Neuchatel Xamax FC sit 5th in the Challenge League on 17 points from 13 matches, having scored 16 and conceded 20. On the model's scale they rate 0.42 in attack and 2.01 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Challenge League averages of 0.47 and 2.08: below the division's average in attack, about average at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, most recently drawing with Yverdon Sport 0-0 away. That is 1.31 points a match, scoring 1.23 and conceding 1.54 per game across 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. That leaves them 14 points behind Stade Lausanne-Ouchy at the top, in a table of 10. Among the 10 rated sides in the division that is the 8th-best attack and the 4th-best defence. They scored in 2 of those 5 and kept 3 clean sheets. Next they host Étoile Carouge in the Challenge League on 20 November 2026, a match the model gives them 44%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
Challenge League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28:6 | +22 | DWDWW | 31 |
| 2 | FC Winterthur | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28:13 | +15 | WLWWD | 25 |
| 3 | Yverdon Sport | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23:14 | +9 | DWWLD | 23 |
| 4 | SC Kriens | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22:19 | +3 | WDLDW | 19 |
| 5 | Neuchatel Xamax FC | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16:20 | -4 | LWDLD | 17 |
| 6 | FC Aarau | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19:24 | -5 | LLLWL | 15 |
| 7 | Étoile Carouge | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14:19 | -5 | LLWDD | 14 |
| 8 | FC WIL 1900 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21:27 | -6 | WDDLW | 14 |
| 9 | Rapperswil | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18:26 | -8 | WLDLL | 11 |
| 10 | Stade Nyonnais | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13:34 | -21 | LWLWL | 8 |
- Promotion
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- Relegation
Neuchatel Xamax FC sit 5 of 10, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- D0-0away to Yverdon Sport8 November 2026
- L1-3FC Aarau30 October 2026
- D0-0away to Stade Lausanne-Ouchy23 October 2026
- W3-0FC Winterthur9 October 2026
- L0-3Rapperswil18 September 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Neuchatel Xamax FC vs Étoile Carouge
Neuchatel Xamax FC host Étoile Carouge on 20 November 2026, 18:30 UTC. The model makes it 44% Neuchatel Xamax FC, 29% draw and 27% Étoile Carouge, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.38 expected goals for Neuchatel Xamax FC against 0.97. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 47% and over 2.5 goals at 42%.
Full preview and model analysis for Neuchatel Xamax FC vs Étoile Carouge
Recent meetings with Étoile Carouge
- 7 August 2026Étoile Carouge 0–1 Neuchatel Xamax FCChallenge League
- 11 May 2026Neuchatel Xamax FC 3–0 Étoile CarougeChallenge League
- 13 February 2026Étoile Carouge 1–3 Neuchatel Xamax FCChallenge League
- 17 October 2025Étoile Carouge 0–2 Neuchatel Xamax FCChallenge League
- 22 August 2025Neuchatel Xamax FC 2–1 Étoile CarougeChallenge League
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Neuchatel Xamax FC
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Stade Lausanne-Ouchy v SC Kriens · 20 November 2026
Neuchatel Xamax FC fans want Stade Lausanne-Ouchy to win: that leaves Neuchatel Xamax FC's chance of a top-four finish at 39.0%, against 21.5% if SC Kriens win (34.7% today).
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy win39.0%+4.3Draw30.9%−3.8SC Kriens win21.5%−13.2 -
SC Kriens v FC Aarau · 27 November 2026
Neuchatel Xamax FC fans want FC Aarau to win: that leaves Neuchatel Xamax FC's chance of a top-four finish at 44.5%, against 28.4% if SC Kriens win (34.7% today).
SC Kriens win28.4%−6.3Draw38.9%+4.2FC Aarau win44.5%+9.8 -
Étoile Carouge v Stade Lausanne-Ouchy · 27 November 2026
Neuchatel Xamax FC fans want Stade Lausanne-Ouchy to win: that leaves Neuchatel Xamax FC's chance of a top-four finish at 35.8%, against 31.6% if Étoile Carouge win (34.7% today).
Étoile Carouge win31.6%−3.1Draw35.2%+0.5Stade Lausanne-Ouchy win35.8%+1.1
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Neuchatel Xamax FC's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.