Friday’s Football Bet of the Day sees me delve into the swish second tier, and I’ve highlighted a goals-based selection in one of the fixtures.
⚽️ Neuchatel Xamax vs FC Aarau
?? Challenge League
⏰ Friday 12 December, 19:15
Two clubs separated by a solitary point in the Swiss Challenge League table meet at the Stade de la Maladière on Friday night as fifth-placed Neuchâtel Xamax entertains third-placed Aarau in a fixture that appeals to me for goals.
Ulrich Forte’s hosts are the third-highest scorers in the Swiss Challenge League, slamming in 29 goals across their opening 17 matches, with a league-high 17 (59%) of them coming on home soil.
Xamax have found the back of the net in all bar three of their league outings – nothing on multiple occasions in 10 (59%) of them, including in 6/8 (75%) in front of their supporters – and will be confident of adding to their goal tally against an Aarau backline that has registered a solitary shutout on their travels this season.
Brunello Iacopetta’s visitors have scored 27 goals across their opening 17 contests in the Swiss second tier, with a league-high 19 (70%) of them coming on their travels.
The Eagles have found the back of the net in all eight of their league outings on the road – notching on multiple occasions in five (63%) of them – and will look to trouble a Xamax defence that has registered a solitary shutout in the league this season, conceding 33 goals.
Bet of the Day
Neuchǎtel Xamax’s opening 17 Challenge League fixtures have averaged an eye-catching 3.65 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals paying out in an impressive 13 (76%) of them.
Those numbers rise even further when playing on home soil, with their opening eight league outings in front of their supporters averaging a staggering 4.38 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals landing in seven (88%) of them – and given the same has landed in 5/8 (63%) of Aarau’s road trips this season – I’m happy to have a play on there to be a minimum of three strikes, with both of these high-scoring sides netting.
- Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals
- Pays 4/5 (Bet365)
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