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FC Aarau v FC Zurich

FC Aarau
2–0Full time
FC Zurich

Schweizer Cup · SUN 18 OCT

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 16:43
FC Aarau 2–0 FC Zurich FC ZURICH WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said FC Zurich win39%
The market said46%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.617
The market’s Brier score0.766

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay12 notes · 22 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said FC Zurich win at 39%.
  2. 2′Much as we predicted: FC Zurich was 39% before kick-off and our model makes it 39% now. 0–0 · 36–25–39
  3. 2′KICK-OFF FC Aarau v FC Zurich
  4. 6′🟨 YELLOW · 6' FC Aarau
  5. 45′HALF-TIME FC Aarau 0–0 FC Zurich
  6. 45′SECOND HALF FC Aarau 0–0 FC Zurich
  7. 47′THE CALL SWINGS · 47' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was FC Zurich win 32%)
  8. 55′We expected about 3.1 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 31–36–33
  9. 57′FC Aarau find the net on 56′. 0–0 · 28–43–29
  10. 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' FC Zurich win: 39% at kick-off, 29% now
  11. 61′We said FC Zurich at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 27%. 0–0 · 26–46–27
  12. 61′🟨 YELLOW · 61' FC Aarau
  13. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 58' FC Zurich · On: L. Comenencia · Off: V. Berisha
  14. 65′🟨 YELLOW · 65' FC Zurich
  15. 67′A goal for FC Aarau on 66′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 76–20–5
  16. 67′We said FC Zurich at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 5%. 1–0 · 76–20–5
  17. 67′⚽ GOAL · 66' FC Aarau 1–0 FC Zurich
  18. 67′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 67' FC Zurich win: 39% at kick-off, 5% now
  19. 67′THE CALL SWINGS · 67' FC Aarau win is now our likeliest result at 76% (was Draw 20%)
  20. 68′We said FC Zurich at 39%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–0 · 76–19–4
  21. 69′D. Afriyie scores for FC Aarau on 65′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 77–19–4
  22. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 65' FC Aarau · On: L. Obexer · Off: B. Senyurt
  23. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 74' FC Zurich · On: D. Ramic · Off: K. Spadanuda
  24. 81′⚽ GOAL · 81' FC Aarau 2–0 FC Zurich
  25. 82′FC Aarau score on 81′ to make it 2–0. 2–0 · 99–1–0
  26. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 75' FC Aarau · On: A. Beka Beka · Off: H. Koide
  27. 84′A red card for FC Zurich on 84′. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  28. 84′🟥 RED CARD · 84' FC Zurich
  29. 86′80′: D. Afriyie on the scoresheet for FC Aarau, making it 2–0. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  30. 89′🟨 YELLOW · 83' M. Reichmuth · FC Zurich
  31. 90′Full time, 2–0. We called FC Zurich at 39% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 2–0 · 100–0–0
  32. 92′SUBSTITUTION · 87' FC Aarau · On: S. Muller · Off: M. Dickenmann
  33. 92′SUBSTITUTION · 87' FC Aarau · On: K. Ndau · Off: I. Aliu
  34. 92′SUBSTITUTION · 87' FC Aarau · On: A. Bizzarri · Off: M. Guindo
  35. FTFULL TIME FC Aarau 2–0 FC Zurich
  36. FTFC Aarau 2–0 FC Zurich · FC Zurich win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with FC Zurich just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: FC Aarau 36%, draw 24%, FC Zurich 39%. Over 2.5 goals 60%, both teams to score 63%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

FC Aarau win36%
Draw24%
FC Zurich win39%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 14:00

RoundRound of 32

Line-ups

FC Aarau

FC Zurich

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

FC Aarau

FC Zurich

9Days since last match8

Last match: 9 Oct · the Swiss Challenge League

Last match: 10 Oct · the Swiss Super League

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

FC Aarau

Formation not confirmed

30 A. Hirzel

2 M. Thaler

5 D. Acquah

3 R. Guzzo

29 M. Dickenmann

6 I. Aliu

31 V. Petit-Viretti

42 B. Senyurt

11 H. Koide

18 D. Afriyie

7 M. Guindo

Coach · Brunello Iacopetta

Substitutes

23 · E. Jordan

24 · T. Arkovic

28 · D. Coric

80 · A. Beka Beka

20 · K. Ndau

16 · A. Bizzarri

15 · S. Muller

27 · L. Obexer

38 · M. Frei

FC Zurich

Formation not confirmed

1 S. Huber

47 D. Lichtenstein

2 L. Kamberi

21 L. Schodler

43 N. Volken

17 K. Spadanuda

38 M. Reichmuth

23 V. Berisha

7 B. Krasniqi

11 U. Emmanuel

19 P. P. Keny

Coach · Marcel Koller

Substitutes

13 · H. Lindner

48 · D. Ihendu

42 · A. Hack

4 · J. Segura

46 · J. Stiel

8 · L. Comenencia

14 · N. Di Giusto

49 · D. Ramic

39 · S. Diawara

Our number · fc zurich winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · updated 17 Oct 00:18 · locked at kick-off
39% The market46%
Us39%
Market46%

We make FC Zurich a 39% chance to win. The market has them at 46%. We are 7 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.6.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · FC Aarau v FC Zurich1.53 – 1.59
Form · Schweizer Cup this season · since 14 AugW0 D1 L0 · W1 D0 L0
The market · FC Zurich win46% · ours 39%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50%55% 12 OCT 04:0818 OCT 13:55
Our probability · FC Zurich win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 46% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
FC Aarau win36%30%+6
Draw24%25%−1
FC Zurich win39%46%−7
Over 2.5 goals60%62%−2
Both teams to score63%62%+1
Over 1.5 goals82%82%0
Over 3.5 goals38%41%−3
FC Aarau or draw61%54%+7
FC Aarau clean sheet20%––
FC Zurich clean sheet22%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.1%
0123450 4.7 6.7 5.6 3.0 1 6.4 11.1 8.5 4.5 2 5.2 8.2 6.5 3.5 3 2.6 4.2 3.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+FC Aarau down, FC Zurich across0–5 goals a side shown (98.9% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · Schweizer Cup this season · since 14 Aug

FC AARAU

D2–2

FC ZURICH

W2–1