Read our prediction for Thun vs Xamax below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions. Use our betting tips for the match between Thun vs Xamax and you can increase your winnings!
Thun vs Xamax Prediction & Betting tips
Will the new season in Switzerland be as exciting as the previous season? Although it was boring due to the total dominance of Young Boys in the title fight, there was high tension in the fight for Europe until the very last second. The teams from third to sixth were separated only by the goal difference. After a short summer break, the new league begins the Friday night with the opening game, before there are two more games on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday there will be a duel between FC Thun and Xamax Neuchatel in the Bernese Oberland!
The Schneider-Eleven of FC Thun was one of the four teams with 46 points and finally took the fourth place in the table. The Elf from French Switzerland wrote in the Barrage games a true football fairy tale, as despite a 0-4 home defeat in the first game but still the league could be secured. At the last second, Xamax pulled his head out of the noose, but with self-confidence after the emotional victory hopes new coach Joel Magnin on a good start. However, the bookmakers of FC Thun against Xamax Neuchatel according to current odds clear favorite. The start of the game in the Stockhorn Arena is on Saturday at 18 clock.
Thun:
Deep disappointment? That would be quite understandable, but there were no long faces in the Bernese Oberland after the 36th matchday. The missed third place in the table hurt a bit because of the excellent season, but before the start of the season nobody would have thought that Thun would finish the Super League 2018/19 in fourth place. Head coach Marc Schneider called with small financial resources and a no-name team, a team that celebrates spectacular offensive football and tends to perform above the possibilities. Fourth place and the qualification for Europe are a huge success, even though the millions from the group stage would have been important for the tight club budget.
The Bernese could hold together the majority of the team after the strong season. Only Marvin Spielmann moved for two million euros virtually to the neighbors, the Young Boys from Bern. The rest stayed with the Schneider-Elf. In general, continuity in the camp of Thun FC is a great strength and so can the FC Thun count despite the short preparation for a well-rehearsed unit.
Nevertheless, it must also be mentioned that the spring of 2019 sporty by no means satisfactory. In the second half of the season, there were just four wins for Thun in 18 Super League games. To that end, on Saturday night in the duel between FC Thun and Xamax Neuchatel a prediction on the home win quite risky. Also in the preparation it did not seem to go uphill! Defeats against Lausanne Sport (second division, 1: 5), Kriens (also second division) or league rival St. Gallen (1: 5) were a pure disappointment. After all, the dress rehearsal against Nice was successful.
Xamax Neuchatel:
Ex-Liverpool player Stephane Henchoz actually did the impossible. He took Xamax Neuchatel in almost hopeless situation and was finally happy about the league. Already in the regular season threatened the direct descent, but with a strong finish Xamax was even allowed to dream of the intermediate direct relegation, but ultimately it went into the Barrage and this was a roller coaster ride of the emotions. The home game against FC Aarau lost with 0: 4. At this time, no one would have thought it possible that Xamax will also be represented in the Swiss Football House of Lords in 2019/20. The impossible succeeded and the Henchoz protégés equalized the first leg result and kept the nerves on penalties. Relegation, jubilation – and still a coach change.
Club boss Christian Binggeli had early on determined that he does not trust Henchoz sustainable success. Nevertheless, the ex-professional gave his last shirt and believed to the last moment in the league whereabouts. Henchoz is now working in Sion, at Xamax Neuchatel Joel Magnin is the new strong man. However, according to the Swiss view, he is the hottest candidate for the first coaching dismissal in Switzerland 2019/20. Magnin is an inexperienced head coach, previously worked in the U21 Young Boys from Bern and Xamax undergo a makeover. However, French-speaking Switzerland seems to be a very uneasy patch and a short negative series can quickly mean the end.
Particularly satisfying were the first friendlies under the new coach Magnin not. Defeats against Breitenrain (an amateur club from Switzerland) or FK Tuzla City (Bosnian first division club) are already causing a small crisis. A good start is all the more important. The Three Way is a very uncertain affair in this game.
Thun vs Xamax head to head matches
05.05.19 SL Thun Xamax 0 : 2
31.03.19 SL Xamax Thun 3 : 2
03.11.18 SL Thun Xamax 2 : 2
11.08.18 SL Xamax Thun 1 : 5
23.06.18 CF Thun Xamax 1 : 2