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