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Neuchatel Xamax FC vs Rapperswil Prediction - 18 September 2026

Challenge LeagueSwitzerlandFull time
Neuchatel Xamax FC
0-3
Rapperswil

Correct score1-1Alternative2-1

Bookmaker odds

Home1.88price rising, opened at 1.79
Draw3.68price falling, opened at 3.82
Away3.31price falling, opened at 3.50

What is the prediction for Neuchatel Xamax FC vs Rapperswil?

Our correct score is 1-1, then 2-1. Rapperswil are in better form heading into this match.

Methodology

Match analysis

Neuchatel Xamax have won all three of their meetings on record with Rapperswil, yet they arrive at this fixture having lost four of their last five matches, and Superior's 1-1 projection for 18 September reflects that recent slide rather than the head-to-head history. A 2-1 Xamax win remains the model's alternate, leaning on that perfect record against these specific opponents.

Xamax have won every previous meeting with Rapperswil

Those three wins came by an aggregate 8-4, suggesting goals tend to arrive when these two meet, but Xamax's current form is a long way from that history: one win in five, including a 0-4 defeat on the road. Rapperswil have not fared much better, winning once in five themselves and losing three, so neither side's current form is strong enough to fully back the head-to-head edge into a third straight scoreline like it.

Both sides have lost three of their last five matches

That shared slump is the reason Superior's main projection settles at a draw rather than leaning fully on Xamax's unbeaten head-to-head record, since neither team has shown the current defensive or attacking form to make a bigger margin a safe assumption. Rapperswil's own win this run came at home, so a repeat of that specific result would be enough to end Xamax's perfect record against them in the most direct way possible.

Today's acca

2 games, total odds 1.63

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Prediction, preview and head to head: Neuchatel Xamax FC vs Rapperswil
Head to Head

Head to Head

Neuchatel Xamax FC vs Rapperswil: Head-to-Head History
DateHomeScoreAway
8 May 2026Rapperswil2 - 3Neuchatel Xamax FC
24 October 2025Neuchatel Xamax FC2 - 1Rapperswil
26 September 2025Rapperswil1 - 3Neuchatel Xamax FC
League Table

League Table

Challenge LeagueSwitzerland · 2026/2027
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
18620173+1420
29531198+1118
38431149+515
494231611+514
593331416-212
694051217-512
793151516-110
89234812-49
992341521-69
109027623-172
Relegation
Challenge League - League Table
PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm
1Stade Lausanne-Ouchy86201731420DW
2FC Winterthur95311981118LD
3Yverdon Sport8431149515DD
4SC Kriens94231611514WL
5FC Aarau93331416-212DL
6Neuchatel Xamax FC94051217-512WW
7Rapperswil93151516-110WL
8Étoile Carouge9234812-49DW
9FC WIL 190092341521-69LW
10Stade Nyonnais9027623-172LL