Switzerland - Challenge LeagueStade de la MaladièreData current as of August 30, 2026

Neuchâtel Xamax vs Yverdon Sport: match statistics

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Neuchâtel Xamax vs Yverdon Sport: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Neuchâtel Xamax plays Yverdon Sport in Challenge League (Switzerland). The game is scheduled for September 1, 2026. Venue: Stade de la Maladière.

Recent form

Neuchâtel Xamax has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Yverdon Sport has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Neuchâtel Xamax scores 1.60 goals per game and allows 1.40. Yverdon Sport scores 1.60 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.84 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 80% of Neuchâtel Xamax's games and 80% of Yverdon Sport's. The Over 2.5 rates are 80% and 40%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Neuchâtel Xamax has the higher season xG average, 1.40 to 1.39 per game. Neuchâtel Xamax takes 13.6 shots per game, while Yverdon Sport takes 12.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Neuchâtel Xamax leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. Yverdon Sport leads at halftime in 40% and scores 0.60 after halftime.

When the teams score

Neuchâtel Xamax's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Yverdon Sport, it is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Challenge League games average 2.84 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 2 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
1.6Goals scored / game1.6
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
1.4Goals allowed / game1
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
47%Average possession54%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
3.4Shots on target / game4.2
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.6Shots per game12
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
3.4Shots on target4.2
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
11.8%Shot conversion13.3%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
47%Possession54%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
1.4xG for1.39
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
1.78xG against1.48
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

Shooting quality

Neuchâtel Xamax: BalancedYverdon Sport: Efficient finishing
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
Accuracy (shots on target)25%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.470.38

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Neuchâtel Xamax
WWWLL
Season result split
60% W0% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Yverdon Sport
DDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
40% W60% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 away
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Yverdon Sport is 40% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.4 goals / game - Neuchâtel Xamax · 1 goals / game - Yverdon Sport

Neuchâtel Xamax scoring profile: very strong

Neuchâtel Xamax scores in 100% of games (5 of 5 meczów), while Yverdon Sport keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 meczów).

Yverdon Sport scoring profile: very strong

Yverdon Sport scores in 100% of games (5 of 5 meczów), while Neuchâtel Xamax keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 meczów).

8Goals scored (season)8
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
7Goals conceded (season)5
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
3Average goals per game2.6
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
8Goals scored (last 5)8
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
40%2 goals60%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
20%3 goals0%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0%4 goals0%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal80%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
60%2 goals20%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0%3 goals0%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0%4 goals0%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

40%BTTS at half-time40%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
20%Scored in both halves20%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

BTTS and goal count

80%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
80%BTTS - last 580%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
60%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time20%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Yverdon Sport is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.6 pts / game - Neuchâtel Xamax · 1.8 pts / game - Yverdon Sport

Neuchâtel Xamax - half-time state
40% leading40% draw20% trailing
Yverdon Sport - half-time state
40% leading60% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.6Points per game (1st half)1.8
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
1Goals scored (1st half)1
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0.8Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
1.8Average goals (1st half)1.4
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
40%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
40%No goal before half-time20%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per game (2nd half)1.2
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
1.2Average goals (2nd half)1.2
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
60%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport
40%No goal after half-time60%
Neuchâtel XamaxYverdon Sport

Neuchâtel Xamax - second-half results

40% W20% R40% P
8
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 60%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Yverdon Sport - second-half results

20% W60% R20% P
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Neuchâtel Xamax - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game1.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.81.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Yverdon Sport - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game1.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.41.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Neuchâtel Xamax
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
3
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Yverdon Sport
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
80%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+34%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Neuchâtel Xamax

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Yverdon Sport

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.48
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Neuchâtel XamaxLigaYverdon Sport
Average goals per game 3.002.84 2.60
Both teams scored 80%56% 80%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 80%52% 40%
Clean sheets 20%24% 20%
Goal before half-time 80%84% 80%
Goal after half-time 80%84% 60%

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

2.84
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.64
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Neuchâtel Xamax's perspective: 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses against Yverdon Sport. Games average 3.75 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Yverdon Sport
2 : 2
Neuchâtel Xamax
Neuchâtel Xamax
1 : 2
Yverdon Sport
Neuchâtel Xamax
2 : 2
Yverdon Sport
Yverdon Sport
3 : 1
Neuchâtel Xamax

FAQ

When do Neuchâtel Xamax and Yverdon Sport play?

Neuchâtel Xamax face Yverdon Sport on September 1, 2026 in Challenge League at Stade de la Maladière. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Neuchâtel Xamax won 0, Yverdon Sport won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Neuchâtel Xamax vs Yverdon Sport?

Neuchâtel Xamax score 1.60 goals per game on average and Yverdon Sport 1.60. The Challenge League average is 2.84 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 80% of Neuchâtel Xamax's matches and 80% of Yverdon Sport's.

What form are Neuchâtel Xamax and Yverdon Sport in?

Over the last 5 games Neuchâtel Xamax have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Yverdon Sport 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Neuchâtel Xamax vs Yverdon Sport: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.