FC Aarau vs Neuchatel Xamax FC

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Brügglifeld 🧑‍⚖️ Sven Wolfensberger 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
FC Aarau 2 · Neuchatel Xamax FC 5
Referee Stats
5 matches · 2.20 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.20
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%

Team Overview

FC Aarau (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 13-2-3

Goals For / Against

36 / 16
Avg: 2.00 / 0.89

Points

41
Avg: 2.28

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

1
Neuchatel Xamax FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-3-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 33
Avg: 1.33 / 1.83

Points

18
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Challenge League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.28
PPG
1.00
2.00
GF
1.33
0.89
GA
1.83
56%
O2.5
61%
44%
BTTS
56%
67%
Score 1st
11%

League-position context

FC Aarau rank2nd
Neuchatel Xamax FC rank5th
FC Aarau points80
Neuchatel Xamax FC points49
FC Aarau: #2 · 80 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 52 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Neuchatel Xamax FC: #5 · 49 pts · GD -1
31 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Aarau last 5 home

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals12-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Neuchatel Xamax FC last 5 away

L W D L L
Points4/15
Weighted index33
Goals8-12
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

FC Aarau trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.572%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Neuchatel Xamax FC trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

FC Aarau score at home94%
FC Aarau clean sheet at home50%
Neuchatel Xamax FC score away61%
Neuchatel Xamax FC clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

FC Aarau score first67%
FC Aarau win after scoring first92%
Neuchatel Xamax FC score first11%
Neuchatel Xamax FC win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Aarau 33% · Neuchatel Xamax FC 33%
Avg first goal minute: FC Aarau 25.5' · Neuchatel Xamax FC 19.0'

Vs league average

FC Aarau score at home2.00 vs 1.63
FC Aarau concede at home0.89 vs 1.43
Neuchatel Xamax FC score away1.33 vs 1.43
Neuchatel Xamax FC concede away1.83 vs 1.63
FC Aarau score 23% above league average, while Neuchatel Xamax FC score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: FC Aarau are 38% below league average at home, and Neuchatel Xamax FC are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Aarau goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 0

Neuchatel Xamax FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 4
31-45 3
46-60 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
14'
14' Goal · 1-0
D. Afriyie
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Thaler
45+1'
45+1' V. Fazliu
52'
52' J. Krasniqi
58'
58' F. Saiz
1st substitution · For: L. Seydoux
58'
58' J. Krasniqi
2nd substitution · For: N. Streit
65'
65' S. Ben Seghir
3rd substitution · For: J. Hautier
65'
65' S. Demhasaj
4th substitution · For: K. Kone
69'
69' D. Derbaci
1st substitution · For: L. Frokaj
69'
69' E. Filet
2nd substitution · For: R. Bobadilla
76'
76' L. Obexer
3rd substitution · For: R. Guzzo
76'
76' D. Afriyie
4th substitution · For: H. Koide
83'
83' J. Fontana
5th substitution · For: A. Azemi
86'
86' R. Bayard
90'
90' Goal · 2-0
H. Koide
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Guzzo
90+2'
90+2' R. Kessler
5th substitution · For: S. Schwegler
90+5'
90+5' N. Streit

FC Aarau vs Neuchatel Xamax FC 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Aarau beat Neuchatel Xamax FC 2-0 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in Challenge League. The match was refereed by Sven Wolfensberger. It was played at Stadion Brügglifeld.

First half: FC Aarau took the lead at 14' when D. Afriyie scored, with the assist credited to M. Thaler, making the score 1-0. V. Fazliu received a yellow card for FC Aarau at 45+1'.

Second half: J. Krasniqi received a yellow card for Neuchatel Xamax FC at 52'. Neuchatel Xamax FC made their 1st substitution at 58', with F. Saiz replacing L. Seydoux. Neuchatel Xamax FC made their 2nd substitution at 58', with J. Krasniqi replacing N. Streit. Neuchatel Xamax FC made their 3rd substitution at 65', with S. Ben Seghir replacing J. Hautier. Neuchatel Xamax FC made their 4th substitution at 65', with S. Demhasaj replacing K. Kone. FC Aarau made their 1st substitution at 69', with D. Derbaci replacing L. Frokaj. FC Aarau made their 2nd substitution at 69', with E. Filet replacing R. Bobadilla. FC Aarau made their 3rd substitution at 76', with L. Obexer replacing R. Guzzo. FC Aarau made their 4th substitution at 76', with D. Afriyie replacing H. Koide. Neuchatel Xamax FC made their 5th substitution at 83', with J. Fontana replacing A. Azemi. R. Bayard received a yellow card for Neuchatel Xamax FC at 86'. FC Aarau added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when H. Koide scored, with the assist credited to R. Guzzo, making the score 2-0. FC Aarau made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with R. Kessler replacing S. Schwegler. N. Streit received a yellow card for Neuchatel Xamax FC at 90+5'.

FC Aarau used 5 substitutions while Neuchatel Xamax FC used 5 substitutions. FC Aarau got 1 yellow card, while Neuchatel Xamax FC got 3 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games32
Home Wins17
Draws5
Away Wins10
Over 2.5 Goals21 (65.6%)
BTTS21 (65.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games16
Home Wins10
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals8 (50.0%)
BTTS8 (50.0%)

FC Aarau vs Neuchatel Xamax FC Head-to-Head History by Season