Switzerland - Challenge LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Bellinzona vs Neuchâtel Xamax: match statistics

Bellinzona crest
Bellinzona
5 : 0half-time 4:0
Neuchâtel Xamax crest
Neuchâtel Xamax
125%(2.63)
X25%(3.64)
250%(2.38)

Neuchâtel Xamax seems the clear favorite for this encounter. Bellinzona sits in 10th place and is in catastrophic form – just 1 win in the last 5 matches and a staggering 56% loss rate at home. The hosts average only 1 goal per match in home games, conceding 1.78 goals, and their missed chance rate is as high as 56%. Neuchâtel Xamax, from 5th place in the table, presents significantly better away stats – 33% wins on the road, a higher average of goals scored (1.44), and a better xG balance (1.52 to the hosts' 1.14). The visitors also have the advantage in possession (52% to 40%) and take more shots on target (4.11 to 3.44). Despite a slightly weaker recent form from both teams, the quality and statistics of Neuchâtel Xamax point to their victory in this match.

Bellinzona vs Neuchâtel Xamax: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bellinzona play Neuchâtel Xamax in Challenge League (Switzerland). The match date is 30 January 2026 at 19:30. Final score: 5:0.

Current form

Bellinzona: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Neuchâtel Xamax: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bellinzona scores 1.11 and concedes 2.14 goals per match. Neuchâtel Xamax scores 1.53 and concedes 1.56. League average: 3.06 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bellinzona 44%, Neuchâtel Xamax 64%. Over 2.5: Bellinzona 61%, Neuchâtel Xamax 67%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Neuchâtel Xamax has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.30. Bellinzona: 11.6 shots per match, Neuchâtel Xamax: 13.2.

Match halves

Bellinzona: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.53. Neuchâtel Xamax: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Bellinzona: 31-45+ (11 goals). Neuchâtel Xamax: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Challenge League: 3.06 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 0-0-3. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Neuchâtel Xamax seems the clear favorite for this encounter. Bellinzona sits in 10th place and is in catastrophic form – just 1 win in the last 5 matches and a staggering 56% loss rate at home. The hosts average only 1 goal per match in home games, conceding 1.78 goals, and their missed chance rate is as high as 56%. Neuchâtel Xamax, from 5th place in the table, presents significantly better away stats – 33% wins on the road, a higher average of goals scored (1.44), and a better xG balance (1.52 to the hosts' 1.14). The visitors also have the advantage in possession (52% to 40%) and take more shots on target (4.11 to 3.44). Despite a slightly weaker recent form from both teams, the quality and statistics of Neuchâtel Xamax point to their victory in this match.

Half-by-half

4 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
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25Shots6
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9Shots on target2
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3.35xG1.02
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
14Corners2
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161Dangerous attacks69
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15Fouls18
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1Cards0
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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
1.11Goals scored / match1.53
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
2.14Goals conceded / match1.56
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43%Average possession50%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
3.64Shots on target / match4.5
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.58Shots per match13.19
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
3.64Shots on target4.5
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
9.6%Shot conversion11.6%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
43%Possession50%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
1.3xG for1.53
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
1.59xG against1.54
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Shooting quality

Bellinzona: BalancedNeuchâtel Xamax: Balanced
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
Accuracy (shots on target)31%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Neuchâtel Xamax is 800% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Bellinzona · 1.8 pts / match - Neuchâtel Xamax

Bellinzona
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W22% R64% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-23
0.64 pts / match · goal difference -37
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-10
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 3.4xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Neuchâtel Xamax
WLWWL
Season result split
39% W19% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-7-15
1.36 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-10
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Neuchâtel Xamax is 38% better for: goals scored per match.

1.11 goals / match - Bellinzona · 1.53 goals / match - Neuchâtel Xamax

Neuchâtel Xamax is 37% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.14 goals / match - Bellinzona · 1.56 goals / match - Neuchâtel Xamax

Bellinzona scoring profile: strong

Bellinzona scores in 53% of matches (19 of 36 matches), while Neuchâtel Xamax keeps a clean sheet in 17% (6 of 36 matches).

Neuchâtel Xamax scoring profile: very strong

Neuchâtel Xamax scores in 75% of matches (27 of 36 matches), while Bellinzona keeps a clean sheet in 17% (6 of 36 matches).

40Goals scored (season)55
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77Goals conceded (season)56
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
3.25Average goals in match3.08
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7Goals scored (last 5)10
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17Goals conceded (last 5)8
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How often they score at least...

53%1 goal75%
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33%2 goals44%
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11%3 goals25%
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8%4 goals6%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal83%
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61%2 goals44%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
36%3 goals17%
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19%4 goals6%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

64%
Neuchâtel Xamax - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.23 of 36 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time25%
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14%BTTS in both halves6%
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25%Scored in both halves25%
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BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
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22%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
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80%BTTS - last 580%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
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53%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
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28%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Neuchâtel Xamax is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.83 pts / match - Bellinzona · 1.06 pts / match - Neuchâtel Xamax

Bellinzona - half-time state
14% leading42% draw44% trailing
Neuchâtel Xamax - half-time state
22% leading39% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.83Points per match (1st half)1.06
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.61
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
0.94Goals conceded (1st half)0.86
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.47
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
42%Clean sheet before half-time39%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
64%No goal before half-time58%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax

After half-time (2nd half)

0.86Points per match (2nd half)1.28
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
1.19Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
1.72Average goals (2nd half)1.61
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
33%Clean sheet after half-time42%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax
58%No goal after half-time42%
BellinzonaNeuchâtel Xamax

Bellinzona - second-half results

17% W36% R47% P
30
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-24
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Neuchâtel Xamax - second-half results

31% W36% R33% P
38
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding177%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bellinzona - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.20
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match1.42.0
Average goals in match2.22.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference-3-7
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Neuchâtel Xamax - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.00
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bellinzona
ScoredConceded
7
13
0-15
3
6
16-30
11
15
31-45
7
13
46-60
2
9
61-75
10
21
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (21). Late-goal balance (76-90): -11 - late phases are a weakness.

Neuchâtel Xamax
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
4
8
16-30
8
13
31-45
9
3
46-60
9
8
61-75
15
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bellinzona

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Neuchâtel Xamax

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Challenge League).

Teams vs league

BellinzonaLigaNeuchâtel Xamax
Average goals in match 3.253.06 3.08
Both teams scored 44%57% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%62% 67%
Clean sheets 17%25% 17%
Goal before half-time 72%72% 78%
Goal after half-time 81%80% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.06
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / match
1.43
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Bellinzona 0 - 0 - 3 Neuchâtel Xamax. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Bellinzona vs Neuchâtel Xamax?

The Challenge League match finished Bellinzona 5:0 Neuchâtel Xamax. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Bellinzona and Neuchâtel Xamax?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Bellinzona won 0, Neuchâtel Xamax won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Bellinzona vs Neuchâtel Xamax?

Bellinzona score 1.11 goals per game on average and Neuchâtel Xamax 1.53. The Challenge League average is 3.06 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Bellinzona's matches and 64% of Neuchâtel Xamax's.

What form are Bellinzona and Neuchâtel Xamax in?

Over the last 5 games Bellinzona have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Neuchâtel Xamax 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bellinzona vs Neuchâtel Xamax?

The statistical background for Bellinzona vs Neuchâtel Xamax — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.