Etoile Carouge FC vs Yverdon-Sport
Match details. Challenge League, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Fri 9 Oct, 19:15 Lagos time. It is played at Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge.
What's at stake. Etoile Carouge FC are 8th on 9 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Rapperswil, level on points with FC WIL 1900. A win would take them above Rapperswil. Yverdon-Sport are 3rd on 16 points after 9 games, 2 points behind FC Winterthur, 2 points clear of SC Kriens. A win would take them above FC Winterthur.
Form. Etoile Carouge FC have won three, drawn three and lost four of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L D L W. Yverdon-Sport have won five, drawn four and lost one of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L W W D.
The numbers. Etoile Carouge FC score 1.2 and concede 0.8 a game in their last five at home, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Etoile Carouge FC average 13.1 shots (4.3 on target), 5.8 corners and 1.8 cards a game. Yverdon-Sport score 2.2 and concede one a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets. Yverdon-Sport average 10.9 shots (4.3 on target), 5.9 corners and 2.0 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last seven meetings Etoile Carouge FC have won three, drawn two and lost two. Four of the seven went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, Etoile Carouge FC won one, two were drawn and Yverdon-Sport won one. The last time they met, on 31 Jul 2026, it finished Etoile Carouge FC 1-1 Yverdon-Sport.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 45%; four of the last seven meetings went over 2.5.
The case against. Etoile Carouge FC's record still gives them 29% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: four of the last seven meetings went over 2.5.
The read. Yverdon-Sport to win. A tight game. Yverdon-Sport are the stronger side on form and the table. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 45%.
The bets. Best bet: Draw or Yverdon-Sport at 1.36, 63% on the records (Yverdon-Sport unbeaten in 8 of 9; Etoile Carouge FC failed to win 3 of 5 at home). Backup: Yverdon-Sport Over 0.5 Goals at 1.16. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Yverdon-Sport or draw and under 3.5 goals (Yverdon-Sport are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 2.5 Goals (Yverdon-Sport are a clear winner, no Unders); Yverdon-Sport or draw and under 2.5 goals (Yverdon-Sport are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: Etoile Carouge FC 0-1 Yverdon-Sport (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).